Faith Middleton Archive
Don Quixote: Abridged
By Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
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Lee Jacobus' pick on the Oct. 10, 2008 Faith Middleton Radio ShowInnocents Abroad
By Mark Twain
One of the most famous travel books ever written by an American, here is an irreverent and incisive commentary on the "New Barbarians'" encounter with the Old World. Twain's hilarious satire impales with sharp wit both the chauvinist and the cosmopolitan.
The Odyssey
By Homer
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The Great Reads program at R.J. Julia's recently re-read The Odyssey, being guided by Jane Levin of Yale. Roxanne was reminded that the issues of national politics and the role of superpowers are perennial, whether it's Sparta, Athens or the USA. Amazingly current.Roxanne's pick on Faith Middleton 4/11/08


