Bill Nye was a respected journalist who also became known as a humorist. His short pieces range from a description of a visit to a friend residing in Ludlow prison, to “advice” to a son, to a wry commentary on his visits to Oakland, California. From real estate “investments” to accounts of less than ideal train passengers, Mr. Nye had his eye trained on the ironies of life, addressing them in the only sure way to preserve sanity, with humor.
(Summary by Don W. Jenkins)
(Summary by Don W. Jenkins)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
01 - A Guest at the Ludlow
12:30 - Chapter 2
02 - Old Polka Dot's Daughter
09:40 - Chapter 3
03 - A Great Cerebrator
11:20 - Chapter 4
04 - Hints for the Household
09:49 - Chapter 5
05 - A Journey Westward
10:27 - Chapter 6
06 - A Prophet and a Piute
13:08 - Chapter 7
07 - The Sabbath of a Great Author
05:16 - Chapter 8
08 - A Flyer in Dirt
12:45 - Chapter 9
09 - A Singular "Hamlet"
11:23 - Chapter 10
10 - My Matrimonial Bureau
07:21 - Chapter 11
11 - The Hateful Hen
10:10 - Chapter 12
12 - As a Candidate
16:50 - Chapter 13
13 - Summer Boarders and Others
11:51 - Chapter 14
14 - Three Open Letters
10:33 - Chapter 15
15 - The Dubious Future
12:44 - Chapter 16
16 - Earning a Reward
05:54 - Chapter 17
17 - A Plea for Justice
05:40 - Chapter 18
18 - Grains of Truth
13:29 - Chapter 19
19 - A Scamper Through the Park
09:07 - Chapter 20
20 - Hints to the Traveler
13:15 - Chapter 21
21 - A Medieval Discoverer
07:50 - Chapter 22
22 - How to Pick Out a Birthplace
10:18 - Chapter 23
23 - On Broadway
04:26 - Chapter 24
24 - My Trip to Dixie
06:26 - Chapter 25
25 - The Thought Clothier
05:23 - Chapter 26
26 - A Rubber Esophagus
10:00 - Chapter 27
27 - Advice to a Son
11:12 - Chapter 28
28 - The Automatic Bellboy
10:13