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August 2024

The Bookshop by Evan Friss
Podcast Episode 223: Places full of discovery, of chance, of wonder.
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Erik Rostad
23:41
What Should I Read?
Listen or Read | Need help choosing what book to read next? Here are some general rules to get you started.
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Erik Rostad
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3:22
Babrius and Phaedrus Fables (Aesop's Fables)
Who was Aesop? Who collected his fables? Find out more in this episode of the Books of Titans Podcast.
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Erik Rostad
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30:03
Reading Tip: The One Thing
The counterintuitive approach to remembering what you read.
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Erik Rostad
4
Philoctetes by Sophocles
This is a story about means vs ends. Odysseus believes the adage “by any means necessary.” Deception is a legitimate means to reach a desired end…
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Erik Rostad
37:13
The Rage of Achilles
As we can see from the life of Achilles, there are a number of healthy ways to deal with rage, including regicide, weeping, tattling, and withdrawing.
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Erik Rostad
4
Electra by Sophocles
This tragedy culminates in the question of “whose justice?” Who has the right to exact justice? And who is in the right in exacting justice? Does…
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Erik Rostad
32:13
An Iliad Reading Group
I'm leading my first ever local book group. Here's the plan...
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Erik Rostad
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Sophocles Fragments
Sophocles may have written 130 plays in his lifetime. Only seven survive in full. Here's what we know about the others that didn't make it.
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Erik Rostad
25:48

July 2024

My Reading Path
Allow me to introduce myself and this reading project.
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Erik Rostad
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