http://www.greatbooks.org/ News and Events from the Great Books Foundation en http://www.greatbooks.org/typo3conf/ext/tt_news/ext_icon.gif http://www.greatbooks.org/ 18 16 News and Events from the Great Books Foundation TYPO3 - get.content.right http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:27:00 -0500 http://www.greatbooks.org/programs-for-all-ages/gb/gbgroups/great-books-chicago/ Great Books Chicago is the Great Books Foundation's annual event for anyone who loves reading and... Great Books Discussion Events Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:27:00 -0500 http://www.greatbooks.org/resources/great-expectations-on-pbs/ As an outreach partner for WGBH, the Great Books Foundation is proud to promote the viewing,... Great Books Discussion Events Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:31:00 -0500 http://www.greatbooks.org/nc/news-and-events/single-news-page/article/expert-in-gifted-education-recommends-junior-great-books-program/ Dr. James R. Delisle, a renowned leader in gifted education, said Junior Great Books is a terrific... Delisle has taught gifted children and those who work on their behalf for more than 30 years. He retired from Kent State in 2008 after 25 years as a professor of special education. In 2006 he received the Distinguished Professor award, the university's most prestigious teaching award. The author of more than 250 articles and 15 books, Delisle's work has been translated into multiple languages and has been featured in both professional journals and in popular media such as The New York Times and on Oprah. A few of his published books include: The Gifted Kids' Survival Guide: A Teen Handbook, (co-author: Judy Galbraith); When Gifted Kids Don't Have All the Answers, (co-author: Judy Galbraith); Parenting Gifted Kids; and Barefoot Irreverence: A Collection of Writing in Gifted Child Education. A frequent presenter throughout the U.S., he has also addressed audiences in England, Greece, China, Turkey and Saudi Arabia. For almost 20 years he has been a columnist for Gifted Child Today magazine. His twice-annual column is titled "Au Contraire."]]> GBF Home Ticker Junior Great Books News 43 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:28:00 -0500 http://www.greatbooks.org/nc/news-and-events/single-news-page/article/fall-2011-donor-update/ Read the latest news from the Great Books community! Read the latest news from the Great Books community!]]> GBF Home Ticker Great Books Discussion News Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:36:00 -0500 http://www.greatbooks.org/nc/news-and-events/single-news-page-gbf/article/new-the-vital-ideas-series/ The four anthologies in the Vidal Ideas series—Sex, Work, Money, and Crime—will stimulate exciting... Read more about this exciting new series!]]> Great Books Discussion News GBF Home Ticker Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:23:00 -0500 http://www.greatbooks.org/nc/news-and-events/single-news-page-gbf/article/tampa-bay-great-books-council-seventh-annual-weekend-january-27-29/ The Tampa Bay Great Books Council will be holding its seventh annual Great Books Weekend in... seventh annual Great Books Weekend in Longboat Key, Florida January 27-29, 2012.  The theme will be "Cross-Cultural Conflicts and Misunderstanding."  Three discussions will be held on the following texts:  A Bend in the River by V.S. Naipaul, A Passage to India by E.M. Forster, and The Quiet American by Graham Greene. For more information and registration, contact Patrick DeMarco at or 813-672-9052.]]> Great Books Discussion Events Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:40:00 -0500 http://www.greatbooks.org/nc/news-and-events/single-news-page-gbf/article/san-francisco-great-books-council-poetry-weekend-november-5-6/ San Francisco Great Books Council Poetry Weekend, Alamo, CA: November 5-6. Contact: Theda and Oscar... San Francisco Great Books Council Poetry Weekend, Alamo, CA: November 5-6. Contact: Theda and Oscar Firschein. The Great Books Poetry Weekend is held annually at the Westminster Retreat in Alamo, California. Each year, the weekend includes three discussions and a Saturday evening poetry activity. Featured poets in recent years have included Seamus Heaney, Geoffrey Chaucer, T. S. Eliot, Robert Frost, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and Constantin Cavafy.]]> Great Books Discussion Events Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:36:00 -0500 http://www.greatbooks.org/nc/news-and-events/single-news-page-gbf/article/pocono-fall-institute-november-4-6/ Philadelphia's 41st Annual Great Books Pocono Fall Institute at the Inn at Pocono Manor.... Pocono Fall Institute at the Inn at Pocono Manor. November 4-6. The theme will be "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness." Participants will discuss Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life by Robert Bellah, The Awakening by Kate Chopin, and Freedom by Jonathan Franzen. For more information, contact John Dalton at 610-525-875.]]> Great Books Discussion Events Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:31:00 -0500 http://www.greatbooks.org/nc/news-and-events/single-news-page-gbf/article/tampa-bay-great-books-council-second-annual-fall-conversation-september-15/ The second annual Tampa Bay "Great Books Fall Conversation" will be held... The Will of the People Readings in American Democracy and an afternoon discussion of the question: "Is the American Style of Democracy Still Viable and Is it Exportable?" There will be a potluck luncheon between the two discussions.  Participation is limited and the registration fee is $25.  For details on registration, contact Patrick DeMarco at 813-672-9052.]]> Great Books Discussion Events Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:30:00 -0500 http://www.greatbooks.org/nc/news-and-events/single-news-page-gbf/article/san-francisco-great-books-council-long-novel-weekend-august-20-21/ San Francisco Great Books Council Long Novel Weekend, Petaluma, CA: August 20-21. Contact: Louise... San Francisco Great Books Council Long Novel Weekend, Petaluma, CA: August 20-21. Contact: Louise DiMattio. Each year the San Francisco Great Books Council devotes a weekend to a single long work of fiction. This year they will discuss Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe. The weekend will be held at Marin County's Walker Creek Ranch, 1700 Marshall-Petaluma Road.

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