Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 036 br Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the discovery of X-rays, earthquakes, Hegel, Sir William Osler, Charles William Eliot, Oscar Wilde, Charles Sumner, Monica Lewinsky, and Anita Loos; the Lincoln highway, joys of gardening, goldfish, skunk raising, and the cultivation of tobacco. br br "Earthquakes" was co-authored by Louis Pakiser. (summary by Sue Anderson) br br Genre(s): Essays & Short Works br Language: English br Group: Short Nonfiction Collections (Vol.