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Former President of Harvard University Charles W. Eliot wrote in his introduction to the Harvard Classics, "In my opinion, a five-foot shelf would hold books enough to give a liberal education to any one who would read them with devotion, even if he could spare but fifteen minutes a day for reading." Here you are, you can easily listen to his entire 15-minutes-a-day study guide while commuting to and from work (most of us spend far more than 15 minutes a day commuting each day), doing mundane work in the office, washing dishes at home, or doing most of the things day in and day out. It is so easy, so entertaining, and so educational that they can be listened to again and again, until they permeate into our own thinking and into our characters. Perhaps, in one year's time, you will become someone you barely recognize, all for the better. Who knows?
-- Rich E Book
Episodes
Apr 5, 2022
Apr 5, 2022
Apr 5, 2022
25 min
Dreams and their causes interested Hobbes. Without superstition, the philosopher weighed the evidence of ghosts, goblins, and witches. (Volume 34, Harvard Classics)
Hobbes born April 5, 1588.
Apr 4, 2022
Apr 4, 2022
Apr 4, 2022
22 min
Genial and rollicking fun are provided in this highly entertaining story of a man who mistakes a private house for an inn, and who treats his host's daughter like a serving maid. (Volume 18, Harvard Classics)
Oliver Goldsmith born April 4, 1774.
Apr 3, 2022
Apr 3, 2022
Apr 3, 2022
38 min
"As a conqueror enters a surprised city; love made such resolutions as neither party was able to resist. She changed her name into Herbert the third day after this first interview." (Volume 15, Harvard Classics)
George Herbert born April 3, 1593.
Apr 2, 2022
Apr 2, 2022
Apr 2, 2022
21 min
A huge spoon dressed in human finery, placed on a grave, appears to become convulsed when the moon's rays fall on it and dances to the tune of chanting natives. Weird sights, according to Darwin, abound in the South Seas. (Volume 29, Harvard Classics)
Apr 1, 2022
Apr 1, 2022
Apr 1, 2022
12 min
Everyone knows the pangs of homesickness in the spring. Even bright, sparkling Italy could not wean Browning's affection from the green hedgerows of misty England. (Volume 42, Harvard Classics)