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This introductory calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, with applications.

This introductory calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, with applications.

This introductory calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, with applications.

This introductory calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, with applications.

This introductory calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, with applications.

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Instructor: Prof. David Jerison This introductory calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, with applications. Note: the review for the exam in lecture 7 is not comprehensive because the students already have practice exams available to them. There is no lecture 8 video because the exam was given during this session. View the complete course at: http://ocw.mit.edu/18-01F06 License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at http://ocw.mit.edu

Instructor: Prof. David Jerison This introductory calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, with applications. Note: the review for the exam in lecture 7 is not comprehensive because the students already have practice exams available to them. There is no lecture 8 video because the exam was given during this session. View the complete course at: http://ocw.mit.edu/18-01F06 License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at http://ocw.mit.edu

Instructor: Prof. David Jerison This introductory calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, with applications. Note: the review for the exam in lecture 7 is not comprehensive because the students already have practice exams available to them. There is no lecture 8 video because the exam was given during this session. View the complete course at: http://ocw.mit.edu/18-01F06 License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at http://ocw.mit.edu

Accompanies Calculus / produced by the Calculus Consortium and initially funded by a National Science Foundation grant

Archive of Professor Robert Ghrist's single-var calculus videos from Coursera.  Week 1 is functions Week 2 is derivatives Week 3 is integration Week 4 is applications Week 5 is discretization

Archive of Professor Robert Ghrist's single-var calculus videos from Coursera.  Week 1 is functions Week 2 is derivatives Week 3 is integration Week 4 is applications Week 5 is discretization

Archive of Professor Robert Ghrist's single-var calculus videos from Coursera.  Week 1 is functions Week 2 is derivatives Week 3 is integration Week 4 is applications Week 5 is discretization

Archive of Professor Robert Ghrist's single-var calculus videos from Coursera.  Week 1 is functions Week 2 is derivatives Week 3 is integration Week 4 is applications Week 5 is discretization

Archive of Professor Robert Ghrist's single-var calculus videos from Coursera.  Week 1 is functions Week 2 is derivatives Week 3 is integration Week 4 is applications Week 5 is discretization

Archive of Professor Robert Ghrist's single-var calculus videos from Coursera.  Week 1 is functions Week 2 is derivatives Week 3 is integration Week 4 is applications Week 5 is discretization

Archive of Professor Robert Ghrist's single-var calculus videos from Coursera.  Week 1 is functions Week 2 is derivatives Week 3 is integration Week 4 is applications Week 5 is discretization

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234 pages : 27 cm

234 pages : 27 cm

234 pages : 27 cm

234 pages : 27 cm

This textbook is designed to be used in an independent study calculus course at South Dakota State University. A unique feature of the course is a heavy reliance on color slide transparencies that are used to develop basic concepts graphically. These slides and accompanying commentaries are available for students at an educational media center. Besides doing programed work in the text, students are required to attend a one-hour meeting each week. (MK)

Calculus is considered one of the greatest discovers by man and still to this very day, it is the solid foundation to not only other subjects but from the car you drive, the plane you sit in, to the phone you talk with, and it is with this that calculus is quite important in our modern, ever-changing world. This textbook doesn't differ from other textbooks with the exception that it is public domain meaning that it is free to use and distribute , but other than that, it relies on a straightforward way to understand the material : gain conceptual understanding , computational understanding , and intuitive understanding . All of this is utilized through the use of graphing , table analyzing , " example problem " solving , "challenge problem " solving (only difference from "example problem" solving is the difficulty is somewhat increased.) , colorful depictions of material discussed , and the organization of definitions , theorems, conjectures , example problems , and graphs . This textbook is not meant for academic use but only to understand calculus in a manner thought reasonable by I, the author . NOTE: This work is in the process of being written, but a draft of the work has been provided until it is completed. All parts of the work are subject to change!

Calculus is considered one of the greatest discovers by man and still to this very day, it is the solid foundation to not only other subjects but from the car you drive, the plane you sit in, to the phone you talk with, and it is with this that calculus is quite important in our modern, ever-changing world. This textbook doesn't differ from other textbooks with the exception that it is public domain meaning that it is free to use and distribute , but other than that, it relies on a straightforward way to understand the material : gain conceptual understanding , computational understanding , and intuitive understanding . All of this is utilized through the use of graphing , table analyzing , " example problem " solving , "challenge problem " solving (only difference from "example problem" solving is the difficulty is somewhat increased.) , colorful depictions of material discussed , and the organization of definitions , theorems, conjectures , example problems , and graphs . This textbook is not meant for academic use but only to understand calculus in a manner thought reasonable by I, the author . NOTE: This work is in the process of being written, but a draft of the work has been provided until it is completed. All parts of the work are subject to change!

x, 476 pages : 24 cm

View the complete course at: http://ocw.mit.edu/res-18-006f10 Resource Description: Calculus Revisited is a series of videos and related resources that covers the materials normally found in a freshman-level introductory calculus course. The series was first released in 1970 as a way for people to review the essentials of calculus. It is equally valuable for students who are learning calculus for the first time. About the Instructor: Herb Gross has taught math as senior lecturer at MIT and was the founding math department chair at Bunker Hill Community College. He is the developer of the Mathematics As A Second Language website (http://www.adjectivenounmath.com), providing arithmetic and algebra materials to elementary and middle school teachers. You can read more about Prof. Gross on his website (http://www.adjectivenounmath.com/id56.html). Acknowledgements: Funding for this resource was provided by the Gabriella and Paul Rosenbaum Foundation (http://www.rosenbaum-foundation.org/).

View the complete course at: http://ocw.mit.edu/res-18-006f10 Resource Description: Calculus Revisited is a series of videos and related resources that covers the materials normally found in a freshman-level introductory calculus course. The series was first released in 1970 as a way for people to review the essentials of calculus. It is equally valuable for students who are learning calculus for the first time. About the Instructor: Herb Gross has taught math as senior lecturer at MIT and was the founding math department chair at Bunker Hill Community College. He is the developer of the Mathematics As A Second Language website (http://www.adjectivenounmath.com), providing arithmetic and algebra materials to elementary and middle school teachers. You can read more about Prof. Gross on his website (http://www.adjectivenounmath.com/id56.html). Acknowledgements: Funding for this resource was provided by the Gabriella and Paul Rosenbaum Foundation (http://www.rosenbaum-foundation.org/).

View the complete course at: http://ocw.mit.edu/res-18-006f10 Resource Description: Calculus Revisited is a series of videos and related resources that covers the materials normally found in a freshman-level introductory calculus course. The series was first released in 1970 as a way for people to review the essentials of calculus. It is equally valuable for students who are learning calculus for the first time. About the Instructor: Herb Gross has taught math as senior lecturer at MIT and was the founding math department chair at Bunker Hill Community College. He is the developer of the Mathematics As A Second Language website (http://www.adjectivenounmath.com), providing arithmetic and algebra materials to elementary and middle school teachers. You can read more about Prof. Gross on his website (http://www.adjectivenounmath.com/id56.html). Acknowledgements: Funding for this resource was provided by the Gabriella and Paul Rosenbaum Foundation (http://www.rosenbaum-foundation.org/).

View the complete course at: http://ocw.mit.edu/res-18-006f10 Resource Description: Calculus Revisited is a series of videos and related resources that covers the materials normally found in a freshman-level introductory calculus course. The series was first released in 1970 as a way for people to review the essentials of calculus. It is equally valuable for students who are learning calculus for the first time. About the Instructor: Herb Gross has taught math as senior lecturer at MIT and was the founding math department chair at Bunker Hill Community College. He is the developer of the Mathematics As A Second Language website (http://www.adjectivenounmath.com), providing arithmetic and algebra materials to elementary and middle school teachers. You can read more about Prof. Gross on his website (http://www.adjectivenounmath.com/id56.html). Acknowledgements: Funding for this resource was provided by the Gabriella and Paul Rosenbaum Foundation (http://www.rosenbaum-foundation.org/).

Refreshers for introductory courses have a variety of useful purposes. They may be used as a tool for newly arriving students to assist in their return to an academic environment, as a review for tests, or as a prelude to what a course offers. They may also be sent to interested personnel in the field. The primary benefit of the refresher is to experience faster learning and greater retention of the material covered. This thesis is a step by step instruction of how to develop a microcomputer based refresher for any subject. These refreshers, in the form of a series of questions and answers, are easy to develop as well as easy to use. A Zenith-248 microcomputer or compatible is the main tool used to develop the refresher. An initial file, written on a word processor containing the questions and answers, is the raw data. By following a few simple instructions when creating this file, it can be transformed into a refresher in a minimal amount of line. A refresher for MA1117, single variable calculus, is developed as an example.

Contents: Review  Functions  Limits Derivatives Applications of Derivatives Integration Techniques of Integration Applications of Integration Differential Equations Polar Coordinates, Parametric Equations Available from the Open Textbook Library:  https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/BookDetail.aspx?bookId=212

Contents: Review  Functions  Limits Derivatives Applications of Derivatives Integration Techniques of Integration Applications of Integration Differential Equations Polar Coordinates, Parametric Equations Available from the Open Textbook Library:  https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/BookDetail.aspx?bookId=212

Contents: Review  Functions  Limits Derivatives Applications of Derivatives Integration Techniques of Integration Applications of Integration Differential Equations Polar Coordinates, Parametric Equations Available from the Open Textbook Library:  https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/BookDetail.aspx?bookId=212

Contents: Review  Functions  Limits Derivatives Applications of Derivatives Integration Techniques of Integration Applications of Integration Differential Equations Polar Coordinates, Parametric Equations Available from the Open Textbook Library:  https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/BookDetail.aspx?bookId=212

Contents: Review  Functions  Limits Derivatives Applications of Derivatives Integration Techniques of Integration Applications of Integration Differential Equations Polar Coordinates, Parametric Equations Available from the Open Textbook Library:  https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/BookDetail.aspx?bookId=212

1Theory of Social Revolutions

By Brooks Adams

Brooks Adams (1848-1927), was an American historian and a critic of capitalism. He believed that commercial civilizations rise and fall in predictable cycles. First, masses of people draw together in large population centers and engage in commercial activities. As their desire for wealth grows, they discard spiritual and creative values. Their greed leads to distrust and dishonesty, and eventually the society crumbles. In The Law of Civilisation and Decay (1895), Adams noted that as new population centers emerged in the west, centers of world trade shifted from Constantinople to Venice to Amsterdam to London. He predicted in America’s Economic Supremacy (1900) that New York would become the centre for world trade. The Theory of Social Revolutions was written in 1913. (Wikipedia)

2Cattle Brands

By Andy Adams

Cattle Brands is a collection of 14 entertaining short stories depicting not only the life of cowboys in the wild, wild West, but also the harrowing skirmishes with banditos, thrilling shoot-outs, attempt at and the recapture of stolen chattel from fierce desperados, and much, much more exciting accounts that make one think it all actually happened. (Summary by Kehinde)

3Log of a Cowboy

By Andy Adams

The Log of a Cowboy is an account of a five-month drive of 3,000 cattle from Brownsville, Texas, to Montana in 1882 along the Great Western Cattle Trail. Although the book is fiction, it is firmly based on Adams's own experiences on the trail, and it is considered by many to be the best account of cowboy life in literature. Adams was disgusted by the unrealistic cowboy fiction being published in his day; The Log of a Cowboy was his response. It is still in print, and even modern reviewers consider it a compelling classic. The Chicago Herald said: "As a narrative of cowboy life, Andy Adams' book is clearly the real thing. It carries its own certificate of authentic first-hand experience on every page." (Introduction by Wikipedia)

4Education of Henry Adams

By Henry Brooks Adams

The Education of Henry Adams records the struggle of Bostonian Henry Adams (1838-1918), in early old age, to come to terms with the dawning 20th century, so different from the world of his youth. It is also a sharp critique of 19th century educational theory and practice. In 1907, Adams began privately circulating copies of a limited edition printed at his own expense. Commercial publication had to await its author's 1918 death, whereupon it won the 1919 Pulitzer Prize. (Introduction by Wikipedia)

5Making a Rock Garden

By Henry Sherman Adams

A short look at building a rock garden, right from the rocks themselves and how to arrange them, to choosing and placing the plants, touching wall and bog gardens, too. In this little monograph, the author is trying to draw the eyes of U.S. gardeners in to the intimate beauty of this neglected hobby.<br><br> (The original work has a number of attractive and useful photographs and drawings.)

6Outlet

By Andy Adams

Andy Adams worked as a cowboy on trail drives from Texas for eight years. This is an account of a drive when he was the foreman of a herd of Texas cattle being driven to Montana. Expect the same quality writing as found in other books by Adams. (Summary by Richard Kilmer)

Abigail Adams lived the American Revolution as the wife of one of its central figures--John Adams. Her family correspondence, published along with a memoir by her grandson, Charles Francis Adams, brings that era into eloquent focus. What was it like to hear the cannon's roar from your window? to face pestilence? food shortages? rampant inflation? devalued coinage? to raise four children alone--and earn the money to keep your household afloat, while your husband was engaged in politics and diplomacy miles and oceans away . . . for years at a time? It's all there in her private letters, letters that were never meant for public eyes, letters that she repeatedly asked to be burned!<br /><br /> Writing to her husband, Abigail expressed anguish at nearby fighting: June 18, 1775, "Charlestown is laid in ashes . . . How many have fallen we know not. The constant roar of the cannon is so distressing, that we cannot eat, drink, or sleep." Yet, she displayed constant fortitude: August 5, 1777, "It is almost thirteen years since we were united, but not more than half that time have we had the happiness of living together. The unfeeling world may consider it in what light they please. I consider it as a sacrifice to my country . . ." And she enlivened her writing with pithy accounts of Revolutionary doings: July 31, 1777, "You must know that there is a great scarcity of sugar and coffee . . . An eminent, wealthy, stingy merchant had a hogshead of coffee in his store, which he refused to sell . . . under six shillings per pound. A number of females . . . assembled with a cart and trucks, marched down to the warehouse, and demanded the keys, which he refused to deliver. Upon which, one of them seized him by his neck . . ." The women "then opened the warehouse, hoisted out the coffee themselves, put it into the truck and drove off. . . .A large concourse of men stood amazed, silent spectators of the whole transaction."<br /><br /> Abigail’s letters, letters of "a vigorous mind," are a fascinating read. (Introduction by Sue Anderson)

8Democracy - An American Novel

By Henry Brooks Adams

Not until after his death in 1918 was it revealed that Henry Adams was the anonymous author of Democracy, which had been published to great acclaim in 1880. Though the book avoids dates and the characters are fictitious, the setting is no doubt that of Washington in the 1870s, the age of Presidents Grant and Hayes. The young widow, Madeleine Lee, wealthy and independent, is the protagonist, who leaves her New York for Washington to turn her intelligence to politics and to see what makes her country tick. There she meets (among others) Senator Silas P. Ratcliffe of Illinois, one of the most powerful and influential (if somewhat uncultured) men of the capital, who is considering a run for the presidency, and who needs a wife to act as First Lady, a position that (he thinks) Mrs. Lee would admirably fill. Through the book Adams plays with the themes of political necessity, compromise, corruption -- particularly the kind of corporate domination of national politics that he saw becoming all too powerful. Should honest and intelligent men keep their integrity by avoiding politics? Or would that simply mean turning over the governance of the country to power-hungry, scheming, and none too honest hacks? For all the witty conversations in his novel, this was a theme that plagued Adams (a presidential grandson) in life as well as literature, and it is a theme that has by no means disappeared today. (Introduction by Nicholas Clifford)</p>

9Secret of Lonesome Cove

By Samuel Hopkins Adams

A body is found on the beach not far from a New England town one morning. Curiously, nobody recognizes the dead woman, and nobody in or near the town seems to be a suspect in a possible murder, therefore most of them assume that she simply washed ashore from a passing vessel. Only problem is vessels didn't pass that stretch of the coast because of it's peculiar tides and eddies; hence its name, Lonesome Cove. Following the finding of the body, the officials of the town start acting a bit peculiar towards how to handle the dead body. The sheriff, the attorney in the town, the village gossip, and even the town doctor all seem to want the identification of the body hushed up. And therefore the body is immediately buried, and the officials hope all will be forgotten and done with. Cause of death: drowning. Enter Chester Kent, who isn't convinced in the same way that the townspeople are, and is willing to pull at his ear lobe in an effort to determine the identity of the body, and how it came to it's demise. (Introduction by Roger Melin)

10Reed Anthony, Cowman: An Autobiography

By Andy Adams

Adams breathes life into the story of a Texas cowboy who becomes a wealthy and influential cattleman.. (Introduction by Wikipedia)

11Wanted: A Husband

By Samuel Hopkins Adams

This serious, yet witty and hilarious, romantic comedy by Samuel Hopkins Adams is a must read/listen! From the very beginning it intrigues you with the troubles and feminine woes of young Miss Darcy Cole. Being a dowdy, unkempt fledgling lady, she finds herself in a mirthful fix after telling a whopper to her room-mates in order to save face from her severely lacking personal life. Resentful and jealous of most all other women, and contemplating suicide, she turns to actress Gloria Greene for guidance on how to become more attractive. Miss Cole had no idea what she was getting herself into! Was it even possible to make herself over? How on Earth would she get through the lie of being engaged to a “titled” man, no less! She had never even met Sir Montrose Veyze, let alone be engaged to him! And then there is the charming Jack Remsen, who seems to be in a pickle himself. Darcy knows he would never fall for someone like her; in fact, no man even looks at her! But perhaps he might be coerced into unwittingly helping her out of her predicament.<br /><br /> A true Ugly Duckling tale, Darcy experiences all the emotions that most ALL women have felt at one time or another throughout life. As quoted by the Proof Listener for this work, the narrator does a superb job of “capturing the spirit of the book!” Drawing the listener in and allowing the audience to live and feel the experience along with the characters. A highly entertaining and riveting book! (summary by reader)

12Notting Hill Mystery

By Charles Warren Adams

Charles Felix was the pseudonym of Charles Warren Adams, an English Lawyer and publisher and is now known to have been the author of "The Notting Hill Mystery", thought to be the first full length detective novel in English.<br /><br /> The story first appeared as an eight part serial in a weekly magazine in 1862, and was subsequently published as a single volume novel in 1865.</p> The story deals with the then newly emerging field of 'mesmerism' which we now know as hypnotism, and its use in the planning and execution of three truly devious crimes. The novel, unusually, is written wholly in the form of a series of letters and reports gathered by the investigator from the various witnesses in the case, and the reader is left to decide themselves the guilt or otherwise of the chief suspect. (summary by Kevin Green)

This is a small volume of poems by Canadian women's rights activist and educator Mary Adams. - Summary by Carolin

14State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1790 - 1816)

By John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and George Washington

The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress, typically delivered annually. The address not only reports on the condition of the nation but also allows the President to outline his legislative agenda (for which he needs the cooperation of Congress) and national priorities. This album contains recordings of addresses from Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and Madison. - Summary by Wikipedia and Linette Geisel

15State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1817 - 1828)

By John Quincy Adams and James Monroe

The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress, typically delivered annually. The address not only reports on the condition of the nation but also allows the President to outline his legislative agenda (for which he needs the cooperation of Congress) and national priorities. This album contains recordings of addresses from James Monroe and John Quincy Adams. (Wikipedia and Linette Geisel)

Arguably one of America's greatest writers, Washington Irving is the author of such classics as "Legend of Sleepy Hollow," "Bracebridge Hall," and "Knickerbocker's History of New York." This book is a concise and extremely entertaining biography of this unique author. <br> Note to the listener: There are a couple of typos in this text. Chapter 33 should have been numbered as chapter 32, and there are two chapter 35's. The readers have keep the typos in the reading, therefore, there is no chapter 32, and the two chapter 35's are designated at "the first" and "the second." - Summary by Greg Giordano

17One Among So Many

By Francis William Lauderdale Adams

Adams' energy and drive can be seen through his large output of written work in his short lifetime. He often wrote quickly and did little revision, living as he did on the proceeds of his own work rather than with the support of a family or sinecure. Songs of the Army of the Night has been reprinted in many editions, but the reputation of these poems ascends from their engagement with social issues, rather than their value as pure poetry for Adams was deeply sympathetic towards downtrodden races and men. - Summary by Wikipedia

18Mystery of the Chinese Ring

By Andy Adams

The Mystery of the Chinese Ring is an exotic adventure story and is set in locations such as Burma and China, with the historical and political ramifications which applied to the mid Twentieth Century and still ring true in the early 21st Century. What is the purpose of the ring? What is the significance of the letter “K”? Why the interest in a sixteen year old boy going to visit a relative in Burma? Why are family dynasties so important, and why the secrecy concerning their survival? This is an audiobook that will find eager listeners from the ages of about ten to octogenarians, male and female, and also those enjoying adventure stories with many twists and turns. The author, Andy Adams, was a well known writer of cowboy books which are thought to be the best in that genre, and his Biff Brewster books, of which he wrote three, are likewise highly regarded. As the main hero is aged sixteen, this story will find resonances in all those that are young in heart, and is an entertaining book in its own right. - Summary by Peter thomlinson

19Brazilian Gold Mine Mystery

By Andy Adams

Mystery adventure, fiction ( Peter Thomlinson). This is a very exciting and gripping story set in the jungles of Brazil and Venezuela, and the quest for the famous El Dorado gold. Incidents with dangerous wild animals, not to mention encounters with head hunters and other native tribes, plus some black magic hocus-pocus all add to the suspense. Double dealing and threats as well as actual confrontations all make life difficult for our brave heroes, and often cause the expedition problems which slows down the quest for the yellow gold. This is a good geography lesson also, and readers will learn about all those huge rivers that flow through these regions, including the huge River Amazon.

20Hawaiian Sea Hunt Mystery

By Andy Adams

Adventure series in exotic locations. This adventure is set in the exotic Island of Hawaii and involves the search for a missing sloop and the whereabouts of a valuable mine. Biff Brewster, his father and friends become entangled with ruthless criminals who are also intending to find the sunken boat and discover the map and the mine. They have kidnapped the elderly scientist who holds the key to the discovery. An exciting adventure with lots of action on land and sea.- Summary by Peter Thomlinson

21Nothing of Importance

By John Bernard Pye Adams

Fighting in France during the Great War, Bernard Adams, an officer with a Welsh battalion, was moved to chronicle what he saw and experienced: the living conditions and duties of officers and “Tommies” (enlisted men) in their dank, rat-infested trenches and behind the lines; the maiming and deaths; and the quiet periods described in official reports as “nothing of importance”. Adams relates his wounding in June, 1916 and its aftermath. The concluding chapter, which he wrote during his convalescence in “Blighty” (soldiers’ slang for England), is an impassioned reflection on war. Following several months of recuperation Adams returned to the front where, on February 26, 1917 he was wounded again. The following day he died. (Lee Smalley)

22Texas Matchmaker

By Andy Adams

As a boy Andy Adams helped with the cattle and horses on the family farm. During the early 1880s he went to Texas, where he stayed for 10 years, spending much of that time driving cattle on the western trails. A Texas Matchmaker is a narrative that describes the work of a cowboy on a large southTexas ranch during the late 1800’s. Adams is considered to be one of foremost writers of the life of the real American cowboy. (Summary by Richard Kilmer)

23Chant of the Firemen

By Francis William Lauderdale Adams

Francis William Lauderdale Adams was an essayist, poet, dramatist, novelist and journalist who produced a large volume of work in his short life. A self-professed 'Child of his Age', Adams combined in his life and work many distinctive features of both fin de siècle British culture and the Australian radical nationalism of the 1890s, including a strong sympathy with socialist and feminist movements. - Summary by Wikipedia

24Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century

By W. H. Davenport Adams

The nineteenth century saw the expansion in popularity of travel among the wealthy. Add to this the independence more women were enjoying as they were released from work in the home, and we have the recipe for some intrepid female travelers. Here we see the stories of just some such adventurous women. - Summary by Lynne Thompson

25Mystery of the Ambush in India

By Andy Adams

Another Biff Brewster adventure story set this time in exotic and mystical India with much of the action around and near the Himalayas. This story brings together all of the friends that Biff Brewster has made in his previous adventures plus a couple of new friends, and involves his father and Uncle Charles once again, and the other members of his family. Some of the events are spectacular, and tension is held by the involvement of an international spy and other situations including riots in Calcutta, poisonous snakes, a mad tiger, and wild bears, as well as a strange religious cult.

26Women I'm Not Married To

By Franklin Pierce Adams

This poem, by Franklin P. Adams, is the sequel to/answer to Dorothy Parker's poem, Women I'm Not Married To, with a decidedly different but equally humorous take on the matter. ( Summary by Michele Fry )

The Premier has decided that being married would be good for his image. He asks his stenographer for advice: (Premier) Good. Just jot me down a precis of the points made by your fifteen admirers when proposing - the points that specially appealed to you. (Stenographer) I'm afraid, sir, that what most appealed to me could not be expressed in words. In fact, it wasn't words. But no, sir. The subject is too sacred.... (Premier)...But you could tell me how they began. The opening address, eh? How did they lead up? (Stenographer) Most of 'em just kissed me, sir. It seemed to give them confidence. (Premier) But I couldn't possibly start like that. (Stenographer) It's always done sir.... - Summary by ToddHW <BR><BR>Cast list:<BR> Herbert Dix, The Premier's Chief Private Secretary: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/12916">Peter Musgrove</a><br> Effie Bimm, Stenographer in the Premier's Room: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11084">Devorah Allen</a><br> Gregory, Chief Messenger at Parliament House: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7170">alanmapstone</a><br> William Power, Premier: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8879">Son of the Exiles</a><br> Patrick O'Reilly, A Constituent: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11790">TJ Burns</a><br> Edward Vyce, The Party Whip: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10614">Leanne Yau</a><br> Martha Callender, The Premier's Sister: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6281">Beth Thomas</a><br> Charles Lukin, Reporter on The Tribune: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10789">Tomas Peter</a><br> Helen Pretty, A widow, the owner of Wyonora Estate: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10179">Sonia</a><br> Mrs. Cusack, A friend of Mrs. Pretty's: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10087">Sandra Schmit</a><br> Vernon Harrington, Leader of the Opposition: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/12948">MajorToast</a><br> Maid: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10614">Leanne Yau</a><br> Stage Directions and Editing by: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a>

28Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand

By Henry Cadwallader Adams

A young man travels to South Africa to find his Mother and sister. He wants to be a clergyman and a farmer when he arrives there. This story includes accounts of the Zulu-Boer wars. - Summary by Ingrid Kennedy