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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
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Oct 2, 2021
Oct 2, 2021
Oct 2, 2021
13 min
Just before Darwin visited Bahia Blanca, an Indian insurrection had been ruthlessly put down. A veteran of the Indian war told Darwin how Indians had been treated. (Volume 29, Harvard Classics)
Darwin returns from South America, Oct. 2, 1836.
Oct 1, 2021
Oct 1, 2021
Oct 1, 2021
20 min
To-day the chief duty of a prince is to be the nation's friend maker. Years ago princes desired supreme power and, by fair means or foul, strove for control. Machiavelli was a guide for such ambitious princes. (Volume 36, Harvard Classics)
Machiavelli's model prince sent to France as papal legate, Oct. 1, 1498.
Sep 30, 2021
Sep 30, 2021
Sep 30, 2021
26 min
An etiquette book and a good tailor do not always produce a gentleman - neither does the Social Register include only gentlemen. Emerson by quaint stories tells how fashion and manners combine to make that rare product -- a gentleman. (Volume 5, Harvard Classics)
Emerson's first marriage, Sept. 30, 1829.
Sep 29, 2021
Sep 29, 2021
Sep 29, 2021
26 min
Confucius was a Chinese magistrate in 500 B. C. He lost the favor of the Emperor and wandered from city to city, teaching and giving counsel. After his death, Emperor and people alike bowed before his shrine. (Volume 44, Harvard Classics)
Sep 28, 2021
Sep 28, 2021
Sep 28, 2021
15 min
Proof that germs cause many contagious diseases was established by Louis Pasteur. His discoveries revolutionized modern science and lessened the ravages of every type of disease. (Volume 38, Harvard Classics)
Louis Pasteur died Sept. 28, 1895.