Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 049

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - *Non-fiction

Authors: Various In Year : 0

Book Language: English

Audiobook: Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 049

Abraham Lincoln in our Own County
The American Tent Caterpillar
Berlin's Wonderful Horse
Conrad Aiken, Metaphysical Poet
The Great American Short Story
A Great Flight of Robins and Cedar Birds
Nicholas of Cusa
The Non-Existence of Magic
On Lying Awake at Night
A Short Chapter on Bustles
The Short-Leaved Sundew in Virginia
Sign Language Among School Children
Some Nonsense About a Dog
Tadpoles
Trees at Leisure
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)