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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 18, 2021
Aug 18, 2021
Aug 18, 2021
25 min
In Cellini's day the model's life was a hazardous one. Cellini's Autobiography reveals how some models were treated. You will find it more thrilling than the most modern novel. (Volume 31, Harvard Classics)
Aug 17, 2021
Aug 17, 2021
Aug 17, 2021
30 min
Luther declared that the unreformed church had drawn its doctrines like three walls so closely about the people that they served not as protection but were the cause of untold misery and distress. This he hoped to relieve by the Reformation. (Volume 36, Harvard Classics)
Aug 16, 2021
Aug 16, 2021
Aug 16, 2021
14 min
David – the psalm singer – knew the wondrous ways of the Lord and praised Him in his psalms. Burdened souls in all ages have found comfort in these songs that once were used in the gorgeous ritual of Jerusalem's temple. (Volume 44, Harvard Classics)
Aug 15, 2021
Aug 15, 2021
Aug 15, 2021
14 min
Charlemagne's rear guard was attacked by the Basques in the valley of Roncesvaux. Roland, its leader, fought a courageous fight, and, though conquered, became immortal. (Volume 49, Harvard Classics)
Roland died at Roncesvaux, Aug. 15, 778.
Aug 14, 2021
Aug 14, 2021
4 min
Introductory note on Richard Henry Dana, Jr. (Volume 23, Harvard Classics)
Aug 14, 2021
Aug 14, 2021
23 min
Leaving Harvard on account of ill health, Dana sought adventure and thrilling experience aboard a sailing vessel that rounded Cape Horn. He turned the dangers, hardships, and keen joys of a sailor's life into a fascinating story. (Volume 23, Harvard Classics)
Dana begins famous two-year voyage, Aug. 14, 1834.