Perfect for those new to the world of Great Books, this first volume in our Introduction to Great Books Series contains mid-length readings and broad discussion questions that will help guide first-time Shared Inquiry™ participants. Also available...

The Leader's Guide for Introduction to Great Books Third Series includes recommended approaches for working with fiction and nonfiction, prereading questions, interpretive questions for discussion, note-taking activities, suggested passages for textual...

This expanded edition of Citizens of the World is a comprehensive anthology for readers interested in how the concept of human rights has developed throughout history. Selections ranging from memoir and fiction to legal and historical documents help...

The Civically Engaged Reader assembles more than 40 provocative and diverse readings that range across literature, philosophy, and religion. These selections invite reflection on all kinds of civic-minded activities—from giving and serving to...

The 18 stories collected in Immigrant Voices highlight the complex relationships of immigrants in the United States at the beginning of the twenty-first century with their families, friends, new surroundings, and home countries. The authors themselves...

The selections in Imperfect Ideal: Utopian and Dystopian Visions illustrate the best and worst of what can happen when we attempt to mold the complex communities in which we live into our vision of a perfect state. All 23 selections in this anthology...

Edited by seasoned teachers and published poets, this anthology is ideal for courses in American literature, poetry, or creative writing. Each group of poems is preceded by thoughts from the poet on the art of poetry, as well as biographical information...

“How did life begin? How is it changing? How are human beings related to other forms of life? What are the ethical implications of studying or altering life?”—From the introduction to the new edition This new edition of our popular...

“How did life begin? How is it changing? How are human beings related to other forms of life? What are the ethical implications of studying or altering life?”—From the introduction to the new edition This new edition of our popular...

“How did life begin? How is it changing? How are human beings related to other forms of life? What are the ethical implications of studying or altering life?”—From the introduction to the new edition This new edition of our popular...

What's the Matter? draws readers into the ongoing inquiry about the natural world, providing an overview of how physics has developed through the centuries, in the words of the scientists who made the great discoveries. It includes 31 selections,...

Everyone who reads The Scarlet Letter should have this Reader's Guide close at hand. It provides a variety of resources to help readers connect with the novel and to enrich their reading experience. The guide includes interpretive discussion questions, a...

Standing Down: From Warrior to Civilian was created for Talking Service, the Great Books Foundation’s initiative to develop reading and discussion programs for veterans, as well as their families, friends, service providers, and caregivers...

How relevant are historical documents to the United States today? Are Americans still grappling with the same issues that inspired historical texts? The Will of the People: Readings in American Democracy brings together 14 monumental texts and invites...

Great Conversations 2, an anthology of 15 classic and contemporary selections, is ideal for book discussion groups and college humanities courses. Biographical headnotes and discussion questions accompany each selection, and a thematic guide offers...

Great Conversations 5, an anthology of 15 classic and contemporary selections, is ideal for book discussion groups and college humanities courses. Biographical headnotes and discussion questions accompany each selection, and a thematic guide offers...

Great Conversations 6, an anthology of 15 classic and contemporary selections, is ideal for book discussion groups and college humanities courses. Biographical headnotes and discussion questions accompany each selection, and a thematic guide offers...

This completely revised and updated handbook will help your book group have more lively and rewarding discussions. It includes all the basics you need to get started with Shared Inquiry™, as well as information about where to find additional...

The Leader's Guide for Introduction to Great Books First Series includes recommended approaches for working with fiction and nonfiction, prereading questions, interpretive questions for discussion, note-taking activities, suggested passages for textual...

These books have proven time and again to deliver the quality reading and discussion that the Great Books Foundation is known for. Composed of classics that make up the core of the Western tradition, this series (two volumes) provides a way of...