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Platero y Yo

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Published 1900 onward
Chapter: 8 | Listen: 1

Platero y Yo es un “diario” en prosa acerca de un tierno burrito llamado Platero. El autor describe su pueblo, Moguer, sus paisajes, sus animales y su gente con una perspectiva de única y refrescante. Al leer cada corta estrofa, o capítulo, nos transportamos a las calles de Moguer, escuchamos sus ruidos, y hasta olemos el pan recién sacado del horno. El poetico estilo de Juan Ramón Jiménez nos inspira a experimentar el mundo de cada uno de nosotros de una manera diferente y a percibir la belleza de la vida ordinaria en todo lo que nos rodea. – Resumen por Joyfull. Platero y Yo is a “diary” in prose about a sweet little donkey named Platero. The author describes his town, Moguer, its landscapes, its animals, and its people in refreshing and unique perspective. When reading each short stanza, or chapter, we transport ourselves to the streets of Moguer, we listen to its sounds, and even smell the bread coming out of the oven! Juan Ramón Jiménez’s poetic style inspires us to experience the world around us in a different manner and to perceive the beauty of ordinary life in everything that surrounds us. – Summary by Joyfull [chương_files]

Political Ideals

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Political Science
Chapter: 5 | Listen: 1

This is a book by the famous 20th century British philosopher Bertrand Russell on Political Ideals. It was written during the course of World War 1 and contains a critique on the politico economic situation of then Europe. What is interesting is that some of his beliefs are still relevant today. (Summary by Sid) [chương_files]

Technocracy

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Political Science
Chapter: 6 | Listen: 5

The word technocracy refers to a system of government by technical experts such as scientists, technologists, and engineers. William Henry Smyth is often thought to have invented the term in 1919, although it had in fact been used earlier. (Summary following Wikipedia) [chương_files]

Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa 003

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Essays & Short Works, Short Stories
Chapter: 10 | Listen:

Diese Sammlung umfasst verschiedene deutschsprachige Texte aller Genres, Fiktion, Non-Fiktion und Lyrik. Eine Liste weiterer kurzer Aufnahmen (Erzählungen, Gedichte, Märchen, Essays) in anderen LibriVox Sammlungen gibt es hier. “Christbaum und Hochzeit” übersetzt von Alexander Eliasberg (1878-1924) “Rosa” übersetzt von Georg von Ompteda (1863-1931) [chương_files]

Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule

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Political Science, Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
Chapter: 22 | Listen: 3

First written in Gandhi’s native language Gujarati, this booklet advocates for Indian non-violent self-rule during the struggle for Indian independence against the British Empire. It is written as a dialogue between two characters. In it, the “Reader” serves as a typical Indian countryman (the targeted audience for Hind Swaraj), who voices common beliefs and arguments of the time concerning Indian independence, while Gandhi, the “Editor,” explains why those arguments are flawed and interjects his own valuable arguments of self-reliance, passive resistance and the Indian identity. The Gujarati-language publication was banned from publication by the British in India, causing Gandhi to translate it to English himself to evade the British authorities, as well as rally support from English-speaking Indians and international supporters of independence. It is now considered the intellectual blueprint of India’s independence movement. (Mary Kay and Wikipedia) [chương_files]

Kleinere Schriften

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Essays & Short Works
Chapter: 9 | Listen: 3

1. Vorrede zu der Geschichte des Maltheserordens nach Vertot von M. N. bearbeitet. (1792) 2. Herzog von Alba bei einem Frühstück auf dem Schlosse zu Rudolstadt, im Jahr 1547. (1788) 3. Der Spaziergang unter den Linden (1782) 4. Vorrede zu dem ersten Theile der merkwürdigsten Rechtsfälle nach Pitaval. (1792) 5. Eine großmütige Handlung aus der neuesten Geschichte (1782) 6. Ueber Egmont, Trauerspiel von Goethe (1788) 7. Spiel des Schicksals (1789) [chương_files]

Leutnant Gustl

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Published 1900 onward
Chapter: 3 | Listen: 5

Am Ende eines gelangweilt verfolgten Konzerts drängt Leutnant Gustl erleichtert zum Ausgang und gerät an der Garderobe mit einem ihm flüchtig bekannten Bäckermeister in Streit. Außer sich vor Wut, als “dummer Bub” beschimpft worden zu sein und darob keine Satisfaktion fordern zu können, läuft er durch Wien und beschließt schließlich, sich am nächsten Morgen zu erschießen. Leutnant Gustl geht ziellos vor sich hin sinnierend weiter durch Wien und landet schließlich im Prater, wo er auf einer Parkbank einschläft. Als er nach ein paar Stunden wieder aufwacht, möchte er sein Vorhaben in die Tat umsetzen, kehrt aber auf dem Nachhauseweg noch in seinem Stammcafé ein, wo er Neuigkeiten über den Bäckermeister erfährt… Leutnant Gustl ist wohl die bekannteste Novelle des Wiener Autors Arthur Schnitzler. Der fast durchgehende innere Monolog Gustls stellte eine Neuerung in der deutschsprachigen Literatur dieser Zeit dar. Bei ihrer Erstveröffentlichung in 1900 verursachte die Novelle in ihrer offenen Anklage des Militarismus und des öffentlichen Bildes eines k.u.k. Offiziers einen Skandal, der Schnitzler seinen Rang als Reserveoffizier kostete. This is probably the best known short story by Arthur Schnitzler; known in English as “None but the Brave”. (Zusammenfassung von Availle) [chương_files]

Promise of American Life

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Political Science
Chapter: 54 | Listen:

The book is said to “offer a manifesto of Progressive beliefs” that “anticipated the transition from competitive to corporate capitalism and from limited government to the welfare state.” By Croly’s death in 1930, only 7,500 copies of The Promise of American Life had been sold. Despite this, the book was immensely influential, even influencing Theodore Roosevelt to adopt the platform of The New Nationalism. [chương_files]

Final Report of the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities (Watergate Report), Volume 1

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Political Science
Chapter: 28 | Listen: 3

This report presents the findings and recommendations of the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities based on its investigation of the Watergate break-in and coverup, illegal and improper campaign practices and financing, and other wrongdoing during the Presidential campaign of 1972. The committee’s mandate from the Senate, which was passed by a unanimous vote, was to make a “complete” investigation and study “of the extent … to which illegal, improper, or unethical activities” occurred in the 1972 Presidential campaign and election and to determine whether new legislation was needed “to safeguard the electoral process by which the President of the United States is chosen.” This project contains the introductory material and chapters 1-3 of 11.- Summary modified from the introduction [chương_files]

Prison & Prisoners: Some Personal Experiences

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Political Science
Chapter: 17 | Listen:

Constance Lytton worked along Emmeline Pankhurst for the cause of women’s suffrage in England. Upset that she was getting preferential treatment by the authorities, she assumed a pseudonym (Jane Wharton) so that her titled status wouldn’t be obvious. This book chronicles her involvement in the suffrage movement, including her arrest and subsequent incarceration at Holloway Prison, a place notorious for the poor treatment of the women in their charge. – Summary by KHand [chương_files]