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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 066

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The First and Second Phases of Christ's Life

Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. "Why Women Should Vote" (Jane Addams, 1910) is one of several selections devoted to women's interests, as are Martha Foote Crow's "The Young Woman on the Farm" (1910), Alice Freeman Palmer's "Three Rules for Happiness," and Myrtle Reed's recipes for "Coffee Cakes, Doughnuts, and Waffles." Tradition and belief are treated in two selections from Kierkegaard, a letter from Japan ("When the Dead Return"), a creation myth ("Sky Weds Earth"), and an essay by Mark Twain on "Mental Telegraphy." Topics in history and political theory include "The Original Draft of the Declaration of Independence," "An Audience with Abraham Lincoln," "Government" (Bastiat), "Constitutional Law" (Bentham), "War Scenes Across the Canadian Border " (1915), "Americans Lose Men in Fight in Siberia" (1919) and "Quentin Roosevelt's Last Letter Home" (1918). Sport receives its due with a history of the bicycle, while "In the Land of the Wild Yak" portrays the hardships endured by 19th century explorer Sven Hedin. Finally, "Mr. NAMIKAWA Yasuyuki's Cloisonné" celebrates the life of a Japanese artist and his exquisite enamel work. - Summary by Sue Anderson

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Listen next episodes of Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 066:
Government , Historical Cycling , In the Land of the Wild Yak , Mental Telegraphy , Mr. NAMIKAWA Yasuyuki 's Cloisonne , Original Draft of the Declaration of Independence , Preparation For a Christian Life, The Pause (3) , Quentin Roosevelt's Last Letter Home , Sky Weds Earth: Excerpt from the Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology , The Young Woman on the Farm (1914) , War Scenes Across The Canadian Border (1915) , When the Dead Return in Japan , Why Women Should Vote