Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 049 by VARIOUS ( - )
Genre(s): *Non-fiction
Read by: Roger Melin, Sue Anderson, Availle, VfkaBT, Melanie T, Craig Campbell, April6090, Colleen McMahon in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Abraham Lincoln in our Own County
00:29:20 - 02 - The American Tent Caterpillar
00:39:33 - 03 - Berlin's Wonderful Horse
00:47:53 - 04 - Conrad Aiken, Metaphysical Poet
00:57:01 - 05 - The Great American Short Story
00:59:15 - 06 - A Great Flight of Robins and Cedar Birds
01:04:34 - 07 - Nicholas of Cusa
01:37:40 - 08 - The Non-Existence of Magic
02:03:33 - 09 - On Lying Awake at Night
02:13:06 - 10 - A Short Chapter on Bustles
02:22:55 - 11 - The Short-Leaved Sundew in Virginia
02:24:52 - 12 - Sign Language Among School Children
02:38:45 - 13 - Some Nonsense About a Dog
02:48:07 - 14 - Tadpoles
02:57:26 - 15 - Trees at Leisure
03:20:22 - 16 - Why Not The Stupies?
Sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include science and natural history--carnivorous plants, tadpoles, tent caterpillars, flights of birds, horse training, dogs, children's sign language, trees in winter, and night noises in the woods; philosophy--Roger Bacon and Nicholas of Cusa; satire and literary criticism--the movies as 'stupies,' bustles, and facetious plots for short stories by Dorothy Parker; also an appraisal of Conrad Aiken's poetry, and an intimate look at Abraham Lincoln's early life in Illinois. (Summary by Sue Anderson)
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