Short Takes

By Donald J. Young

His first novel, The Reunion, was published by the New International Library Inc. and sold very well. His second novel, The Lions Share, was a fictional account of his experience in The Battle of the Bulge. This book is now in its fourth revised edition. His latest novel, The Battle for Snow Mountain, was published in April 2011 by Pocol Press.
Three novellas, The Ascending Star, The Listening Man, and Dancing by the Shore may be purchased from Pocol Press, Box 411, Clifton, Virginia 20124-1333.
Youngs books of poetry include The Collected Poems, The Invisible Harbor, The Shore of the Unknown, Illumination, Reflections, New Vistas, Sonnets on Shakespeare, and Selected Poems. They may also be purchased from Avranches Press, 1700 Cheryl Way, Aptos, CA 95003, for $12 (which includes tax and shipping).

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Oct 23, 2012
• ISBN: 9781479726301

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Copyright © 2012 by Donald J. Young.

Library of Congress Control Number:                 2012918489

ISBN:                Hardcover                       978-1-4797-2629-5

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Contents

Famous People

Voltaire On The Black And White

Jefferson And Sally

Goya On War

Mao, The Chairman

Hitler And The Gypsies

Himmler’s Speech To The Ss Officers On The Hard Task Of Exterminating The Sub-Humans In Europe

Pinochet’s Punishment

Einstein And The Quantum Theory

Niebuhr On The Perils Of American Power

Oppenheimer On The First Atomic Explosion

President Clinton On A Trying Day Meets Monica In The White House

Pinetta, The Hero Of The Environment Becomes Secretary Of Defense

Chief Justice Roberts On His Approval Of A Bad Law

The President’s Case

Chekhov And