Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 100


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Volume 100 of the Short Nonfiction Collection celebrates 16 years (2007-2023) of volunteer readings which reflect the wide range of nonfiction writing. Volume 100 exemplifies this diversity with topics as far afield as declassified CIA documents and Bible verses (CIA Avian Training; Story of Creation; Mark Twain on Biblical Patriarchs; Hidden Years at Nazareth). Other selections highlight the natural world and scientific inquiry (White Hurricane; Ancient Meadows; Improving Natural Knowledge; Know the $100 Note); as well as the complexities of human morals, love, politics, and behavior (American Genius; Frauds on the Bank of Liverpool; Wreck of a Slave Ship; Louisa Catherine Johnson to John Quincy Adams; Seven Pillars of Wisdom; and the Hippocratic Oath). Inventions and crafts are treated in Steel Railway Rails; and The Willow Pattern. Lastly, humor is not neglected (Reflections on Riding; and The Two Husbands). Summary by Sue Anderson
(4 hr 43 min)

Chapitres

Ancient Meadows 15:57 Lu par Steve C
CIA Avian Training Program, 1973-1974 11:38 Lu par Sue Anderson
Forgiveness: Mark Twain On The Biblical Patriarchs Joseph And Esau 7:16 Lu par David Wales
The Frauds on the Bank of Liverpool 19:33 Lu par Alister
The Geographical Distribution of American Genius (1914) 21:34 Lu par Leon Harvey
The Hidden Years at Nazareth 25:10 Lu par MaryAnn
The Hippocratic Oath (1909) 10:33 Lu par czandra
The History of Steel Railway Rails 49:09 Lu par Elsie Selwyn
Know the $100 Note 3:52 Lu par Sue Anderson
Louisa Catherine Johnson to John Quincy Adams, London, July 24th 1796 2:13 Lu par Paula Messina
Louisa Catherine Johnson to John Quincy Adams, London, August 19th 1796 2:36 Lu par Paula Messina
On the Advisableness of Improving Natural Knowledge (1866) 39:04 Lu par Availle
Reflections on Riding 5:45 Lu par Dale Grothmann
Remembering the November 1913 "White Hurricane" 7:23 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
Seven Pillars of Wisdom, a Triumph, 1926 (Extract) 12:04 Lu par Atul Sharma
The Story of Creation 4:55 Lu par Norah Nelson
The Two Husbands 1:41 Lu par Dale Grothmann
The Willow Pattern 12:28 Lu par Steve C
Wreck of a Slave Ship (1762) 4:45 Lu par Claudia Caldi
The Younger Generation of American Genius (1916) 26:17 Lu par Leon Harvey