"Residents of Phoenix are known as Phoenicians." (Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix%2C_Arizona ) Also, '"Marc is a native Phoenician who has done...
The Houston Great Books Council will celebrate July 4th with a discussion of the Bill of Rights and the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution. All are invited to...
The Monumental Great Books group is meeting on Saturday, July 28, to discuss Wallace Stegner's Angle of Repose. Please note: For 7/28 only the meeting will...
Just a reminder that tomorrow, 7/28, we'll begin our discussion of Angle of Repose at 3 pm, an hour later than usual. See you there, Bill "Nor can one or...
Thanks to everyone for an enthusiastic discussion of Angle of Repose -- and especially to Connie for proposing the book and leading the discussion. The next...
I hope your reading of Bleak House is going well -- and that you've gotten farther than I have! I just noticed that the Strassler's Herodotus is announced for...
We'll be meeting to discuss Dickens's book this Saturday from 2-5 pm. See you there! Bill "The keynote is good humor, assured and careless gaiety, despite all...
We had a nice discussion of Bleak House on 10/27. Thanks to Maria for helping out with leadership duties. What a refreshing and profound book! The next reading...
I hope you're enjoying Lost Illusions (Honore de Balzac) as much as I am. We'll be discussing this book on Saturday, Jan. 26. A couple of folks have raised...
By the way, a free version of Lost Illusions is online at http://www.gutenberg.org/files/13159/13159.txt . Bill "Everything is real." (Bhaskar) ... From:...
There is important information included in the message below about 1) member dues 2) election of officers 3) a Jan. 20 citywide Great Books event celebrating...
I hope you can join our discussion of Honore de Balzac's Lost Illusions this Saturday, Jan. 25, 2-5 pm, at Central Market. The next reading, for April 26, is...
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Thanks to everyone who contributed to our lively discussion of Lost Illusions. It was great! The next reading is Herodotus's Histories. (The new Landmark...
We will meet to discuss our next reading, Herodotus's Histories, on May 3. We've changed from our normal meeting date to accommodate some interested...
I hope you're enjoying your explorations of Herodotus. As you no doubt recall, we will be meeting on May 3 to discuss the Histories. On May 3 we will also...
On May 3 we'll meet to discuss Herodotus's Histories, as usual, 2-5 pm, Central Market. At that meeting we'll also select readings for next year (July,...
We'll be meeting on 5/3 to discuss Herodotus's Histories. I hope you can join us. In case you've forgotten, we meet at Central Market, usually going from 2-5...
It's about a week until we meet to discuss Herodotus (5/3, 2-5 pm, Central Market). I hope you all can make it. We will also select 4 readings for the next 12...
You may vote for up to four readings for the coming year. Anyone who likes may vote early by sending your votes to me. I will take the early votes to the...
Thanks to everyone for a lively and insightful discussion of Herodotus yesterday. Special thanks to Maria for nominating the book and leading the discussion,...
Eric Timmreck sent us the message below, which mentions an inquiry event involving War and Peace from http://www.classicalpursuits.com . Thanks, Eric! Ask....
The Fourth is not just for barbecue and fireworks! Great Books Houston will sponsor a reading and discussion of Article II of the U.S. Constitution - dealing...
I hope you have been enjoying War and Peace. If you haven't started, you might still have time, though it could be harder than marching to Moscow and back...
Hi serious readers, It's time to discuss Tolstoy's War & Peace this Saturday, 7/26, from 2-5 pm, at Central Market. Anna Lombardo will lead the discussion of...
We had a wonderful discussion of War & Peace on Saturday. Thanks to Anna for leading the discussion so well, and to everyone for the generous comments. For...
I hope you're looking forward to our discussion of Goethe's Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship this Saturday, 2-5 pm, at Central Market. Maybe you agree with the...
I'm looking forward to our discussion of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales this Saturday, 1/31, 2-5 pm. I hope you can be there, too! Bill Ask. It's How People...
I hope you have begun your reading of James Joyce's great book, Ulysses. ("Never know whose thoughts you're chewing.") We will be meeting to discuss the...
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