Obama Stimulus Package Breakdown From Glenn Beck Website

Obama Stimulus Package Breakdown

January 26, 2009 - 11:16 ET

What is the money being spent on-general breakdown between infrastructure, tax cuts, etc…? 

Some highlights of the package, by the numbers:

• $825 billion total (as of 1/15/09) 
• $550 billion in new spending, described as thoughtful and carefully targeted priority investments with unprecedented accountability measures built in. 
• $275 billion in tax relief ($1,000 tax cut for families, $500 tax cut for individuals through SS payroll deductions) 
• $ 90 billion for infrastructure 
• $ 87 billion Medicaid aid to states 
• $ 79 billion school districts/public colleges to prevent cutbacks 
• $ 54 billion to encourage energy production from renewable sources 
• $ 41 billion for additional school funding ($14 billion for school modernizations and repairs, $13 billion for Title I, $13 billion for IDEA special education funding, $1 billion for education technology) 
• $ 24 billion for "health information technology to prevent medical mistakes, provide better care to patients and introduce cost-saving efficiencies" and "to provide for preventative care and to evaluate the most effective healthcare treatments." 
• $ 16 billion for science/technology ($10 billion for science facilities, research, and instrumentation; $6 billion to expand broadband to rural areas) 
• $ 15 billion to increase Pell grants by $500 
• $ 6 billion for the ambiguous "higher education modernization."

[Source: Committee on Appropriations: January 15, 2009] 

Here is a further breakdown of the package: 

NOTE: The following are highlights of the package; for the full 13-page summary from the Appropriations Committee, click here: 

(as of 1/15/09) 

Energy 
$32 billion: Funding for "smart electricity grid" to reduce waste 
$16 billion: Renewable energy tax cuts and a tax credit for research and development on energy-related work, and a multiyear extension of renewable energy production tax credit 
$6 billion: Funding to weatherize modest-income homes 

Science and Technology 
$10 billion: Science facilities 
$6 billion: High-speed Internet access for rural and underserved areas 

Infrastructure 
$30 billion: Transportation projects 
$31 billion: Construction and repair of federal buildings and other public infrastructure 
$19 billion: Water projects 
$10 billion: Rail and mass transit projects 

Education 
$41 billion: Grants to local school districts 
$79 billion: State fiscal relief to prevent cuts in state aid 
$21 billion: School modernization ($15.6 billion to increase the Pell grant by $500; $6 billion for higher education modernization) 

Health Care 
$39 billion: Subsidies to health insurance for unemployed; providing coverage through Medicaid 
$87 billion: Help to states with Medicaid 
$20 billion: Modernization of health-information technology systems 
$4.1 billion: Preventative care 

Jobless Benefits 
$43 billion for increased unemployment benefits and job training. 
$39 billion to support those who lose their jobs by helping them to pay the cost of keeping their employer provided healthcare under COBRA and providing short-term options to be covered by Medicaid. 
$20 billion to increase the food stamp benefit by over 13% in order to help defray rising food costs. 

Taxes 

Individuals: 

*$500 per worker, $1,000 per couple tax cut for two years, costing about $140 billion. 
*Greater access to the $1,000-per-child tax credit for the working poor. 
*Expansion of the earned-income tax credit to include families with three children 
*A $2,500 college tuition tax credit. 
*Repeal of a requirement that a $7,500 first-time homebuyer tax credit be paid back over time. 

Businesses: 

*An infusion of cash into money-losing companies by allowing them to claim tax credits on past profits dating back five years instead of two. 
*Bonus depreciation for businesses investing in new plants and equipment 
*Doubling of the amount small businesses can write off for capital investments and new equipment purchases. 
*Allowing businesses to claim a tax credit for hiring disconnected youth and veterans 

[Sources: Associated Press: Highlights of Senate economic stimulus plan; January 23, 2009; WSJ: Stimulus Package Unveiled; January 16, 2009;Committee on Appropriations: January 15, 2009] 

When is the money being is going to be spent, and on what? 

The government wouldn't be able to spend at least one-fourth of a proposed $825 billion economic stimulus plan until after 2010, according to a preliminary report by the Congressional Business Office that suggests it may take longer than expected to boost the economy. The government would spend about $26 billion of the money this year and $110 billion more next year, the report said. About $103 billion would be spent in 2011, while $53 billion would be spent in 2012 and $63 billion between 2013 and 2019. 

• Less than $5 billion of the $30 billion set aside for highway spending would be spent within the next two years, the CBO said. 

• Only $26 billion out of $274 billion in infrastructure spending would be delivered into the economy by the Sept. 30 end of the budget year, just 7 percent. 

• Just one in seven dollars of a huge $18.5 billion investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy programs would be spent within a year and a half. 

• About $907 million of a $6 billion plan to expand broadband access in rural and other underserved areas would be spent by 2011, CBO said. 

• Just one-fourth of clean drinking water projects can be completed by October of next year. 

• $275 billion worth of tax cuts to 95 percent of filers and a huge infusion of help for state governments is to be distributed into the economy more quickly. 

[Note: The CBO's analysis applied only to 40 percent of the overall stimulus bill, and doesn't cover tax cuts or efforts; a CBO report outlining all of its costs is expected in the next week or so.] 

• The Obama administration said $3 of every $4 in the package should be spent within 18 months to have maximum impact on jobs and taxpayers; if House or Senate versions of the bill do not spend the money as quickly, the White House will work with lawmakers to achieve the goal of spending 75% of the overall package over the next year and a half. 

[Source: AP: Three-quarters of stimulus to go in 18 months; January 22, 2009; Bloomberg News: Much of Stimulus Wont Be Spent Before 2011, CBO Says; January 20, 2009; link] 

Who will be spending the money? Will the states be receiving any money to spend, community organizations? Churches? 

The economic stimulus plan now moving through Congress would shower billions of federal dollars on state and local governments desperate for cash: 

• The House stimulus bill includes an extra $87 billion in federal aid to state Medicaid programs. 

• It allots some $120 billion to boost state and city education programs. 

• There's $4 billion for state and local anticrime initiatives in the legislation, not to mention $30-plus billion for highways and other infrastructure projects. 

• $6.9 billion to help state and local governments make investments that make them more energy efficient and reduce carbon emissions. 

• $87 billion to states, increasing through the end of FY 2010 the share of Medicaid costs the Federal government reimburses all states by 4.8 percent, with extra relief tied to rates of unemployment. 

• $120 billion to states and school districts to stabilize budgets and prevent tax increases and deep cuts to critical education programs. 

Overall, about one-quarter of the entire $825 billion recovery package would be devoted to activities crucial to governors, mayors, and local school boards - making them among the plans biggest beneficiaries. 

[Sources: Committee on Appropriations: January 15, 2009; Reuters: Roads, energy, states win in US stimulus plan;15 January 2009; Christian Science Monitor: States to win big in stimulus sweepstakes; House bill allots almost one-quarter of the $825 billion recovery package to states, localities. How will that boost the economy?; January 25, 2009; Link]

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Look at your zipper. See the initials YKK? It stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushibibaisha, the world's largest zipper manufacturer.

2
A duck's quack doesn't echo. No one knows why.

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40 percent of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.

4
315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.

5
On the average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily.

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Chocolate kills dogs! True, chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system. A few ounces is enough to kill a small sized dog.

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Ketchup was sold in the 1830's as a medicine.

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Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.

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Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.

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There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.

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Leonardo da Vinci invented scissors. Also, it took him 10 years to paint Mona Lisa's lips.

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The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.

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Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than the entire Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.

19
Marilyn Monroe had six toes on one foot.

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Adolf Hitler's mother seriously considered having an abortion but was talked out of it by her doctor.

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The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca-Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.

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To escape the grip of a crocodile's jaws, prick your fingers into its eyeballs. It will let you go instantly.

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The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.

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The "pound" (#) key on your keyboard is called an octothorp.

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The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the cat.

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Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.

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The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.

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Dreamt" is the only word in the English language that ends in "mt".

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It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

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Yo-Yos were once used as weapons in the Philippines.

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Brains are more active sleeping than watching TV.

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When a person shakes their head from side to side, he is saying "yes" in Sri Lanka.

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There are more chickens than people in the world.

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There are more telephones than people in Washington, D.C.

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morning.

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The first owner of the Marlboro cigarette Company died of lung cancer.

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The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows.

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When the moon is directly overhead, you weigh slightly less.

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Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, never telephoned His wife or mother because they were both deaf.

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A psychology student in New York rented out her spare room to a Carpenter in order to nag him constantly and study his reactions. After Weeks of needling, he snapped and beat her repeatedly with an axe Leaving her mentally retarded

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"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language

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Colgate faced a big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking Countries because Colgate translates into the command "go hang Yourself."

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Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.

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"Bookkeeper" is the only word in English language with three consecutive Double letters.

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Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left handed People do.

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The sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every Letter in the English language.

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If the population of China walked past you in single line, the line Would never end because of the rate of reproduction

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China has more English speakers than the United States.

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A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.

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A snail can sleep for three years.

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All polar bears are left handed.

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Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.

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In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.

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Shakespeare invented the word 'assassination' and 'bump'.

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The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.

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The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

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The internet has changed all of our lives, hopefully in a more positive direction. You can use these sites just for entertainment or you can use them to change your life. Many of them you visit all the time but it’s time to look at them another way and harness their power.

*These are in no particular order.

1 - Facebook - Facebook allows you to reconnect with old and new friends. In the case of Lori Haas, facebook helped Lori reunite with her son that she gave up for adoption when she was just 17. (Full Story)

2 - Myspace - This is the most popular social network on the web, even though it has the most spam. Some absolutely hate myspace, but others have used it to launch their careers. Many singers and musicians have achieved “overnight” success using the network. Like facebook you can connect with friends but myspace makes it easier for networking with people you don’t know and create new business contacts.

3 - Digg - many will agree with this choice, while others will strongly disagree. But Digg can open you up to a whole new realm of news. You can visit the homepage once a day and instantly become up to date on what’s going on in the world. You can use Digg to your advantage, find the latest trends in business or find articles on improving your life.

4 - Kiva - Kiva is a lending site that helps entrepreneurs in developing countries finance their ventures. It doesn’t take much to help someone out. By changing others you can change yourself.

5 - Lifehack.org - Lifehack can help you get things done. This blog has in depth articles on all things that do with productivity.

6 - YouTube - If you want to work in the entertainment industry, YouTube is a great way to get your feet wet and at a very low cost. You have an audience of millions of people at your disposal.

7 - Google - This is an obvious one. I really don’t know how we lived without Google in the early days of the internet.

8 - Twitter - Twitter may someday save lives by people quickly alerting others of dangerous situations to avoid. During the California fires, people used Twitter to let friends know that they were safe. You can also use Twitter as a way to help with your business networking by knowing where your business contacts are at.

9 - eBay - eBay can save you a lot of money but can also bring you immense opportunities. You can easily create an online business that reaches millions of buyers. Many people have very successful million dollar enterprises using ebay.

10 - Ancestry.com - This website can help you piece together your family history. By understanding the past your can change the future. * Many readers have expressed concerns about the business practices of Ancestry.com. Please read comments below and be sure to check any complaints about Ancestry.com or any other business before working with them.*

11 - Zen Habits - This blog is similar to Lifehack.org by offering simple productivity to get the most of your life.

12 - Craigslist - You can find almost anything on Craigslist. It’s a simple site but can simply change your life.

13 - Post Secret - The Post Secret project shows you that we’re all very much the same. It can also show you that others may have worse problems than the ones your facing.

14 - LinkedIn - You can use LinkedIn to network with professionals from all areas of business including Fortune 500 companies.

15 - TED.com - This website is full of various videos from TED conferences and has biographies on some of the greatest thinkers of present time. Presentations from successful people such as Tony Robbins, Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos, Bono, Seth Godin, and Jane Goodall. Most videos are a few minutes long but can empower you for years to come.

16 - Wikipedia - Not everything on Wikipedia is accurate but there is so much information on almost every topic possible. Don’t know about something, just look it up on Wikipedia and within a few minutes you can be informed.

17 - The Fastlane to Millions - This is a relatively new and small forum for those who are or aspire to be entrepreneurs and millionaires. The members are very positive and want to help each other get the most out of life.

18 - Second Life - This virtual world may seem like a virtual waste of time but some people such as Anshe Chung have found opportunities limitless on Second Life. Anshe has become a millionaire by buying and selling virtual real estate.

19 - Quoteland - You can visit Quoteland and read hundreds of quotes that will give you a fresh perspective and change your life in minutes. If you have an open mind.

20 - 43 Things - 43 Things can be a great way to achieve your goals. You can post your dreams and aspirations for all to see. Having that type of pressure can be very positive for you, helping you continue till you reach your goals.

* 21 - Stumble Upon - This has been requested by readers to be added to the list. Stumble Upon can change your life and help you discover so many new websites you would never be able to otherwise.

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50 Places for Free Books Online

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I recently went looking for some free Ebooks and was surprised to find that there are many resources for this.  I decided to put together this list of sites that offer free Ebooks as a reference.  Since there are so many, I was not able to check each one out thoroughly.  So comments from you on any of these sites would be appreciated.   I did verify that these all are active and working.

All of the EBooks at these sites are legally available for viewing/downloading.

Since this article has proven popular, I decided to go looking for additional sites and found a few worth checking out.  I did not change the number in the title as I was uncertain how that would affect searches.  These are listed at the end (until I have the time to add in to the list and re-number).

Putting this together was exhausting, but the list is not exhaustive, so I encourage you to post any sites that you know of that are not listed here.  They are listed in alphabetical order.  Enjoy.

1.  4eBooks - Thousands of free eBooks in every computer programing field with reviews and descriptions.

2.  Alive and Free - Links to free ebooks of living authors

3.  Arthur's Classic Novels - Over 4000 novels from the early 20th century

4.  Ask Sam - A small collection of classics, including Shakespeare, and legal, resource and government texts.

5.  Baen Free Library - A small library of downloadable science fiction novels in a variety of formats.

6.  Bartelby - Harvard classics and encyclopedias.  HTML only.

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10.  BookYards - 16,000+ books, videos, educational material.

11. DailyLit - Read books online by daily email or RSS feed. Over 700 titles.

12. Diesel eBooks - Offers 750+ ebooks formatted for Microsoft Reader and MobiPocket

13  eLibrary - Thousand of free eBooks

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16. Franklin - Thousands of free titles available in text and HTML format

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24. Globusz - A place for new authors to post their work and for readers to check them out for free.

25. Google Book Search - Good selection of free ebooks available in a variety of categories.

26. GrtBooks - A large collection of great books and classics.

27. Gutenberg - Over 25,000 books for download there and over 100,000 available through their affiliates.

28. Infomotions - 14,000 listings from full classic novels to Western philosophy.  HTML only.

29. InternetArchive - Over 500,000 texts available for download

30. ManyBooks - 22,000 books available for download in a variety of formats

31. Mary Jo's E Texts - Small collection has not been updated in a while,  but links still work.  Palm.

32. MemoWare - Free books for PDA

33. MIT Internet Classics Archive - Over 400 works of clasical literature available for download.

34. MobileRead - Forum listing thousands of free ebooks.

35. Munsey's - Over 18,000 ebooks available in a variety of formats

36. NetLibrary - Small selection of free.  But annual membership is only $8.95 for over 500,000 works.

37. OnlineComputerBooks - Good selection of free computer books.

38. OnlineFreeeBooks - links to various ebooks (mostly pdf) in 9 categories

39. OxfordTextArchive - Over 2,000 classical texts downloadable as ASCII or DOC

40. PDFBooks - 4,700 pdf ebooks

41. PerseusDigitalLibrary - A large collection of classical texts broken down to time period written.

42. PlaneteBook - Free classical literature

43. PlanetPDFeBooks - Small collection of classical works.

44. ReadEasily - Small collection of works that has option for larger print.  HTML only.

45. ReadPrint - Thousands of books, poems and short stories.

46. RealTime - Free media for IT professionals

47. Scribd - Open library to download or publish documents.

48. SnipFiles - Small collection of free ebooks and software.

49. WitGuides - Small collection of free ebooks in a variety of categories.

50. Wowio - Good size collection of novels and also comic books.

Recent Additions

Bookstacks is a small collection (100+) of classic works available for online viewing, with many also available in Adobe PDF and Microsoft Reader versions.  Nicely set up.

Classic Authors.net contains the works of over a hundred authors (and short biography for each), with a varying number of works per author.  Online viewing only.

Classic Book Library is a small collection (100+) of classic works arranged by genre.  Online viewing only.

Classic Book Shelf Electronic Library offers the works of 50+ authors in varying amounts.  Online viewing only.

Classic Reader offers thousands of free classic books for online viewing.

Fiction eBooks is a interesting small collection of works of fiction (including some Beatrix Potter illustrated childrens books) as well as some books for writers and works philosphy and sociology.  Online viewing only.

Free eBooks is a collection of several hundred works in a interesting range of categories.  Some available for online viewing, others for download in differing formats.

Master Texts is a collection of 30+ authors for online viewing.

Questia Online Library offers over 5,000 classic and rare works for free online viewing.

Although some of these newer entries are smaller collections, they were included as they contained works not available at other sites listed.  Some smaller sites were not listed as they did not have any unique listings.

Libraries on the advice of anonymous poster that most public library systems offer free ebooks, audiobooks, and music downloads to their customers for free, I did some checking and found that there are a large amount of offerings available through online libraries.  It appears most, if not all, require a local library card.  These are sites that have links to local library sites.

LibWeb is a good search source for local libraries online. A good selection of US and worldwide locations.

Public Libraries very good for US, looked not as thorough as LibWeb on worldwide.

Internet Public Library also has some links, but I found the above two to be superior set ups.

More Suggestions from Posters

Book Glutton is a collection of 1200+ books for online reading with the added  feature of  groups available for discussion of the readings.  Nice combination of reading and socializing.  Suggested by an anonymous poster.

Children's Books Online is an excellent collection (600+) of illustrated antique children's books for viewing online.   They are also available for download at a fee.  This little gem was suggested by an anonymous poster.

Free Book Spot is a small collection with a number of unique books in 90 categories available for download in a number of different formats.  Suggested by devinathann.

Webooks is a small (150) collection of "How To" books on unusual topics available for online viewing or download as pdf.  Suggested by an anonymous poster.

Federal Citizen Information Center offers informational booklets on a great variety of subjects.  Many are free and most of the paid ones are available for a free download.  Suggested by an anonymous poster.

Some More Additions

Qvadis hosts over 6,000 free titles available in Palm Database (.pdb) format.

WordiQ offers over 10,000 new and old classics for online viewing.

Cliff Notes has the Cliff Notes for 187 books as well as some basic study guides for various subjects available for online viewing.

The Online Books Page from the University of Pennsylvania  is a listing of over 30,000 free books on the web.   Mostly this references to other sites, but they do have the Gutenberg listings available for download as well as some interesting special exhibits.

The Online Library of Liberty hosts over an interesting collection of over 1,100 books available for online viewing and also for download.

Web Literature has 6500+ works of over 350 authors available for online viewing.  A nice feature is that they try to display the full works of the listed authors.

Again, please feel free to make any suggestions, comments or additions.

Ten Rules for Being Human

Ten Rules for Being Human

by Cherie Carter-Scott

1.	You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it's yours to keep for the entire period.
2.	You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called, "life."
3.	There are no mistakes, only lessons. Growth is a process of trial, error, and experimentation. The "failed" experiments are as much a part of the process as the experiments that ultimately "work."
4.	Lessons are repeated until they are learned. A lesson will be presented to you in various forms until you have learned it. When you have learned it, you can go on to the next lesson.
5.	Learning lessons does not end. There's no part of life that doesn't contain its lessons. If you're alive, that means there are still lessons to be learned.
6.	"There" is no better a place than "here." When your "there" has become a "here", you will simply obtain another "there" that will again look better than "here."
7.	Other people are merely mirrors of you. You cannot love or hate something about another person unless it reflects to you something you love or hate about yourself.
8.	What you make of your life is up to you. You have all the tools and resources you need. What you do with them is up to you. The choice is yours.
9.	Your answers lie within you. The answers to life's questions lie within you. All you need to do is look, listen, and trust.
10.	You will forget all this.