Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 075

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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. 075

The Danger Of Lying In Bed
Europe in the Middle of the 17th Century, Part 1
Europe in the Middle of the 17th Century, Part 2
Jesse James' Career in Texas
John Quincy Adams and The Right of Petition
The History of British India, Chapter 1
How to Listen to Music
Letter from William Blake to Mr. Butts, 16th August, 1803
The Life of Moses Maimonides
Of The Effects of Opium in Lowness of Spirits
On the Federal Constitution
The Original Hudson Tunnel
The Peruvian Earthquake of 1868
The Pleasures of Friendship
Poets
Prohibition
Saving Mr. Lincoln
The Story of the Alphabet
Table of Different Velocities Expressed in Meters Per Second
Water Music

Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. Is the sound of a dripping faucet music? According to Aldous Huxley, "The music of the drops is the symbol and type of the whole universe... asymptotic to sense, infinitely close to significance, but never touching it." (Water Music). Sensory and psychological exploration define several recordings in Vol. 075 (On the Pleasures of Friendship; Prohibition; The Danger of Lying in Bed; The Effects of Opium in Lowness of Spirits; How to Listen to Music; The Story of the Alphabet; Letter from William Blake; and Poets). Narrative history and biography apply a more traditional approach to questions of motivation (Jesse James; Europe in the Mid-17th Century; The History of British India; On the Federal Constitution; John Quincy Adams and the Right of Petition; Saving Mr. Lincoln; Moses Maimonides). Lastly, the importance of critical and scientific observation are highlighted in Velocities Expressed in Meters per Second; The Original Hudson Tunnel; and The Peruvian Earthquake of 1868. Summary by Sue Anderson

The Subways and Tunnels of New York was co-authored by Lucius I Wightman and William Lawrence Saunders.