Bill Nye's Cordwood
Bill Nye
35 chapters · 3 h 44 min · English
Read by John, Phil Schempf, yaelh, DrPGould, Tom Penn, Steve C and others
Satire · Humorous Fiction
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From Galileo to Grover Cleveland, from wasps to cattle, from dinosaurs to the railroad, Bill Nye's wide ranging wit pokes gentle fun at everything and everybody. This book is another wonderful collection of his thoughts on late 19th century America. - Summary by Tom Penn
Chapters
1 Bill Nye on the Cow Industry 8 min 2 A New Biography of Galileo 9 min 3 Methuselah 9 min 4 Note on Some Spring Styles 6 min 5 Hunting an Ichthyosaurus 7 min 6 True Merit Rewarded 5 min 7 Bill Nye Condoles with Cleveland 8 min 8 No Doubt as to His Condition and Cyclones 7 min 9 The Earth 9 min 10 Francisco Pizarro's Career 9 min 11 Bill Nye Discovers 7 min 12 Bill Nye 'Incubates.' 7 min 13 Bill Nye on Tobacco,--A discourager of Cannibalism 6 min 14 Bill Nye's Arctic-le 9 min 15 Bill Nye's Answers to Correspondents 6 min 16 Bill Nye Preparing a Political Speech in Advance for a Time of Need 7 min 17 Bill Nye on Railroads 7 min 18 Bill Nye's Letter 6 min 19 Bill Nye Attends 6 min 20 Favored a Higher Fine 5 min 21 How Bill Nye Failed to Make the Amende Honorable--a Pathetic Incident 5 min 22 Seeing a Saw Mill 3 min 23 How a Chinaman Rides the Untamed Broncho 4 min 24 Bill Nye Wants to Know How to Preserve Game 8 min 25 Bill Nye Attends Booth's 'Hamlet' 8 min 26 Bill Nye's Advice 7 min 27 A Would-be Hostelry 9 min 28 Bill Nye's Hornets 3 min 29 A Tragedy 2 min 30 The Bronco Cow 3 min 31 Autumn Thoughts 5 min 32 Bill Nye's Advice Bag 7 min 33 Mr. Sweeney's Cat 4 min 34 Bill Nye's Letter 6 min 35 Declined With Thanks 7 min