Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 094

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"Fine experience lies at one's own doorstep" writes Raymond S. Spears, suggesting that boating on the Mississippi River offers "taunts to daring spirits." Exploration of the natural world and the human psyche figure in many of the reader-chosen selections in vol. 094: Wasps, Seedling Fruits, The Sun's Motion, The Atomic Bomb, The Altruist in Politics, The Sexual Life of Our Time, Concerning Witchcraft, and The Making of an Aviator. Place and persons receive attention in General Hazard Stevens, James Fenimore Cooper, Will Rogers, Majorian, Racimer, Workaday London, and Palace of the Alhambra. The Story of Brick and The Old Clipper Ships highlight inventions which have endured and those which have faded away. Rounding out the collection is a timeless meditation: Christ Remembered at His Table. Summary by Sue Anderson

Genre(s): *Non-fiction

Language: English

Keyword(s): London (163), Christ (64), witchcraft (24), sun (22), sex (20), mississippi (15), communism (11), caterpillar (6), Alhambra (5), apple (5) ... [Show full list]

Group: Short Nonfiction Collections

Section Chapter Author Source Reader Time Language
Play 01 The Altruist in Politics (1889) Benjamin N. Cardozo Etext Kazbek
00:15:23 en
Play 02 The Atomic Bomb vs. Civilization (1945) Robert Maynard Hutchins Etext Verla Viera
00:19:58 en
Play 03 Christ Remembered at His Table John Alexander Etext Larry Wilson
00:19:12 en
Play 04 The Fate of the Old Clipper Ships Arthur Hamilton Clark Etext Lee Vogler
00:17:26 en
Play 05 General Hazard Stevens, A Brief Sketch of His Life Unknown Etext TriciaG
00:38:29 en
Play 06 Good Old Will Rogers Samuel Goldwyn Etext Tom Merritt
00:09:23 en
Play 07 James Fenimore Cooper Leon Henry Vincent Etext Rita Boutros
00:17:14 en
Play 08 Majorian (Julius Valerius Majorianus) Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Ed. Etext Piotr Nater
00:02:35 en
Play 09 The Making of An Aviator (1912) Harry N. Atwood Etext Mary in Arkansas
00:35:22 en
Play 10 Mother Hubbard's Cupboard: Beverage Recipes (1880) Young Ladies' Society Etext Lee Vogler
00:05:50 en
Play 11 News from Scotland Concerning Witchcraft (1591) Anonymous Etext Alister
00:33:59 en
Play 12 Palace of the Alhambra Washington Irving Etext Rita Boutros
00:29:49 en
Play 13 Ricimer Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Ed. Etext Piotr Nater
00:02:45 en
Play 14 River Life Raymond Smiley Spears Etext Dale Grothmann
00:03:35 en
Play 15 Seedling Fruits Henry Ward Beecher Etext Amy Gramour
00:08:02 en
Play 16 The Sexual Life of Our Time in its Relations to Modern Civilization (1908) Iwan Bloch Etext Claudia Caldi
00:12:04 en
Play 17 The Story of Brick American Brick Face Association Etext Lee Vogler
00:06:57 en
Play 18 The Sun's Motion in Space (1891) Agnes Mary Clerke Etext Availle
00:20:02 en
Play 19 Wasps Find an Alternative Use for an Artist's Paint Brushes William Hamilton Gibson Etext Sue Anderson
00:21:03 en
Play 20 Work-A-Day London (1872) William Blanchard Jerrold Etext Michele Fry
00:12:20 en