http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/ Monumental Great Books Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:44:13 GMT bill.hord http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/131 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/131 First, thanks to everyone for a great discussion of Germinal, and to Maria for leading that discussion. We will discuss Thomas Wolfe's novel, Look Homeward, Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:03:10 GMT bill.hord http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/130 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/130 I hope to see many of you this Saturday, 1/30, 2-5pm, when we'll discuss Zola's Germinal. FOR THIS MEETING ONLY we'll meet at Barnes & Noble at 7626 Westheimer Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:09:29 GMT bill.hord http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/129 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/129 Since there are conflicting views, please indicate your preference in a response: #1: Central Market, 2nd floor Cafe area as we can find space. This is our Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:55:58 GMT bill.hord http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/128 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/128 The correct date is 1/30, of course. Bill ... From: bill.hord Sent: Mon 1/25/2010 10:53 AM To: tigerowl@...; bmmulvey@...; sskalany@...; Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:51:43 GMT bill.hord http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/127 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monumentalgb/message/127 Hi, all, First, we'll be discussing Zola's Germinal this Saturday, 1/30, 2-5 pm. Second, due to a misunderstanding, we do not have the Community Room at 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