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10 Ways Reading the Great Books Can Improve Your Life
The Master Course in Personal Development May Already Be Sitting On Your Shelf Reading the great books takes a lot of effort. Studying masterpieces such as the Odyssey or the works of Shakespeare...
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A Literary Bailout: Your Greatest Asset is Your Mind
In these difficult economic times, workers have been urged to take classes and develop skills that make themselves more marketable. I’m always in favor of a practical education. But, I do think that...
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Don’t Define Yourself by Your Schooling
The first step on the road to self-education is accepting responsibility for your own learning. Unfortunately, too many people hide behind school in order to avoid actual education. Instead of being a...
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Introduction to the Great Books of the Western World
The best way to understand the world you live in now is to read the Western canon. By reading these classic books, you’ll develop a deep understanding of why our society is the way it is, why our...
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Great Books in 60 Seconds: The Iliad
“There is nothing alive more agonized than man / of all that breathe and crawl across the earth.” Overview of The Iliad Although little is known about the origins of the Iliad, this ancient Greek poem...
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Harvard Classics vs. Great Books of the Western World
There are two book collections designed to give the average reader an in-depth liberal education: the Harvard Classics and the Great Books of the Western World. The volumes in the Great Books (1952)...
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