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Winnowed Wisdom

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Winnowed Wisdom

Stephen Leacock

This 1926 volume comprises thirty-five essays by the masterful Canadian humorist. - Summary by david wales

Year of Publication: 1926Genres: Essays & Short Works , Humor

Running Time: 05 hours 11 minutes 19 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Preface: An Appeal To The Average Man David Wales	7:30
2	Book 1, The Outlines Of Everything: A Preface To The Outlines; Volume One - The Outline Of Shakespeare; Volume Two - The Outline Of Evolution; Volume Three - The Business Outline Of Astronomy; Volume Four - Outline Of Recent Advances In Science David Wales	31:02
3	Book 2, Brotherly Love Among The Nations: The Next War; International Amenities - Can We Wonder That It's Hard To Keep Friends; The Mother Of Parliaments - But What Has Lately Gone Wrong With Mother?; An Advance Cable Service - International News A Month Ahead; Back From Europe - Does Travel Derange The Mind? David Wales	46:51
4	Book 3, Studies In The Newer Culture The New Attaboy Language - A Little Study In Culture From Below Up; The Cross-Word Puzzle Craze; Information While You Eat - Some Reflections On The Joys Of The Luncheon Clubs; The Children's Column As Brought Up-To-Date; Old Proverbs Made New David Wales	42:53
5	Book 4, In The Good Old Summer Time The Merry Month Of May As Treated In The Bygone Almanac; How We Kept Mother's Day - As Related By A Member Of The Family; Summer Sorrows Of The Super-Rich Or Does This Happen Only In America?; How My Wife And I Built Our Home For L1 2s, 6d. - Related After The Manner Of The Best Models In The Magazines; David Wales	37:33
6	Book 4, In The Good Old Summertime The Everlasting Angler; Have We Got The Year Backwards: Or Is Not Autumn Spring?; Our Summer Convention As Described By One Of Its Members David Wales	30:44
7	Book 5, Travel And Movement: All Aboard For Europe - Some Humble Advice For Travellers; The Gasolene Good-bye - And What Would Have Happened To The Big Moments Of History If The Motor Had Taken A Hand In Them; Complete Guide And History Of The South - Based On The Best Models Of 'Travellers' Impressions'; The Give-And-Take Of Travel - A Study In Petty Larceny David Wales	35:22
8	Book 6, Great National Problems The Laundry Problem - A Yearning For The Vanished Washerwoman; The Questionnaire Nuisance - A Plan To Curb Zealous Investigators In Their Thirst For Knowledge; This Expiring World; Are We Fascinated With Crime? David Wales	33:19
9	Book 7, Round Our City At The Ladies' Culture Club - A Lecture On The Fourth Dimension; Our Business Barometer - For Use In The Stock Exchanges And Stock Yards; My Pink Suit - A Study In The New Fashions For Men; Why I Left Our Social Workers' Guild David Wales	36:40
10	Book 8, The Christmas Ghost - Unemployment In One Of Our Oldest Industries David Wales	9:25

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