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FREE! How to Start a Great Books Discussion Group

Available in a free downloadable PDF file, How to Start a Great Books Discussion Group contains helpful advice to attract participants and start a group, select texts, conduct your first meeting, and more.

Featured in How to Start a Great Books Discussion Group is the new Shared Inquiry Handbook, a 32-page guide for Great Books groups, packed with advice about participating in Shared Inquiry™ discussion, preparing for and leading discussion, and reading closely, the Great Books way.

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The Great Books Starter Pack—materials for the whole group

Order the Great Books Starter Pack and receive (by mail) a set of materials for your whole group, including:

  • 10 copies of the new Shared Inquiry Handbook for leaders and participants, in convenient booklet form
  • 10 catalogs of the Foundation's recommended books for discussion
  • 10 name "tent cards" to identify participants in your group for your first few discussions

Get your whole group reading on the same page. Order the Great Books Starter Pack now!

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