Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 014
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16 chapters · 4 h 31 min · English
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A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independently selected by the readers, and the topics encompass history, politics, military history, humor, philosophy, nature and religion. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)
Chapters
1 Advice to a Young Man on the Choice of a Mistress (Old Mistresses Apologue) 6 min 2 The Black Woman of the South 27 min 3 The Sentence of the Inquisition on Galileo 12 min 4 The Abjuration of Galileo 4 min 5 The Knowledge of Self, from "The Alchemy of Happiness" 19 min 6 Let's Collect Rocks and Shells 40 min 7 Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 19 min 8 Meditation XVII 5 min 9 A Message to Garcia 13 min 10 Preface to "God and My Neighbor" 8 min 11 A Refutation of the Charges Made against the Confederate States of America of Having Authorized the Use of Explosive and Poisoned Musket and Rifle Balls during the Late Civil War of 1861-1865 28 min 12 Reminiscences of the Military Life and Sufferings of Col. Timothy Bigelow 39 min 13 Taking Diplomatic Action Against Piracy 3 min 14 To Atticus (at Athens), translated by Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh 8 min 15 To the Royal Academy: Of Farting 8 min 16 When a Man Comes to Himself 31 min
