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Harvard Classics

Rich E Bookhc.richebook.net
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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Episodes

The Book of Psalms (Psalms 23-31)

The songs of David pleased King Saul, but when David became too popular with the people, the king feared for his throne and banished him. (Volume 44, Harvard Classics)

Jun 10, 202119 minSeason 1Ep. 565

The Journal of John Woolman (Ch. XII), by John Woolman

The plain, homely appearance of Woolman impressed unfavorably the orthodox Quakers in London whom he was sent to meet. They told him his coming was not necessary. But Woolman spoke with such simplicity and sincerity that even those most opposed became his friends. (Volume 1, Harvard Classics) John Woolman arrives in London for Friends' meeting, June 8, 1772.

Jun 09, 202131 minSeason 1Ep. 563

Two Years Before the Mast, by Richard Henry Dana, Jr.

A crew faced the hazardous prospect of rounding the bleak Cape Horn in midwinter. Imagine the terror when a sudden scream pierced the misery-laden air. What was it? A man overboard or a lost soul? (Volume 23, Harvard Classics) R. H. Dana on watch, night of June 6, 1836.

Jun 07, 202126 minSeason 1Ep. 559

The Wealth of Nations (Book I, Ch. XI), by Adam Smith

Even today rent is paid in terms of human food. It sounds primitive, but it happens right at your door – here in the United States, in compliance with a law as old as man. (Volume 10, Harvard Classics) Adam Smith born June 5, 1723.

Jun 06, 202118 minSeason 1Ep. 557

Egmont (Act I, Scene I), by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Spain sent the Duke of Alva to subdue the Netherlands. In quelling disorder he killed the people's hero, Count Egmont. From this story Goethe made a famous play. (Volume 19, Harvard Classics) Egmont sentenced to death June 4, 1658.

Jun 05, 202116 minSeason 1Ep. 555

On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals, by William Harvey

Galileo, by holding his pulse while watching a swinging cathedral lamp, evolved a theory that made clocks possible. Harvey, by feeling his pulse, educed that arteries carry blood. (Volume 38, Harvard Classics) Dr. William Harvey died June 3, 1657.

Jun 04, 202124 minSeason 1Ep. 553

Profession of Faith of a Savoyard Vicar, by Jean Jacques Rousseau

A "Back to Nature" movement in the seventeenth century was headed by Rousseau, who believed that civilization was degrading. To save money for his work, he entrusted each of his children to the tender mercies of a foundling house. (Volume 34, Harvard Classics) Jean Jacques Rousseau born June 2, 1712.

Jun 03, 202128 minSeason 1Ep. 551
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