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[close] A group focused on journeying through history with the help of Will and Ariel Durant's holistic view of Western Civilisation. (See https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18592352-illuminating-history). Currently we are approaching the realm of Greece beginning with the early Aegean civilisation and moving towards Classical Greece and Hellenism. You may also want to check out https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/58875-peregrinations-reading-through-the-ages Ancient Greece: Large version: http://ancient-greece.org/images/maps/map-divisions/9-greece.jpg

[close] Join the conversation! Connect with other Birthright Israel alumni about MK Michael Oren's new acclaimed book: Ally: My Journey Across the American-Israeli Divide. This fall, ten lucky participants* of The Alumni Community Book Club will be selected to meet the author for an intimate discussion on Ally based on contributions to this discussion. Need a copy of Ally? Have other questions? [email protected] *Participants must be Birthright Israel alumni to be chosen.

[close] Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. - George Santayana - This reading group will explore the realm of world history ranging from the cradle of civilization around 10,000 BCE to the present. It will focus on books covering specific time periods, places, people, games, food, geography, literature, navigation, warfare, art, architecture, science, poetry, drama, epics, trade, languages, mythology, archaeology, religion and much more. The works will be selected by active members through monthly polls. Hopefully this journey will be enriching and strongly inspired by the muse of history.

[close] This is a group of readers in Jordan, or from Jordan, who love Jordan and want to interact on our reading. This is to encourage our individual reading, but also to share thots, criticisms, and applications of the books we are reading.