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Book 1 Herodotus – audio recording
Folks, Here’s the audio recording for our call on Herodotus Book 1. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your ipod. Download Herodotus-Feb2007-Book1.mp3 Thanks, Phil Continue reading
Good Book 1 call
Folks, I enjoyed tonight’s call on Herodotus Book 1. Special thanks to Shawn, Laurel and Oliver for kicking off our discussion on each of the three main questions! Our next call is one month away – Monday, March 5 – we’ll send out reminders well i… Continue reading
How’s Book 1 going?
Folks, Just checking in to see how it’s going with Book 1. Do you have any questions? Any favorite stories? Best, Phil Continue reading
Invitation to Athens-Sparta Exhibit
Folks, For anyone who lives in the NYC area, I’d like to invite you to join my other reading group in our trip to the Athens-Sparta Exhbit. Take a look and let me know. Here’s a link to the press release on the Onassis Cultural Center website:http… Continue reading
Herodotus intro call – audio recording
Folks, Here’s the audio recording for our introductory call: Download Herodotus2007-Jan2007-introcall.mp3 Thanks, Phil Continue reading
Questions for Book 1
Folks, Thank you for reading Herodotus with us in this “dry run”! You are such an interesting, diverse group. It’s a thrill to be doing this with you. Below are the questions we’d like you to keep in mind as you read Book 1. “See” you Monday, Febr… Continue reading
Introductory call for Herodotus (books, etc.)
Folks, I look forward to reading Herodotus with you. Our first call is: Monday, January 22 8pm new york time 1-800-615-2900 / 11758 Our assignment for this first call is the following: Read these pages from “How to Read a Book” 36 – “What is the r… Continue reading
Hedy Williamson (RO2)
I was born and live in Laguna Beach California. I received a BFA from UC Santa Cruz with a specialization in printmaking . I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Jamaica where I taught art and worked with young craft workers. After Peace Corps I remaine… Continue reading
Shawn Budde (RO2)
As the Vice President of Enterprise Customer Management, Shawn Budde is responsible for creating a strong and enduring customer culture within the organization and for building the infrastructure to support a consistent customer experience across … Continue reading
Member Bruce Upbin’s article on Bob Strassler
Folks, Bruce Upbin, senior editor at Forbes and longtime member of our reading group, just wrote and published an article on Bob Strassler – our favorite classicist and editor of one of the best editions of any of the classics I’ve ever seen. Bob … Continue reading →
18. January 2007 by Arrian
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