Summary
Sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include Science and Exploration--a tribute to Egyptologist Amelia Edwards, and discourses on gravitation and relativity by Georges-Louis Le Sage and Ralph Sampson; Sociology and Society--Julio Guerrero on the Mexican character, reflections on life from Kierkegaard's Diapsalmata, Immanuel Kant on religious education, the fate of romance in the King of Siam's harem, nickelodeons, and the tragic results of an 1851 fire on small businesses in New York's Bowery; Nature--how weeds spread, animal coloration, and mountaineering in the Rockies; as well as a biography of Buster Keaton, and a treatise on British hat making in the age of Top Hats with styles named the Bang-Up and the Vis-a-Vis. (summary by Sue Anderson)
Series Short Nonfiction Collections
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Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 001
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 002
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 003
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 004
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 005
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 006
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 007
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 008
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 009
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 010
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 011
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 012
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 013
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 014
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 015
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 016
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 017
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 018
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 019
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 020
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 021
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 022
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 023
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 024
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 025
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 026
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 027
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 028
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 029
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 030
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 031
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 032
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 033
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 034
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 035
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 036
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 037
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 038
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 039
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 040
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 041
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 042
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 043
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 044
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 045
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 046
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 047
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 048
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 049
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 050
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 051
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 052
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 053
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 054
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 055
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 056
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 057
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 058
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 059
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 060
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 061
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 062
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 063
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 064
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 065
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