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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 073

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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 073 is a diverse and engaging collection of essays, speeches, and articles from a variety of authors. The pieces cover a range of topics, from politics to literature to science, making for a well-rounded and thought-provoking read.

One standout essay discusses the importance of education in shaping society, while another explores the effects of climate change on our planet. Each piece is well-written and informative, offering readers new perspectives and insights on the world around them.

Overall, this collection is a must-read for anyone who enjoys exploring different ideas and viewpoints. The variety of subjects covered ensures that there is something for everyone to enjoy, making it a valuable addition to any nonfiction lover's bookshelf.

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Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. "Salve! ye dumb hearts. Let us be still and wait by the roadside." With these words, Kate Chopin decries the "crushing feet, the clashing discords, the ruthless hands and stifling breath” that power the “mad pace" of everyday life. Broadway: the Backbone of New York presents a more up-beat view of city life. Reflections on difficult times are the substance of several volume 073 readings ; while the clash of people and cultures is examined in Everyday Japan , the Passing of Princess Kaiulani, Inca Land, Northern Europe and the Swiss Confederation, the Struggle between the Teutonic Order and Poland, and Pan-Turanism. Individual response to life's stresses and demands is the theme of Women Friendships, The Unadmiring, Spittler's Prometheus and Epimetheus, and Martha Maxwell, Taxidermist. Imagining the pleasures of home, Robert Louis Stevenson, in his The Ideal House, writes that "Bold rocks near hand are more inspiriting than distant Alps," and concludes "even greatness can be found on the small scale; for the mind and the eye measure differently." The mind-eye divide is what allows the illusionist to create amusing hand shadows ; the novelist to create worlds from words ; and the mathematician Sir William Rowan Hamilton, to inscribe, with his pocket knife, in the stone of Brougham Bridge, the fundamental formula for quaternion multiplication, which had come to him in a flash of inspiration as he was out walking with his wife. Summary by Sue Anderson

Northern Europe and the Swiss Confederation and The Struggle Between the Teutonic Order and Poland were translated by John Henry Wright -


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