Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 014
Published by LibriVox
Narrated by LibriVox Community
()
About this audiobook
A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independently selected by the readers, and the topics encompass history, politics, military history, humor, philosophy, nature and religion. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)
Related to Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 014
Related audiobooks
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 015 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShort Nonfiction Collection Vol. 011 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShort Nonfiction Collection Vol. 027 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShort Nonfiction Collection Vol. 013 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShort Nonfiction Collection Vol. 019 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShort Nonfiction Collection Vol. 016 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShort Nonfiction Collection Vol. 024 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShort Nonfiction Collection Vol. 025 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShort Nonfiction Collection Vol. 023 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShort Nonfiction Collection Vol. 012 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShort Nonfiction Collection Vol. 028 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShort Nonfiction Collection Vol. 018 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShort Nonfiction Collection Vol. 020 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShort Nonfiction Collection Vol. 017 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShort Nonfiction Collection Vol. 009 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShort Nonfiction Collection Vol. 008 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShort Nonfiction Collection Vol. 026 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShort Nonfiction Collection Vol. 010 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShort Nonfiction Collection Vol. 006 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShort Nonfiction Collection Vol. 007 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShort Nonfiction Collection Vol. 002 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Rare Recording of H.L. Mencken Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Martyrdom of Man Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShiloh and the Western Campaign of 1862 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShort Nonfiction Collection Vol. 032 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShort Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 039 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPolitical Activists: Famous, Historical Examples Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary: The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany by William L. Shirer: Key Takeaways, Summary & Analysis Included Audiobook
Summary: The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany by William L. Shirer: Key Takeaways, Summary & Analysis Included
byBrooks BryantRating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds Volume 1 Audiobook
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds Volume 1
byCharles MackayRating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Stalingrad: The Battle of Stalingrad Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related podcast episodes
Andrew Milner, "Again, Dangerous Visions: Essays in Cultural Materialism" (Brill/Haymarket, 2018): The essays address three substantive areas: the sociology of literature, cultural materialism and the cultural politics of the New Left, and utopian and science fiction studies.., Podcast episode
Andrew Milner, "Again, Dangerous Visions: Essays in Cultural Materialism" (Brill/Haymarket, 2018): The essays address three substantive areas: the sociology of literature, cultural materialism and the cultural politics of the New Left, and utopian and science fiction studies..,
byNew Books in Literary Studies0 ratings0% found this document useful608-Ted Alexander-Antietam National Battlefield: CWTR Ep. 608 - From NPS website: 'Ted Alexander is the Historian at Antietam National Battlefield. He is the author, editor and contributor to seven books about Antietam and other aspects of the Civil War. He has also written more than 200 articles and book reviews for publications such as Civil War Times Illustrated, Blue and Gray Magazine, Maryland Historical Magazine and The Washington Times He lectures frequently for organizations such The Civil War Preservation Trust, Johns Hopkins University's Odyssey Program and The Smithsonian Associates.' Podcast episode
608-Ted Alexander-Antietam National Battlefield: CWTR Ep. 608 - From NPS website: 'Ted Alexander is the Historian at Antietam National Battlefield. He is the author, editor and contributor to seven books about Antietam and other aspects of the Civil War. He has also written more than 200 articles and book reviews for publications such as Civil War Times Illustrated, Blue and Gray Magazine, Maryland Historical Magazine and The Washington Times He lectures frequently for organizations such The Civil War Preservation Trust, Johns Hopkins University's Odyssey Program and The Smithsonian Associates.'
byCivil War Talk Radio0 ratings0% found this document usefulAndrew Milner, "Again, Dangerous Visions: Essays in Cultural Materialism" (Brill/Haymarket, 2018): The essays address three substantive areas: the sociology of literature, cultural materialism and the cultural politics of the New Left, and utopian and science fiction studies.., Podcast episode
Andrew Milner, "Again, Dangerous Visions: Essays in Cultural Materialism" (Brill/Haymarket, 2018): The essays address three substantive areas: the sociology of literature, cultural materialism and the cultural politics of the New Left, and utopian and science fiction studies..,
byNew Books in Critical Theory0 ratings0% found this document usefulDavid Hayton, "Conservative Revolutionary: The Lives of Lewis Namier" (Manchester UP, 2019): Namier remains famous in academic circles for supposedly declaring that any reference to ideas in political discourse was nothing more than 'flapdoodle'... Podcast episode
David Hayton, "Conservative Revolutionary: The Lives of Lewis Namier" (Manchester UP, 2019): Namier remains famous in academic circles for supposedly declaring that any reference to ideas in political discourse was nothing more than 'flapdoodle'...
byNew Books in Jewish Studies0 ratings0% found this document usefulWhat to Read About the History of Strategy this Summer: What big think books on strategy in history should you add to you shelf this summer? Our editor-in-chief, Ryan Evans, sat down with two authors of two of his favorite books this year. First, he spoke to Hal Brands, Podcast episode
What to Read About the History of Strategy this Summer: What big think books on strategy in history should you add to you shelf this summer? Our editor-in-chief, Ryan Evans, sat down with two authors of two of his favorite books this year. First, he spoke to Hal Brands,
byWar on the Rocks0 ratings0% found this document usefulJames R. Rush, "Hamka's Great Story: A Master Writer’s Vision of Islam for Modern Indonesia" (U Wisconsin Press, 2016): From Indonesia’s declaration of independence in 1945 up until today, the relationship between Indonesian nationalism, Islam, and modernity has been a key subject of debate... Podcast episode
James R. Rush, "Hamka's Great Story: A Master Writer’s Vision of Islam for Modern Indonesia" (U Wisconsin Press, 2016): From Indonesia’s declaration of independence in 1945 up until today, the relationship between Indonesian nationalism, Islam, and modernity has been a key subject of debate...
byNew Books in Literary Studies0 ratings0% found this document usefulRichard West: Civil War Political Cartoons 0 ratings0% found this document usefulJames R. Rush, "Hamka's Great Story: A Master Writer’s Vision of Islam for Modern Indonesia" (U Wisconsin Press, 2016): From Indonesia’s declaration of independence in 1945 up until today, the relationship between Indonesian nationalism, Islam, and modernity has been a key subject of debate... Podcast episode
James R. Rush, "Hamka's Great Story: A Master Writer’s Vision of Islam for Modern Indonesia" (U Wisconsin Press, 2016): From Indonesia’s declaration of independence in 1945 up until today, the relationship between Indonesian nationalism, Islam, and modernity has been a key subject of debate...
byNew Books in Islamic Studies0 ratings0% found this document usefulMark R. Anderson, "Down the Warpath to the Cedars: Indians' First Battles in the Revolution" (U Oklahoma Press, 2021): An interview with Mark R. Anderson Podcast episode
Mark R. Anderson, "Down the Warpath to the Cedars: Indians' First Battles in the Revolution" (U Oklahoma Press, 2021): An interview with Mark R. Anderson
byNew Books in Early Modern History0 ratings0% found this document usefulWhy 1968 was the year that broke American politics and how this could be repeated in 2024: Luke Nichter on 1968, the year that American politics got broken by economic and cultural upheaval Podcast episode
Why 1968 was the year that broke American politics and how this could be repeated in 2024: Luke Nichter on 1968, the year that American politics got broken by economic and cultural upheaval
byKeen On0 ratings0% found this document usefulThe Smartest Guy In The Room, Tom Woods: The Smartest Guy In The Room, Tom Woods Thomas E. Woods, Jr., is the 2019 winner of the Hayek Lifetime Achievement Award from the Austrian Economics Center in Vienna. He is a senior fellow of the and host of , which releases a new... Podcast episode
The Smartest Guy In The Room, Tom Woods: The Smartest Guy In The Room, Tom Woods Thomas E. Woods, Jr., is the 2019 winner of the Hayek Lifetime Achievement Award from the Austrian Economics Center in Vienna. He is a senior fellow of the and host of , which releases a new...
byOuter Limits Of Inner Truth0 ratings0% found this document usefulRobert Hutchinson, "After Nuremberg: American Clemency for Nazi War Criminals" (Yale UP, 2022): An interview with Robert Hutchinson Podcast episode
Robert Hutchinson, "After Nuremberg: American Clemency for Nazi War Criminals" (Yale UP, 2022): An interview with Robert Hutchinson
byNew Books in Law0 ratings0% found this document usefulJakob Norberg, "The Brothers Grimm and the Making of German Nationalism" (Cambridge UP, 2022): An interview with Jakob Norberg Podcast episode
Jakob Norberg, "The Brothers Grimm and the Making of German Nationalism" (Cambridge UP, 2022): An interview with Jakob Norberg
byNew Books in History0 ratings0% found this document usefulJakob Norberg, "The Brothers Grimm and the Making of German Nationalism" (Cambridge UP, 2022): An interview with Jakob Norberg Podcast episode
Jakob Norberg, "The Brothers Grimm and the Making of German Nationalism" (Cambridge UP, 2022): An interview with Jakob Norberg
byNew Books in Literary Studies0 ratings0% found this document useful91. James Traub — What Was Liberalism? The Past, Present, and Promise of a Noble Idea: In this wide-ranging conversation James Traub and Michael Shermer discuss: the changing meaning of “liberalism” over the centuries and decades why the first liberals were deeply skeptical of majority rule how, by the second half of the 20th... Podcast episode
91. James Traub — What Was Liberalism? The Past, Present, and Promise of a Noble Idea: In this wide-ranging conversation James Traub and Michael Shermer discuss: the changing meaning of “liberalism” over the centuries and decades why the first liberals were deeply skeptical of majority rule how, by the second half of the 20th...
byThe Michael Shermer Show0 ratings0% found this document usefulWeebs of the Ages: Ivan Morris, Mishima, and aesthetic GLADIO in Japan’s fourth reich, part 1 w/ Prez [PREVIEW] Podcast episode
Weebs of the Ages: Ivan Morris, Mishima, and aesthetic GLADIO in Japan’s fourth reich, part 1 w/ Prez [PREVIEW]
byThe Kingless Generation0 ratings0% found this document usefulEpisode 77. Szilard's Chain Reaction: William Lanouette: Perhaps the most overlooked scientist who played critical roles in the development of the atomic bomb was Leo Szilard. With us to explore Szilard's numerous contributions to science and society is William Lanouette. Bill is a writer and public policy... Podcast episode
Episode 77. Szilard's Chain Reaction: William Lanouette: Perhaps the most overlooked scientist who played critical roles in the development of the atomic bomb was Leo Szilard. With us to explore Szilard's numerous contributions to science and society is William Lanouette. Bill is a writer and public policy...
byScience History Podcast0 ratings0% found this document usefulNoah Amir Arjomand on fixers and journalism in Turkey and Syria: Noah Amir Arjomand on “Fixing Stories: Local Newsmaking and International Media in Turkey and Syria" (Cambridge University Press). The book is a detailed study of the role of fixers - locals who intermediate between journalists and sources - in internati... Podcast episode
Noah Amir Arjomand on fixers and journalism in Turkey and Syria: Noah Amir Arjomand on “Fixing Stories: Local Newsmaking and International Media in Turkey and Syria" (Cambridge University Press). The book is a detailed study of the role of fixers - locals who intermediate between journalists and sources - in internati...
byTurkey Book Talk0 ratings0% found this document useful#5: War in Hindu and Buddhist Traditions 0 ratings0% found this document usefulHow identity politics elected Donald Trump 0 ratings0% found this document usefulEpisode 446 - In Days of Old, There Was a Man: This week, we're unpacking a rather odd classic of Japanese literature: the Ise Monogatari, a collection of short tales that are probably about a famously seductive aristocrat, but which were in large part not written by him--and which have oddly... Podcast episode
Episode 446 - In Days of Old, There Was a Man: This week, we're unpacking a rather odd classic of Japanese literature: the Ise Monogatari, a collection of short tales that are probably about a famously seductive aristocrat, but which were in large part not written by him--and which have oddly...
byHistory of Japan0 ratings0% found this document usefulYaroslav Trofimov, "Our Enemies Will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine's War of Independence" (Penguin, 2023): An interview with Yaroslav Trofimov Podcast episode
Yaroslav Trofimov, "Our Enemies Will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine's War of Independence" (Penguin, 2023): An interview with Yaroslav Trofimov
byNew Books in History0 ratings0% found this document usefulStephen Cushman, "The Generals' Civil War: What Their Memoirs Can Teach Us Today" (UNC Press, 2021) Podcast episode
Stephen Cushman, "The Generals' Civil War: What Their Memoirs Can Teach Us Today" (UNC Press, 2021)
byNew Books in Literary Studies0 ratings0% found this document usefulCedric Burrows, "The Construction of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X in Composition Textbooks: Rereading Readers" (2011) Podcast episode
Cedric Burrows, "The Construction of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X in Composition Textbooks: Rereading Readers" (2011)
byNew Books in Education0 ratings0% found this document usefulJohn D. Hosler, "Jerusalem Falls: Seven Centuries of War and Peace" (Yale UP, 2022): An interview with John D. Hosler Podcast episode
John D. Hosler, "Jerusalem Falls: Seven Centuries of War and Peace" (Yale UP, 2022): An interview with John D. Hosler
byNew Books in Islamic Studies0 ratings0% found this document usefulJohn D. Hosler, "Jerusalem Falls: Seven Centuries of War and Peace" (Yale UP, 2022): An interview with John D. Hosler Podcast episode
John D. Hosler, "Jerusalem Falls: Seven Centuries of War and Peace" (Yale UP, 2022): An interview with John D. Hosler
byNew Books in Jewish Studies0 ratings0% found this document usefulKhurram Hussain, "Islam as Critique: Sayyid Ahmad Khan and the Challenge of Modernity" (Bloomsbury Academic, 2019): Hussain explores ways in which Sayyid Ahmad Khan’s thought on profound questions of moral obligations, knowledge, Jihad, and time disrupts a politics of “either/or” ... Podcast episode
Khurram Hussain, "Islam as Critique: Sayyid Ahmad Khan and the Challenge of Modernity" (Bloomsbury Academic, 2019): Hussain explores ways in which Sayyid Ahmad Khan’s thought on profound questions of moral obligations, knowledge, Jihad, and time disrupts a politics of “either/or” ...
byNew Books in Critical Theory0 ratings0% found this document usefulOvamir Anjum, “Politics, Law, and Community in Islamic Thought: The Taymiyyan Moment” (Cambridge UP, 2012): In Politics, Law, and Community in Islamic Thought: The Taymiyyan Moment (Cambridge University Press, 2012), Ovamir Anjum explores a timely topic, even though his focus is hundreds of years in the past. In order to present his topic Professor Anjum ask... Podcast episode
Ovamir Anjum, “Politics, Law, and Community in Islamic Thought: The Taymiyyan Moment” (Cambridge UP, 2012): In Politics, Law, and Community in Islamic Thought: The Taymiyyan Moment (Cambridge University Press, 2012), Ovamir Anjum explores a timely topic, even though his focus is hundreds of years in the past. In order to present his topic Professor Anjum ask...
byNew Books in Islamic Studies0 ratings0% found this document usefulOvamir Anjum, “Politics, Law, and Community in Islamic Thought: The Taymiyyan Moment” (Cambridge UP, 2012): In Politics, Law, and Community in Islamic Thought: The Taymiyyan Moment (Cambridge University Press, 2012), Ovamir Anjum explores a timely topic, even though his focus is hundreds of years in the past. In order to present his topic Professor Anjum ask... Podcast episode
Ovamir Anjum, “Politics, Law, and Community in Islamic Thought: The Taymiyyan Moment” (Cambridge UP, 2012): In Politics, Law, and Community in Islamic Thought: The Taymiyyan Moment (Cambridge University Press, 2012), Ovamir Anjum explores a timely topic, even though his focus is hundreds of years in the past. In order to present his topic Professor Anjum ask...
byNew Books in Religion0 ratings0% found this document usefulCherished and Cursed: Toward a Social History of "The Catcher in the Rye": An interview with Stephen J. Whitfield Podcast episode
Cherished and Cursed: Toward a Social History of "The Catcher in the Rye": An interview with Stephen J. Whitfield
byNew Books in Literary Studies0 ratings0% found this document useful
Related articles
Reviews America's Civil WarArticle
Reviews
Aug 28, 2018
7 min readConsensus Lost Foreign Policy MagazineArticle
Consensus Lost
Jan 19, 2021
10 min readComplex Napoleon MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military HistoryArticle
Complex Napoleon
Jul 14, 2020
8 min readSalute The Master Of Sword And Word The Critic MagazineArticle
Salute The Master Of Sword And Word
Jun 29, 2023
HOW MANY BRITISH GENERALS HAVE been able to write as well as they could fight? Strangely perhaps, quite a few. Field Marshal Sir Michael Carver (Dilemmas of the Desert War, The Seven Ages of the British Army etc), General Sir David Fraser (And We Sha
6 min read‘Some Achieve Greatness’ American HistoryArticle
‘Some Achieve Greatness’
Nov 14, 2023
9 min readLessons And Legacies MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military HistoryArticle
Lessons And Legacies
Feb 11, 2020
8 min readPerpetual Havoc America's Civil WarArticle
Perpetual Havoc
Oct 22, 2019
9 min readHitler’s Panzer Generals History of WarArticle
Hitler’s Panzer Generals
Jun 8, 2023
2 min readA Darker Hour Yet Military HistoryArticle
A Darker Hour Yet
Jul 25, 2023
6 min readWhite House Writers American HistoryArticle
White House Writers
Aug 24, 2021
1 min readFear Vs. Freedom MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military HistoryArticle
Fear Vs. Freedom
Feb 23, 2018
6 min readThe Time Halldor Laxness Was Almost Deported from America Literary HubArticle
The Time Halldor Laxness Was Almost Deported from America
Nov 21, 2018
4 min readRoll Of The Dice World War IIArticle
Roll Of The Dice
Oct 26, 2021
2 min readRoll Of The Dice World War IIArticle
Roll Of The Dice
Oct 26, 2021
2 min readBecoming Rome Military HistoryArticle
Becoming Rome
Sep 4, 2018
6 min readJewish Soldiers In The Civil War The Union Army History of WarArticle
Jewish Soldiers In The Civil War The Union Army
Nov 24, 2022
2 min readChurchill History of WarArticle
Churchill
Apr 16, 2020
1 min readBooks | The Lone Soldier India TodayArticle
Books | The Lone Soldier
Jul 26, 2019
No Laughing Matter is unique for a number of reasons-starting from its subject. It extensively compiles cartoons featuring Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar that appeared in the Indian English press between 1932 and 1956. Its editor-author Unnamati Syama Sundar fr
2 min readPro-imperial Truths Of The Old World The Critic MagazineArticle
Pro-imperial Truths Of The Old World
Oct 28, 2021
5 min readTouch Of Humanity World War IIArticle
Touch Of Humanity
Jul 6, 2021
2 min readTouch Of Humanity World War IIArticle
Touch Of Humanity
Jul 6, 2021
2 min readMore On Forrest And His Horses America's Civil WarArticle
More On Forrest And His Horses
Sep 21, 2021
John Banks’ fine article on “Majestic Mounts” in the September issue mentions that Nathan Bedford Forrest had some 30 horses shot out from under him. One of them was Highlander, who was shot in the neck while Forrest was pursuing the enemy the day af
2 min readNew Look at ‘Old Thad’ America's Civil WarArticle
New Look at ‘Old Thad’
Feb 25, 2020
6 min readThe Russian Understanding Of War History of WarArticle
The Russian Understanding Of War
Feb 20, 2020
1 min readAmerican Mandarins The American ScholarArticle
American Mandarins
Mar 1, 2022
22 min readStalinism At War History of WarArticle
Stalinism At War
Sep 2, 2021
1 min readThe Clattering Train Finest HourArticle
The Clattering Train
Jan 28, 2018
Peter Clarke, The Locomotive of War: Money, Empire, Power and Guilt, Bloomsbury Press, 2016, 418 pages, $30.00. ISBN 978–1620406601 This is not a book focused upon Churchill, though the man and some of his writings (chiefly The World Crisis) do figu
2 min readThe U.S. Army Renames A Base In Honor Of Sgt. William Henry Johnson, A Black WWI Hero NPRArticle
The U.S. Army Renames A Base In Honor Of Sgt. William Henry Johnson, A Black WWI Hero
Jun 14, 2023
Louisiana's Fort Polk became Fort Johnson, the latest Army base to replace its Confederate name. It now honors a soldier who earned a Medal of Honor a century after the night that made him a hero.
5 min readTALKING POINTS The Write Stuff BBC History MagazineArticle
TALKING POINTS The Write Stuff
Aug 6, 2020
1 min readLa Guerre Civile Civil War TimesArticle
La Guerre Civile
Feb 14, 2023
4 min read
Reviews for Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 014
0 ratings0 reviews