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    What Are The GREATEST Books?

    Wes Callihan, a classicist, give a virtual tour of his personal library, which turns into a mini-lecture on what is a "Great Book."

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    Virtual tour of a classicist's personal library

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    Wes Callihan, a veteran teacher of the Great Books, curriculum writer, and author, gives a tour of his personal library, which includes a mini-lecture on what constitutes a "Great Book." His unique perspective would differ with Mortimer Adler's "Great Books" list.

    Callihan's personal annotated version of the Iliad

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    "No one can exclude Homer's Iliad from a list of 'Great Books' without being laughed out of the room" says Callihan.

    What is the most influential Great Book?

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    Wes Callihan has a unique perspective on what constitutes a "Great Book." Some of great books lists exclude certain books from the "Age of Faith."

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