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The Book Club

Michael Knowles and special guests discuss great literature that has shaped Western Civilization.

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Solveig Gold: The Cave by Plato

Solveig Gold: The Cave by Plato

How do you know if you’re trapped in a false reality? Can you see the truth or are you simply looking at shadows on the ... Read more

16 May 2023

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The Book Club: The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer with Catherine Illingworth

The Book Club: The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer with Catherine Illingworth

What makes The Canterbury Tales the most popular work of English literature ever? Penned by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th... Read more

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The Book Club: The Iliad by Homer with Joshua Katz

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The Book Club: The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan with Allie Stuckey

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Christians have been mocked, humiliated, and persecuted for their faith for hundreds of years. The Pilgrim’s Progress, w... Read more

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The Book Club: Civilization and Its Discontents by Sigmund Freud with Stephen Marmer

The Book Club: Civilization and Its Discontents by Sigmund Freud with Stephen Marmer

Civilization and Its Discontents by Sigmund Freud—the father of psychoanalysis—explores the perpetual struggle between s... Read more

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The Book Club: Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville with Pete Peterson

The Book Club: Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville with Pete Peterson

Could anyone have predicted the future of America 200 years ago? Alexis de Tocqueville foresaw a society fraught with ma... Read more

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The Book Club: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy with Inez Stepman

The Book Club: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy with Inez Stepman

What happens if you follow your heart, pursuing love and happiness above all else, devoid of duty or virtue? Nothing goo... Read more

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The Book Club: Reflections on the Revolution in France by Edmund Burke with Yoram Hazony

The Book Club: Reflections on the Revolution in France by Edmund Burke with Yoram Hazony

The American Revolution led to the birth of a new, free nation, while the French Revolution led to blood and terror. Wha... Read more

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The Book Club: The Closing of the American Mind by Allan Bloom with Max Eden

The Book Club: The Closing of the American Mind by Allan Bloom with Max Eden

Something is deeply amiss in contemporary American culture. Young people have lost touch with reality and have become tr... Read more

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