San Francisco Before And After The Earthquake by William Henry IRWIN (1873 - 1948) Genre(s): Technology & Engineering, Modern (20th C), Earth Sciences Read by: David Wales in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - The City That Was; A Requiem Of Old San Francisco (1906) Part 1 00:18:29 - 02 - The City That Was; A Requiem Of Old San Francisco (1906) Part 2 00:40:40 - 03 - The City That Is (1910) As all but Martians know (and who knows, perhaps even they), the city of San Francisco, California, was destroyed by massive earthquake and unquenchable fire in April, 1906. Will Irwin was a sometime San Franciscan who was then living in New York. He wrote a piece for the newspaper The Sun on April 21st, remembering and describing he city that was no more. He called it The City That Was. Four years later he returned to San Francisco and, amazed at the rebuilding, wrote a second piece for The San Francisco Call which he entitled The City That Is. The first endeavor became famous and was frequently reprinted; it made the reputation of Irwin as a reporter. - Summary by David Wales More information: https://librivox.org/san-francisco-before-and-after-the-earthquake-by-william-henry-irwin/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

The Cloak by Nikolai Vasilievich GOGOL (1809 - 1852) Genre(s): General Fiction Read by: Bob Neufeld in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Part 1 00:38:32 - 02 - Part 2 'The Cloak' is a short story by Ukrainian-born Russian author Nikolai Gogol, published in 1842. The story and its author have had great influence on Russian literature, as expressed in a quote attributed to Fyodor Dostoevsky: 'We all come out from Gogol's 'Overcoat'.' The story has been adapted into a variety of stage and film interpretations. More information: http://librivox.org/the-cloak-by-nikolai-vasilievich-gogol/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

Bible (KJV) 25: Lamentations by KING JAMES VERSION (KJV) ( - ) Genre(s): King James Version Read by: Mark Penfold in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Chapter 1 00:05:35 - 02 - Chapter 2 00:10:27 - 03 - Chapter 3 00:16:20 - 04 - Chapter 4 00:20:28 - 05 - Chapter 5 The Book of Lamentations is a series of mournful poems written by the Prophet Jeremiah as he saw the destruction of Jerusalem. Jeremiah laments the desolation of this once great city, as well as the condition of the people, many of whom were once surrounded by great wealth and honor. Jeremiah has been referred to by many as 'The Weeping Prophet', and this book merely confirms the sense of this title. (Summary by Mark Penfold) More information: http://librivox.org/bible-kjv-25-lamentations-0909-mp/

Bill Nye's Funniest Thoughts by Bill NYE (1850 - 1896) Genre(s): Humor Read by: Phil Chenevert in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - 01 - Directions 00:04:05 - 02 - 02 - My School Days 00:08:13 - 03 - 03 - Habits of a Literary Man 00:14:35 - 04 - 04 - Archemides 00:19:46 - 05 - 05 - Anatomy 00:25:21 - 06 - 06 - Hours With Great Men 00:30:26 - 07 - 07 - B. Franklin, deceased 00:37:56 - 08 - 08 - Life Insurance as A Health Restorer 00:40:56 - 09 - 09 - The Opium Habit 00:45:46 - 10 - 10 - Twombley's Tale 00:54:07 - 11 - 11 - On Cyclones 00:58:58 - 12 - 12 - Verona 01:05:34 - 13 - 13 - A Great Upheaval 01:12:33 - 14 - 14 - In Acknowledgment 01:18:56 - 15 - 15 - Spinal Meningitis. 01:26:03 - 16 - 16 - The Sun 01:32:18 - 17 - 17 - The Stars 01:38:24 - 18 - 18 - A Thrilling Experience 01:44:56 - 19 - 19 - The Wail of a Wife 01:51:36 - 20 - 20 - My Lecture Abroad 01:56:15 - 21 - 21 - The Miner at Home 02:03:15 - 22 - 22 - Christopher Columbus 02:10:14 - 23 - 23 - The Amateur Carpenter 02:15:13 - 24 - 24 - The Average Hen 02:21:21 - 25 - 25 - My Experience as an Agriculturist 02:28:19 - 26 - 26 - 'Done It A-Purpose' 02:36:14 - 27 - 27 - Mush and Melody 02:41:12 - 28 - 28 - History of Babylon 02:49:36 - 29 - 29 - The Bite of a Mad Dog 02:54:52 - 30 - 30 - About Geology 03:01:35 - 31 - 31 - Nero 03:09:03 - 32 - 32 - The Cow-Boy 03:15:38 - 33 - 33 - Stirring Incidents at a Fire 03:24:13 - 34 - 34 - The Little Barefoot Boy 03:28:47 - 35 - 35 - 'I Spy.' Bill Nye was a famous American humor columnist in the middle 1800's. He said 'We can never be a nation of snobs so long as we are willing to poke fun at ourselves.' And he did exactly that in hundreds of newspaper columns that were later collected into books. This is a selection of just 35 of the most humorous, wry and downright funny cogitations of his, written of course in the somewhat convoluted style common in the 19th century which just adds to their flavor in my opinion. The selection process was rigorous: only those that made me laugh, giggle or snort are included. (Summary by phil Chenevert) More information: http://librivox.org/bill-nyes-funniest-thoughts-by-bill-nye/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)