Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 077

Various

Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. President Theodore Roosevelt, in a 1903 speech, declared that "The future welfare of our nation depends upon the way in which we can combine...decency and strength," and opined that being "loose and foul of tongue" was incompatible with good citizenship. Personal and public morality, ethical and religious questions figure in several vol. 077 recordings: (Negro Slavery in Wisconsin, Russo-Japanese Agreement Concerning Korea, Government by the Brewers, My Cases of Old Sermons, The Dilemma of Determinism, How Religion May be an Embodiment of Reason, The Epistle to Diognetus; Tetzel's Theses on Indulgences, and two selections on Kierkegaard). Serious students of literature will relish Literary History of the Arabs. Nature and travel enthusiasts will be informed by The Bittern in the Norfolk Broads, Montenegro: The Smallest Capital in Europe, Ten Types of Clouds, and Controlling Japanese Beetles. Finally, for pure pleasure, indulge in The Candy Box! (Summary by Sue Anderson)

Genre(s): *Non-fiction

Language: English

Group: Short Nonfiction Collections

Section Chapter Author Source Reader Time Language
Play 01 Alexander Vinet and Soren Kierkegaard's Individualism Dr. Hans Martensen Etext Craig Campbell
00:38:33 en
Play 02 Biological Methods to Control Japanese Beetles United States Department of Agriculture Etext Sue Anderson
00:22:09 en
Play 03 The Bittern in the Norfolk Broads Emma Louisa Turner Etext Colleen McMahon
00:13:24 en
Play 04 The Bittern in the Norfolk Broads, Further Notes Emma Louisa Turner Etext Colleen McMahon
00:05:03 en
Play 05 The Candy Box Mary Belle Van Arsdale Etext BettyB
00:07:46 en
Play 06 The Dilemma of Determinism William James Etext Josh Mitteldorf
01:14:21 en
Play 07 The Epistle to Diognetus Unknown Etext InTheDesert
00:22:42 en
Play 08 Government by the Brewers? Adolf Keitel Etext Andrew Gaunce
00:31:59 en
Play 09 How Religion May be an Embodiment of Reason George Santayana Etext P.L. Beard
00:19:47 en
Play 10 Kierkegaard as Subjective Thinker David F. Swenson Etext Craig Campbell
01:02:00 en
Play 11 Literary History of the Arabs, Ch. 1, Saba and Himyar Reynold A. Nicholson Etext Daniel Davison
01:01:03 en
Play 12 Literary History of the Arabs, Ch. 2, Pagan Arabs, Part 1 Reynold A. Nicholson Etext Daniel Davison
00:49:38 en
Play 13 Literary History of the Arabs, Ch. 2, Pagan Arabs, Part 2 Reynold A. Nicholson Etext Daniel Davison
00:54:15 en
Play 14 Montenegro: The Smallest Capital in Europe (1913) Roy Trevor Etext BettyB
00:18:55 en
Play 15 My Cases of Old Sermons Richard Glover Etext InTheDesert
00:23:58 en
Play 16 Negro Slavery in Wisconsin John Nelson Davidson Etext KevinS
00:10:26 en
Play 17 Russo-Japanese Agreement Concerning Korea (1896) Unknown Etext Availle
00:07:44 en
Play 18 Strength and Decency Theodore Roosevelt Etext michaelb71
00:07:13 en
Play 19 Ten Types of Clouds National Weather Service Etext Sue Anderson
00:17:30 en
Play 20 Tetzel's Theses on Indulgences Johann Tetzel Etext InTheDesert
00:36:33 en