Spring 2017 OLLI Catalog (Interactive)

PEER-LED CLASSES (Omnilore)
(CEH) Cross-Examining History
From Amazon: “Talmadge Boston seeks to find out what it was
that made our major presidents tick and what caused their historic
lives to play out as they did. In Cross-Examining History, Boston
interviews presidential insiders including Pulitzer Prize winners
and finalists, Emmy Award winners, New York Times best-selling
and ‘Notable Book’ authors, scholars of the highest order, and a
few newcomers well on their way to gaining national public
recognition, all in hopes to provide insights about America’s past
that can help us better understand our present situation and
provide a more informed expectation about our future.” Perhaps
it is possible to learn from history to correct the political problems
we experience today.
Common Reading:
Cross-Examining History:
A Lawyer Gets Answers From the
Experts About Our Presidents,
by Talmage Boston and Ken Burns
(September 2016)
(CHN) Age of Ambition—China
What is the real story about China? With almost 19% of the
world’s population within its borders, will they continue to develop
and raise their standard of living while restricting the individual/
personal access to ideas beyond its borders? The author of the
reference book lived in Beijing for 8 years while acting as a
correspondent to The New Yorker and witnessed political,
economic, and cultural upheavals. He describes the possible
collision course that is facing that country: the clash between the
rise of the individual and the struggle for the Communist Party’s
struggle to retain control.
S/DG discussion and presentation topics can be pulled from many
news aspects on this country, the people, the culture, and its
growing impact on the world events.
Common Reading:
Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune,
Truth, and Faith in the New China,
by Evan Osnos (May 2014)
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