Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 077


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Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. President Theodore Roosevelt, in a 1903 speech, declared that "The future welfare of our nation depends upon the way in which we can combine...decency and strength," and opined that being "loose and foul of tongue" was incompatible with good citizenship. Personal and public morality, ethical and religious questions figure in several vol. 077 recordings: (Negro Slavery in Wisconsin, Russo-Japanese Agreement Concerning Korea, Government by the Brewers, My Cases of Old Sermons, The Dilemma of Determinism, How Religion May be an Embodiment of Reason, The Epistle to Diognetus; Tetzel's Theses on Indulgences, and two selections on Kierkegaard). Serious students of literature will relish Literary History of the Arabs. Nature and travel enthusiasts will be informed by The Bittern in the Norfolk Broads, Montenegro: The Smallest Capital in Europe, Ten Types of Clouds, and Controlling Japanese Beetles. Finally, for pure pleasure, indulge in The Candy Box! (Summary by Sue Anderson) (9 hr 44 min)

Chapters

Alexander Vinet and Soren Kierkegaard's Individualism 38:33 Read by Craig Campbell
Biological Methods to Control Japanese Beetles 22:09 Read by Sue Anderson
The Bittern in the Norfolk Broads 13:24 Read by Colleen McMahon
The Bittern in the Norfolk Broads, Further Notes 5:03 Read by Colleen McMahon
The Candy Box 7:46 Read by BettyB
The Dilemma of Determinism 1:14:21 Read by Josh Mitteldorf
The Epistle to Diognetus 22:42 Read by InTheDesert
Government by the Brewers? 31:59 Read by Andrew Gaunce
How Religion May be an Embodiment of Reason 19:47 Read by P.L. Beard
Kierkegaard as Subjective Thinker 1:02:00 Read by Craig Campbell
Literary History of the Arabs, Ch. 1, Saba and Himyar 1:01:03 Read by Daniel Davison
Literary History of the Arabs, Ch. 2, Pagan Arabs, Part 1 49:38 Read by Daniel Davison
Literary History of the Arabs, Ch. 2, Pagan Arabs, Part 2 54:15 Read by Daniel Davison
Montenegro: The Smallest Capital in Europe (1913) 18:55 Read by BettyB
My Cases of Old Sermons 23:58 Read by InTheDesert
Negro Slavery in Wisconsin 10:26 Read by KevinS
Russo-Japanese Agreement Concerning Korea (1896) 7:44 Read by Availle
Strength and Decency 7:13 Read by michaelb71
Ten Types of Clouds 17:30 Read by Sue Anderson
Tetzel's Theses on Indulgences 36:33 Read by InTheDesert