| Track | Section | Length |
| 01 | 00 - Introduction and Aphorisms 1-99 | 19:40 |
| 02 | 01 - Aphorisms 100-199 | 12:50 |
| 03 | 02 - Aphorisms 200-299 | 11:58 |
| 04 | 03 - Aphorisms 300-399 | 11:31 |
| 05 | 04 - Aphorisms 400-499 | 12:55 |
| 06 | 05 - Aphorisms 500-599 | 12:18 |
| 07 | 06 - Aphorisms 600-670 | 8:40 |
Notes
Running Time 1 hours 30 minutes
Read by: Michele Fry
Book Coordinator: Michele Fry
Meta Coordinator: TriciaG
Proof Listener: Brian Lornie
Artwork
Inset: Cover of the 1733 edition of Poor Richard's Almanack.
Inset: Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky (ca. 1816) by Benjamin West (1738–1820).
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Poor Richard’s Almanack was a yearly almanac published by Benjamin Franklin using the pseudonym Richard Saunders, the “Poor Richard” of the title. Almanacs offered an amalgam of weather forecasts, sunrises, sunsets, phases of the moon, and tides along with household tips, puzzles and other amusements. Both useful and entertaining, they were immensely popular, and none more so than Franklin’s, which sold quite well, as many as 10,000 copies per year, and made him a wealthy man. Published for 25 years between 1732 and 1758, the pamphlet was known for its wordplay and extensive sprinkling of witty and wise sayings throughout, many of which have found their way into the American vernacular. Some 690 of these aphorisms and sayings are collected here.
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| Item Info | |
| EAN - DVD case | 0701236969290 |
| EAN - CD jacket | 0686175923773 |
| Media | MP3 CD |
| Package | DVD Case |
| Author | Benjamin Franklin (1705 - 1790) |
| Year | 1733 |
| Recording | |
| Read by | Michele Fry |
| Length | 1 hour and 30 minutes |
| Type of Reading | Solo |
Poor Richard's Almanack
- Author: Benjamin Franklin
- Product Code: DB-1211
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