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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
Aug 28, 2021
Aug 28, 2021
9 min
Introductory note on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Volume 19, Harvard Classics)
Aug 28, 2021
Aug 28, 2021
10 min
"Almighty God, I am undone." With this cry of despair, Margaret witnessed the fiendish work of Faust, her lover, who bartered his immortal soul for worldly pleasure. A thrilling drama, based on a famous medieval legend. (Volume 19, Harvard Classics)
Johann Wolfgang Goethe born Aug. 28, 1749.
Aug 27, 2021
Aug 27, 2021
Aug 27, 2021
9 min
"A man's a man for a' that." "Should auld acquaintance be forgot." "To see her is to love her and love but her forever." "Flow gently, sweet Afton." Every stanza of Burns is treasured. How many have you stored up? (Volume 6, Harvard Classics)
Aug 26, 2021
Aug 26, 2021
Aug 26, 2021
14 min
A brilliant victory for the English king was gained in this battle, a fight in which vast numbers of French nobility, many princes, and the aged King John of Bohemia were slain. Froissart describes all in detail. (Volume 35, Harvard Classics)
Battle of Crecy, Aug. 26, 1346.
Aug 25, 2021
Aug 25, 2021
2 min
Introductory note on Sir William Thomson (Lord Kelvin) (Volume 30, Harvard Classics)
Aug 25, 2021
Aug 25, 2021
24 min
We to-day know that there is a direct relation between the moon and tides. When Julius Cæsar went to conquer Britain his transports were wrecked because he did not know the tides on the English coast; a knowledge of which might have changed the whole course of history. (Volume 30, Harvard Classics)
Kelvin delivers lecture on "Tides," Aug. 25, 1882.
Aug 24, 2021
Aug 24, 2021
Aug 24, 2021
21 min
The eruption of Vesuvius that demolished Pompeii and buried thousands of people was witnessed by Pliny. He describes his panic-stricken flight with his mother from the doomed villa through falling ashes and sulphurous fumes. His famous uncle, the elder Pliny, lost his life while investigating the eruption and aiding refugees. (Volume 9, Harvard Classics)