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superboyac:
I like the software version too.
But if I had a grand to blow I'd rather spend it on the 60 volume Great Books of the Western World collection put out out by Encyclopedia Britannica. I've read a little over half of them. I intend to read them all before I'm in my dotage. :)
That or save up the additional $400-$500 and get the encyclopedia itself. ;D
-40hz (June 01, 2011, 08:46 PM)
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Well, of course! He had that entire set long before he got the dictionary! Cmon now...
40hz:
I like the software version too.
But if I had a grand to blow I'd rather spend it on the 60 volume Great Books of the Western World collection put out out by Encyclopedia Britannica. I've read a little over half of them. I intend to read them all before I'm in my dotage. :)
That or save up the additional $400-$500 and get the encyclopedia itself. ;D
-40hz (June 01, 2011, 08:46 PM)
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Well, of course! He had that entire set long before he got the dictionary! Cmon now...
-superboyac (June 02, 2011, 08:56 AM)
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He had the entire set? (40hz surpresses a rare twinge of envy. ;D )
Stoic Joker:
I like the software version too.
But if I had a grand to blow I'd rather spend it on the 60 volume Great Books of the Western World collection put out out by Encyclopedia Britannica. I've read a little over half of them. I intend to read them all before I'm in my dotage. :)
That or save up the additional $400-$500 and get the encyclopedia itself. ;D
-40hz (June 01, 2011, 08:46 PM)
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Well, of course! He had that entire set long before he got the dictionary! Cmon now...
-superboyac (June 02, 2011, 08:56 AM)
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He had the entire set? (40hz surpresses a rare twinge of envy. ;D )
-40hz (June 02, 2011, 09:44 AM)
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$1,000? Any interest in the full set my parents had in their last yard-sale? It was printed back in the early 70's ... But I'd wager at least half of it's still right...
:D
superboyac:
I like the software version too.
But if I had a grand to blow I'd rather spend it on the 60 volume Great Books of the Western World collection put out out by Encyclopedia Britannica. I've read a little over half of them. I intend to read them all before I'm in my dotage. :)
That or save up the additional $400-$500 and get the encyclopedia itself. ;D
-40hz (June 01, 2011, 08:46 PM)
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Well, of course! He had that entire set long before he got the dictionary! Cmon now...
-superboyac (June 02, 2011, 08:56 AM)
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He had the entire set? (40hz surpresses a rare twinge of envy. ;D )
-40hz (June 02, 2011, 09:44 AM)
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It's great! I remember while writing our books, that I noticed Faraday's journal was considered a Great Book. And reading it, it is! It was fascinating to hear how he went about his experiments. I was expecting it to be more technical and boring, but it was actually philosophical and real juicy.
tomos:
For the uninitiated - what are ye on about with "writing books" ??
...while writing our books...
-superboyac (June 02, 2011, 12:15 PM)
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...our entire Freshman year was spent reading and writing about 40 great books from that program...
-zridling (June 01, 2011, 09:37 PM)
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and (with apologies) are these "Great Books" simply a bunch of books that they republished?
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