Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 087
Various
Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers
"Certitude is not the test of certainty." This pithy phrase is from Jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr's essay on Natural Law, one of twenty nonfiction pieces chosen by their readers for inclusion in volume 087. Selections from Pascal, Josiah Royce, and C.S. Peirce also delve philosophical themes. Builders, warriors, artists, and activists, the many faces of mankind, are illuminated in selections on Ferdinand De Lesseps, Stanislaus Koniecpolski, Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, Mark Twain, Charlie Chaplin, Frederic Edwin Church, the 14th century citizens of Liège, who vanquished Sir Radus' castle, and Simon Pokagon's The Red Man's Rebuke. Major moments in U.S. history are visited in the Civil War Battle of Chickamauga and the Great Chicago Fire. An oft forgotten player in history, the mule, is not neglected, nor are the small turning points along the road of life, epitomized by a New England farm auction. For those in search of humor, there is The Senator's Offer and The Proper Way to Sit. Armchair travelers can visit The Old Town of Edinburgh. And, for the weary, there is a monograph On Being Tired. Summary by Sue Anderson (6 hr 2 min)
Kapitel
| After Icebergs with the Painter Frederic Edwin Church (1861) | 25:03 | Gelesen von Sue Anderson |
| Along New England Roads | 33:36 | Gelesen von Mahimaraj |
| Between My Actions and the Actions of My Model | 11:40 | Gelesen von Craig Campbell |
| The Case of the Mule (1911) | 24:57 | Gelesen von Mary in Arkansas |
| Chickamauga, Useless, Disastrous Battle | 40:18 | Gelesen von Jeffery |
| Ferdinand De Lesseps--Chief Promoter of the Suez Canal | 9:21 | Gelesen von Availle |
| Jan Karol Chodkiewicz (1560-1621) | 4:27 | Gelesen von Piotr Nater |
| Letter from the Great Chicago Fire Written In 1871 | 37:24 | Gelesen von David Wales |
| Mark Twain | 6:56 | Gelesen von Tom Merritt |
| Natural Law | 9:15 | Gelesen von Sean Dalton |
| A Neglected Argument For the Reality of God | 44:11 | Gelesen von Sean Dalton |
| The Old Town of Edinburgh | 20:11 | Gelesen von BettyB |
| On Being Tired | 44:29 | Gelesen von Rapunzelina |
| The Proper Way to Sit | 3:14 | Gelesen von BettyB |
| The Real Chaplin | 5:38 | Gelesen von Tom Merritt |
| The Red Man's Rebuke | 26:50 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
| The Senator's Offer (1923) | 3:03 | Gelesen von Dale Grothmann |
| Stanislaus (Stanisław) Koniecpolski (1591-1646) | 3:26 | Gelesen von Piotr Nater |
| Studies on Pascal (excerpt) | 5:14 | Gelesen von Craig Campbell |
| Vanished Castles | 3:13 | Gelesen von Dale Grothmann |