Wednesday, June 3, 2009

I'm working on the book list for the fall....and trying to make it easy for you by linking to all the recommended versions.   Warning:  this reading list is tough....so start early.  If you haven't yet purchased Susan Wise Bauer's book The Well-Educated Mind, chapter 7 on The Story of the Past (which includes our current reading list) is excellent.   We also talked about moving our date to the 2nd Friday of the month so that during holiday times, we won't be interrupted.  Here's the reading list we discussed at the last meeting along with the proposed dates for meeting.   Please read over it and let me know of any problems you foresee with books or dates.  Now is the time to voice your opinion!   Although if you're like me, it may seem too early to have an opinion.

August 14:  Plato's The Republic--Penguin classics.  Click here.
September 11:  John Locke  The True End of Civil Government--Cambridge paperback.  (This version is $39 on Amazon, so just you're on your own.  I'm getting  this one.
October 9:  Thomas Paine's Common Sense--Oxford classics.  Click here.
November 13:  Alexis De Tocqueville--Democracy in America---Signet classic.  Click here.
December 11: Bob Woodward--All the President's Men--Touchstone books.  Click here.
--these are all used but cheap!


Email me or leave a comment on this post if you have any objections.   I'll make the list 'final' in a week or so after everyone has a chance to look over the dates and list.

Happy Summer to you all!


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