Interdisciplinary
Great Conversations series
The five volumes in the Great Conversations series bring together voices from past and present that we believe will stand the test of time. The series draws on recognizable classics as well as writing by contemporary masters. Yes, John Donne, Immanuel Kant, and Virgina Woolf. But also Raymond Carver, Alice Munro, and Jhumpa Lahiri.
50th Anniversary series
Each anthology in this international collection of literature, philosophy, and poetry focuses on a theme of universal significance; the nine volumes bring together works by classic and modern authors, including James Baldwin, Annie Dillard, Euripides, Gustaw Herling, Jamaica Kincaid, Yukio Mishima, Friedrich Nietzsche, Marcel Proust, and Adrienne Rich. The questions provided for each selection will help book groups initiate strong discussions and maintain a flow of ideas. Each paperback volume also features discussion questions for two novels that are readily available for purchase online or from your local bookseller.
Great Books Reading and Discussion Program
The Great Books Reading and Discussion Program represents some of the most influential and profound thinking of the Western world. The series includes substantial works of literature and philosophy by such authors as Dostoevesky, Freud, Kafka, Plato, and Shakespeare.
Introduction to Great Books
Set in three series, Introduction to Great Books contains many of the same important authors featured in the Great Books Reading and Discussion Program, but the selections are shorter. These readings are ideal for new book groups that want to focus on classic works of fiction and nonfiction.
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