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A Plain English Handbook: How to create clear SEC disclosure documents
A Plain English Handbook: How to create clear SEC disclosure documents by THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ( - )
Genre(s): Reference
Read by: MaryAnn in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Acknowledgements, Preface, Introduction
00:08:03 - 02 - Chapters 1-5
00:23:06 - 03 - Chapter 6
00:56:59 - 04 - Chapter 7
01:19:58 - 05 - Chapters 8-12
The Plain Writing Act of 2010 (Act) is intended to make it easy for the public to understand government documents. The SEC, like other federal agencies, must write documents in plain writing, defined under the Act as writing that is 'clear, concise, well-organized, and follows other best practices appropriate to the subject or field or audience.' Starting in October 2011, the Act requires us to write new and substantially revised documents in plain language using the Federal Plain Language Guidelines.As a disclosure agency, the SEC is committed to communicating with investors in easily understandable language. In 1998, the SEC published a guide, A Plain English Handbook: How to Create Clear SEC Disclosure Documents, showing securities lawyers and companies ways to reduce legalese. (Summary by the SEC)Reader Note: The examples in Chapter 7 - Designing the Document convey visual information. Please refer to the e-text to see these examples.
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Genre(s): Reference
Read by: MaryAnn in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Acknowledgements, Preface, Introduction
00:08:03 - 02 - Chapters 1-5
00:23:06 - 03 - Chapter 6
00:56:59 - 04 - Chapter 7
01:19:58 - 05 - Chapters 8-12
The Plain Writing Act of 2010 (Act) is intended to make it easy for the public to understand government documents. The SEC, like other federal agencies, must write documents in plain writing, defined under the Act as writing that is 'clear, concise, well-organized, and follows other best practices appropriate to the subject or field or audience.' Starting in October 2011, the Act requires us to write new and substantially revised documents in plain language using the Federal Plain Language Guidelines.As a disclosure agency, the SEC is committed to communicating with investors in easily understandable language. In 1998, the SEC published a guide, A Plain English Handbook: How to Create Clear SEC Disclosure Documents, showing securities lawyers and companies ways to reduce legalese. (Summary by the SEC)Reader Note: The examples in Chapter 7 - Designing the Document convey visual information. Please refer to the e-text to see these examples.
More information: http://librivox.org/a-plain-english-handbook-by-the-securities-and-exchange-commission/
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Roads of Destiny by O. HENRY (1862 - 1910)
Genre(s): Satire, Westerns, Single Author Collections
Read by: Scott Foster, Phil Schempf, Craig Van Ness in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 19 - ON BEHALF OF THE MANAGEMENT
00:24:37 - 20 - WHISTLING DICK'S CHRISTMAS STOCKING
01:01:47 - 21 - THE HALBERDIER OF THE LITTLE RHEINSCHLOSS
01:20:08 - 22 - TWO RENEGADES
01:41:13 - 23 - THE LONESOME ROAD
This is another collection of O. Henry short stories. - Summary by Sid
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England Since Waterloo by John Arthur Ransome MARRIOTT (1859 - 1945)
Genre(s): War & Military, Law, Political Science
Read by: Pamela Nagami in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 15 - Ch. 8: The Foreign Policy of Lord Palmerston (1830-1841), Pt. 1
00:26:10 - 16 - Ch. 8: The Foreign Policy of Lord Palmerston (1830-1841), Pt. 2
00:44:12 - 17 - Ch. 9: Robert Peel's Ministry (1841-1846), Pt. 1
01:23:10 - 18 - Ch. 9: Robert Peel's Ministry (1841-1846), Pt. 2
01:56:15 - 19 - Ch. 10: Lord John Russell's First Administration (1846-1852)--The Irish Famine and Its Consequences, Pt. 1
02:20:02 - 20 - Ch. 10: Lord John Russell's First Administration (1846-1852)--The Irish Famine and Its Consequences, Pt. 2
02:37:12 - 21 - Ch. 11: Great Britain and Continental Politics (1846-1852)--Lord Palmerston and Queen Victoria, Pt. 1
02:58:46 - 22 - Ch. 11: Great Britain and Continental Politics (1846-1852)--Lord Palmerston and Queen Victoria, Pt. 2
03:18:28 - 23 - Ch. 12: The Coalition and the Crimean War (1852-1855), Pt. 1
03:58:20 - 24 - Ch. 12: The Coalition and the Crimean War (1852-1855), Pt. 2
04:34:09 - 25 - Ch. 13: War and Peace--The Palmerston Ministry (1855-1857), Pt. 1
05:01:48 - 26 - Ch. 13: War and Peace--The Palmerston Ministry (1855-1857), Pt. 2
05:24:49 - 27 - Ch. 14: Growth of the British Power in India (1740-1856), Pt. 1
05:58:51 - 28 - Ch. 14: Growth of the British Power in India (1740-1856), Pt. 2
06:31:16 - 29 - Ch. 15: The Indian Mutiny (1856-1858), Pt. 1
06:52:10 - 30 - Ch. 15: The Indian Mutiny (1856-1858), Pt. 2
'England Since Waterloo' by Sir John Arthur Ransome Marriott (1859-1945) was first published in 1913 and went through many editions. The author taught history at Worcester College, Oxford for thirty-six years and served as a Conservative member of Parliament for fifteen. 'England Since Waterloo' begins with the defeat of Napoleon who, Marriott writes, was impotent 'to assail English power at sea, foiled in his attempt to ruin her commerce...overwhelmed under Russian snows, and finally conquered by the genius of Wellington.' He portrays the people and the events of nineteenth century Britain, ending his narrative with the death of Queen Victoria in 1901. We see the 'ascendancy of Science and Industry...the advent of Democracy...and the extension of Empire' in this panoramic survey of reform at home and imperialism abroad. - Summary by Pamela Nagami
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Pascendi Dominici Gregis (On the Errors of the Modernists) by Pope St PIUS X (1835 - 1914), translated by Thomas E. JUDGE (1865 - 1907)
Genre(s): Christianity - Other
Read by: Algy Pug in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 00 - Introduction
00:10:23 - 01 - Encyclical - Part 1
01:05:10 - 02 - Encyclical - Part 2
02:01:50 - 03 - Encyclical - Part 3
02:44:33 - 04 - Appendix - Part 1
03:10:38 - 05 - Appendix - Part 2
03:48:23 - 06 - Appendix - Part 3
04:10:09 - 07 - Popular Interpretation
During a relatively short pontificate (1903 - 1914) Pope Pius X devoted much of his time to dealing with issues related to the rapid spread of secularism in the early Twentieth century. Pius eschewed the liberal approach of his immediate predecessor, Leo XIII, favouring instead the strict doctrinal guidelines established by Pope Pius IX in the Syllabus of Errors (1864). Pius X defined the root cause of the decline of the influence of the Catholic Church to be Modernism, a philosophical and artistic movement which came to prominence in the later Nineteenth Century.The largest and most notable Encyclical of Pius X is Pascendi Dominici Gregis (On the Errors of the Modernists), published in 1907. This letter contains the famous statement, 'Modernism is the synthesis of all heresies,' and includes a lengthy appendix which contains a history of modernistic thought and refutations of the views held by its most celebrated representatives.
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Die Ahnen, Bd. I.1 Ingo by Gustav FREYTAG (1816 - 1895)
Genre(s): Historical Fiction
Read by: Julia Niedermaier, keltoi, Ramona Deininger-Schnabel, Hokuspokus, Bernd Ungerer in German
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 21 - Kapitel 11. Der Wetterschlag - 2
Der Vandalenprinz Ingo wird im Jahre 357 von den Römern aus seiner Heimat am Rhein vertrieben und findet Zuflucht bei einem Gastfreund seines Vaters, dem Gaufürsten Answald in Thüringen, doch die Gefolgsleute Answalds sehen den landlosen Fremden nicht gern am Herdfeuer ihres Fürsten. Die Ablehnung nimmt zu, als Ingos Gefolgsleute eintreffen. Als Ingo sich in die Tochter des Gaufürsten verliebt, will auch Answald ihn nicht mehr schützen. Die Römer erfahren von Ingos Aufenthalt und fordern seinen Kopf. Ingo und die Seinen geraten zwischen alle Fronten.'Ingo' ist der Auftakt zu Freytags sechsbändigem Romanzyklus 'Die Ahnen', in dem er die Geschicke einer thüringer Familie von der Völkerwanderungszeit bis zur Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts in acht in sich abgeschlossenen Erzählungen nachzeichnet. Die zweite Erzählung des ersten Bandes, 'Ingraban', ist in dieser Aufnahme nicht enthalten.
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Robinson Crusoe by Daniel DEFOE (c.1660 - 1731)
Genre(s): Action & Adventure Fiction
Read by: Denny Sayers (d. 2015) in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 16 - Chapter 16 - Rescue of Prisoners from Cannibals
00:47:21 - 17 - Chapter 17 - Visit of Mutineers
01:31:05 - 18 - Chapter 18 - The Ship Recovered
02:19:09 - 19 - Chapter 19 - Return to England
03:04:21 - 20 - Chapter 20 - Fight Between Friday and a Bear
Daniel Defoe's The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner (1719) is considered by many the first English novel. Based on the real-life experiences of the castaway Alexander Selkirk, the book has had a perrenial appeal among readers of all ages--especially the young adult reading public--who continue to find inspiration in the inventive resourcefulness of its hero, sole survivor of a shipwreck who is marooned on an uninhabited island. Especially poignant, after more than two decades of unbroken solitude, is the affection that Robinson develops for Friday, another survivor fleeing certain death at the hands of enemy tribesmen from the South American continent. (Summary by Denny Sayers)
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Rural Rides by William COBBETT (1763 - 1835)
Genre(s): Essays & Short Works
Read by: Nicole Lee in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 34 - Tour in the West; Progress in the North
William Cobbett: 1763-1835 English farmer, journalist and politician. His book Rural Rides collects together the articles published in his Political Register between 1822 and 1826, reflecting conditions of farmers and labourers in the English countryside, together with his views on the necessary actions for remedy and the shortcomings of government in this regard. Although this sounds amazingly dry, his forthright personality, original views and conversational tone, as well as the startling relevance of many of his topics to current political and social issues, give Rural Rides the immediacy and liveliness of a 19th century blog. (Summary by fbtoast)
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Trolley Folly by Henry Wallace PHILLIPS (1869 - 1930)
Genre(s): Humorous Fiction, Short Stories
Read by: Tom Penn in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Trolley Folly
00:30:42 - 02 - The Numismatist
01:03:31 - 03 - The Mascot of the grays
01:37:07 - 04 - The Little Canoe
01:56:25 - 05 - Reverse of a Medal
02:19:38 - 06 - Ten Minutes of Eternity
02:28:39 - 07 - The Punishment and the Crime
03:00:03 - 08 - Camp Cunningham
03:28:08 - 09 - Hohankton, Pettie and Others
03:54:31 - 10 - The Fatal Gum
04:22:36 - 11 - Blessed be the Peacemakers
This collection of eleven short stories is packed with Henry Wallace Phillips' offbeat humor. You will find a trolley car driver, bored with his route, who decides to drive around town instead. There are a couple of men unfamiliar with the basic properties of a canoe. And watch out for the curse of the chewing gum. Fun to read. Fun to record ( Tom Penn)
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Christmastide by William SANDYS (1792 - 1874)
Genre(s): House & Home, Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
Read by: Greg Giordano, Maria Kasper in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Vignette One
00:49:50 - 02 - Vignette Two
01:32:19 - 03 - Vignette Three
02:07:33 - 04 - Vignette Four
02:53:49 - 05 - Vignette Five
03:31:41 - 06 - Vignette Six
04:18:55 - 07 - Vignette Seven
04:55:07 - 08 - Vignette Eight
05:23:49 - 09 - Vignette Nine
05:49:45 - 10 - Vignette Ten
06:37:05 - 11 - Vignette Eleven
Christmastide: Its History, Festivities and Carols, With Their Music is a collection of essays detailing the early traditions of Christmas in England. This recording includes the prose portions of the book only (The Vignettes). The earliest Christmas customs from the monarchy to the landed gentry are explored in great detail. The passage of time and the influence of circumstance all had an impact on the customs and importance of holiday traditions. Anyone interested in how the Christmas customs we recognize today, and many long forgotten, will find this book a fascinating piece of history. ( Greg Giordano)
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Love Letter Collection 2008 by VARIOUS ( - )
Genre(s): Epistolary Fiction
Read by: Rhonda Federman, Peter Yearsley, Alan Davis Drake (1945-2010), Caitlin Teresa, Ezwa in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Abigail Adams to John Adams 16 October 1774, Adams Family Papers
00:06:51 - 02 - From don Felipe to Louise - in L 15 of Letters of Two Brides
00:12:44 - 03 - Don't Tell The World That You're Waiting For Me
00:14:27 - 04 - Heloise to Peter Abelard
00:18:42 - 05 - Let It Be This Way. Elizabeth Barrett Browning to Robert Browning. From Letters
00:23:00 - 06 - A Letter to Her Husband Absent Upon Public Employment
00:25:28 - 07 - Love Letter - Monday, February 28, 1820
00:29:39 - 08 - Love Letter - Saturday Evening, January, 1820
00:35:51 - 09 - To Countess Giulietta Guicciardi, Section 15 from Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Volume 1
LibriVox readers have cast their nets wide to create this small collection of letters and poems, from fiction and from life, from heart to heart and from soul to soul. With love for St Valentine. (Summary by Peter Yearsley)
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