Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 096


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(5 étoiles; 1 critique)

"Can we solve the problems confronting us? Well, the answer is an unequivocal and emphatic yes." This quote, from U.S. President Ronald Reagan's first inaugural address, captures the searching tone of many reader-chosen selections in vol. 096: The Peace Movement; Fortifications for Peace; An Effective Diplomatic Service; Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs; Bigamy Act; Trade in the Dead; Traffic in Women; Inaugural addresses of Presidents Carter and Reagan; and an essay "Have You an Educated Heart? Other readings highlight the arts: Parchment bindings; the Chinese Book; Folklore of Southern India; The Rosetta Stone; The WPA Art Collection; Jackie Coogan and the Kid; the Cradle of the Movies; and View of a City Sky Line. Rounding out the collection is a humorous piece, The Fatal Legs.

Note: The missing part of "The Rosetta Stone (Except)" concerns the deciphering of hieroglyphs, which is difficult to convey in audio. Please see the text." Summary by Sue Anderson (4 hr 36 min)

Chapitres

Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, December 1825 11:23 Lu par stepheather
"Bigamy Act", King James 1 of England and Wales 3:35 Lu par czandra
The Chinese Book 8:33 Lu par Allen Kelly
The Cradle of the Movies 14:00 Lu par Andrea Kotzer
An Effective Diplomatic Service as an Agency for the Promotion of International… 11:39 Lu par Elsie Selwyn
The Fatal Legs 9:22 Lu par Dale Grothmann
Folklore of Southern India, Preface and Introduction 6:13 Lu par stepheather
The “Fortifications for Peace” (1922) 10:24 Lu par Alister
Have You an Educated Heart? 51:02 Lu par TriciaG
Jackie Coogan and The Kid 16:49 Lu par Tom Merritt
Parchment Bindings 4:22 Lu par Allen Kelly
The Peace Movement (1880) 5:30 Lu par Alister
President Jimmy Carter Inaugural Address, January 20, 1977 10:41 Lu par Maurice Donegan
President Ronald Reagan First Inaugural Address, January 20, 1981 18:07 Lu par Maurice Donegan
President Ronald Reagan Second Inaugural Address, January 21, 1985 18:39 Lu par Maurice Donegan
The Rosetta Stone (Excerpt) 18:58 Lu par Availle
Trade in the Dead 8:28 Lu par Elsie Selwyn
The Traffic in Women (1910) 32:48 Lu par Winnifred Assmann
View Of A City Sky Line 3:14 Lu par Dale Grothmann
WPA Art Collection 12:24 Lu par Sue Anderson

Critiques

we sure were backwards


(5 étoiles)

These vignettes from the past tell just how far we have progressed. Not one mention of the plight of nonbinary undocumented guest workers being oppressed by Donald Trump. It is amazing that people had a better standard of life back then when the economy was running with a bunch of old white males. How is it possible that people were happier when women were denied the right to participate in the work economy. I am thinking Donald Trump made a time machine to rewrite history. Don't believe his lies. Things were terrible back then. We really are progressing. Things are getting better.