A Reading Odyssey

Whitney Tilson mp3

Whitney Tilson gave a great talk today to the Councils about a book he co-authored, "Poor Charlie's Almanack."

Here's the link to download the mp3:

Download WhitneyTilson-9-8-2009

At the end of the call, Whitney also gave an update on the economy and the housing crisis. 

If you want to download Whitney's latest presentation with his thinking on the housing crisis, click here to fill-out a form and download the 150-slide deck:

http://valueinvestingcongress.com/downloads/ny08/t2_partners/index.php

Thanks,

Phil 

Entertainment Weekly reviews Laurie Sheck's new book

Entertainment Weekly calls poet and author Laurie Sheck's new novel "A Monster's Notes" a "thrilling feat of literary scholarship, beautiful wordsmithing, and deep empathy." 

Laurie spoke to the Reading Odyssey community last week. We had a lovely conversation.

You can download the mp3 here: 

http://tinyurl.com/LaurieSheckInterview 

Or read the Entertainment Weekly review: 

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20288317,00.html

Phil 

Interview with Laurie Sheck, author "A Monster's Notes"

Listen to the wonderful phone call we just had with poet and author Laurie Sheck. Laurie just published "A Monster's Notes" - a reimagining of Frankenstein and a book that Kirkus Review called "Utterly astonishing and not to be missed."

I agree. And you should certainly not miss our phone call.

Download the mp3 here:

Download LaurieSheck-6-29-09-MonstersNotes

Best,

Phil 

P.S. See the wonderful comments from the participants tonight and my comments after our pre-interview last Saturday here. See reviews and her bio here.

Frankenstein liked reading?

If you love books and reading - novels, science, history, poetry - join us Monday night, June 29 at 8pm ET via phone.

Laurie Sheck 

Poet and Novelist 

Author of "A Monster's Notes" 

Monday, June 29 8pm ET 

Register here for free and get the call-in number: http://lauriesheck.eventbrite.com

Laurie's novel is, according to Kirkus Review, "Utterly astonishing and not to be missed."

I agree.

And I learned something today.

The original reason I invited Laurie to the Reading Odyssey community is the fact that Frankenstein, in her book, reads the classics, scientific works and other great books as a way to learn about humanity and to ask some important philosophical and scientific questions.

But, now I know the real reason I invited Laurie to speak.

Laurie is a humble genius, a lover of words, of writing and of reading. My phone conversation with her today brightened an already beautiful New York Saturday and made me realize how fortunate we are to spend an hour with her this Monday.

She shares our passion for helping people reignite their intellectual curiosity and she, like us, marvels at the richness available in books and ideas.

And she shares our particular passion for books written not for the "applause of the moment", to quote Thucydides, but with care and integrity and the desire that they become a possession for all humanity for all time.

Laurie teaches in the New School for Social Research MFA program, where her students are lucky to have her, just as we are lucky to spend an hour this Monday night with this passionate poet who is generous with her many gifts. 

We'll talk about her book and about the art of reading, writing, and the power of curiosity. 

It's a perfect way to kick off the summer.

The Kirkus Review and Laurie's bio can be read here. 

I hope you can join us Monday at 8pm ET.

Best,

Phil  

Founder

Reading Odyssey, Inc.

P.S. Big news: As of Friday, June 26, 2009 the Reading Odyssey is now an official nonprofit corporation. Next we apply for IRS 501c(3) status. 

P.S.S. We also applied for an NSF grant this week for informal science education and received a "yes" back from Professor Sean Carroll to deliver our third lecture in the Darwin series this fall! More news and updates in my next official newsletter.