http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/ Monumental Great Books Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:53:23 GMT bill.hord http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/126 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/126 There has been some confusion about the date for the next Monumental discussion. I know I have been confused. Our meetings are on the last Saturday of the Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:09:17 GMT bill.hord http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/125 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/125 Please join us at the Annual Membership Meeting of the Houston Great Books Council. Date: Saturday, October 17th, 2009: Location: Barnes & Noble Bookstore on Sat, 15 Aug 2009 22:30:01 GMT bill.hord http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/124 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/124 We had a very lively discussion of The Red and the Black back on July 25. Thanks to everyone for your contributions! For October 31 we are reading George Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:53:18 GMT bill.hord http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/123 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/123 I hope you'll be able to join the discussion of Stendhal's fascinating book this Saturday, 2-5 pm, at Central Market. See you then, Bill "If science is to be Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:59:24 GMT bill.hord http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/122 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/122 It's only a little more than 3 weeks until we meet to discuss Stendhal's fascinating book. I hope to see you there on 7/25! Bill Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:25:32 GMT bill.hord http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/121 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/121 The Houston Great Books Council will sponsor a reading and discussion of Article III of the U.S. Constitution ? dealing with the Judicial Branch of the Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:53:35 GMT bill.hord http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/120 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/120 Folks at the recent Monumental Discussion of Joyce's Ulysses expressed an interest in reviving the Life and Time group to take a longer look at Joyce, with Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:22:25 GMT bill.hord http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/119 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/119 I mentioned to some of you the workshops that Houston Great Books is offering to help us promote quality discussion in our meetings. The information is Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:30:54 GMT bill.hord http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/118 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/118 We had a very good discussion of Ulysses yesterday. It was a very worthwhile and rewarding exploration of this difficult work. As a result of the meeting, we Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:38:02 GMT bill.hord http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/117 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/117 We'll be meeting this Saturday, 4/25, 2-5 pm, to discuss Joyce's monumental Ulysses. As part of the meeting we'll also select the 4 books for the next year Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:30:44 GMT bill.hord http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/116 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/116 Here's the revised rules for selecting books for next year. The selection process: 1. Everyone who wants can nominate 2 (TWO) books for consideration. Books Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:31:55 GMT bill.hord http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/115 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/115 Here are the nominations for the Monumental Group so far: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski (576 pages) The Red and the Black by Stendhal (607 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:18:42 GMT bill.hord http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/114 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/114 It's that time! At the April 25 meeting the Monumental group will select four books to read and discuss next year. Books nominated so far include Germinal; Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:27:00 GMT bill.hord http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/113 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/113 On April 25 we'll meet to discuss James Joyce's Ulysses, as usual, 2-5 pm, Central Market. I hope you are enjoying this book. The suggestions for outside Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:13:10 GMT bill.hord http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/112 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/112 Thanks for the suggestion, Anne! Bill Ask. It's How People Learn.(SM) "From the beginning to the end it never stops from being the resultant of a fourfold