Pieces of Hate and other Enthusiasms
Heywood Broun
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This book is a collection of humorous short stories about ordinary instances in daily life. We learn many interesting things about life, such as how to court women successfully, what it feels like to be a god, and why sometimes it would be a good idea to exchange one's own newborn baby for a better one at the hospital. (Summary by Carolin) (6 hr 4 min)
Chapters
| Preface | 5:22 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
| The Not Impossible Sheik | 9:37 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
| John Roach Straton | 5:09 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Private Ownership of Offspring | 6:05 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
| G. K. C. | 8:11 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| On Being a God | 7:20 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
| Chivalry is Born | 8:22 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Ruth vs. Roth | 6:35 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| The Bigger the Year | 9:23 | Read by wendy |
| For Old Nassau | 7:35 | Read by wendy |
| Mr. Dempsey's Five-Foot Shelf | 11:12 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Sport for Art's Sake | 11:43 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Jack the Giant Killer | 10:45 | Read by Michael Packard |
| Judge Krink | 3:54 | Read by Joyce Couch |
| Frankincense and Myrrh | 4:25 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
| The Excelsior Movement | 6:53 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| The Dog Star | 7:18 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Altruistic Poker | 3:40 | Read by Joyce Couch |
| The Well Made Review | 8:20 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| An Adjective a Day | 6:05 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| The Unknown Soldier | 2:42 | Read by Ezwa |
| A Tortoise Shell Home | 7:26 | Read by Rosie |
| I'd Die for Dear Old Rutgers | 7:19 | Read by Rosie |
| Are Editors People? | 8:10 | Read by Wendy Almeida |
| We Have With Us This Evening ---- | 10:50 | Read by Rosie |
| The Young Pessimists | 9:26 | Read by Caeliveres |
| Glass Slippers by the Gross | 7:16 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| A Modern Beanstalk | 5:54 | Read by Ezwa |
| Volstead and Conversation | 8:10 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
| Life, the Copy Cat | 9:53 | Read by Ezwa |
| The Orthodox Champion | 6:30 | Read by David Cummings |
| With A Stein on the Table | 10:23 | Read by David Cummings |
| Art for Argument's Sake | 11:44 | Read by David Cummings |
| No 'Rahs for Ray | 6:43 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
| "At Aboy!" | 8:08 | Read by Bill Mosley |
| How to Win Money at the Races | 6:57 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
| One Touch of Slapstick | 10:32 | Read by Bill Mosley |
| Danger Signals for Readers | 8:58 | Read by Nadine Eckert-Boulet |
| Adventure Made Painless | 18:21 | Read by Jules Hawryluk |
| The Tall Villa | 8:46 | Read by Jules Hawryluk |
| Professor George Pierce Baker | 8:37 | Read by Jules Hawryluk |
| What Shakespeare Missed | 22:48 | Read by Caeliveres |
| Censoring the Censor | 11:16 | Read by Ezwa |
Reviews
Among the best
GonzoRanch
Oh man, this one is so funny. Much of the humor is sooo dry & hilarious. And the reader is just right for this book, making it even funnier.
Four Stars.
Beetzme2
Just agreeing with the last review.