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Racing Odysseus: A College President Becomes a Freshman Again
Roger H. Martin
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Description for Racing Odysseus: A College President Becomes a Freshman Again
Paperback. After surviving a deadly cancer against tremendous odds, college president Roger H Martin enrolled at St John's College, the Great Books school in Annapolis, Maryland, as a sixty-one-year-old freshman. This memoir of his semester at St John's tells of his journey of discovery as he falls in love again with Plato, Socrates, and Homer. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 290.
The idea of reliving youth is a common fantasy, but who among us is actually courageous enough to try it? After surviving a deadly cancer against tremendous odds, college president Roger H. Martin did just that - he enrolled at St. John's College, the Great Books school in Annapolis, Maryland, as a sixty-one-year-old freshman. This engaging, often humorous memoir of his semester at St. John's tells of his journey of discovery as he falls in love again with Plato, Socrates, and Homer, improbably joins the college crew team, and negotiates friendships across generational divides. Along the way, Martin ponders one ... Read more
The idea of reliving youth is a common fantasy, but who among us is actually courageous enough to try it? After surviving a deadly cancer against tremendous odds, college president Roger H. Martin did just that - he enrolled at St. John's College, the Great Books school in Annapolis, Maryland, as a sixty-one-year-old freshman. This engaging, often humorous memoir of his semester at St. John's tells of his journey of discovery as he falls in love again with Plato, Socrates, and Homer, improbably joins the college crew team, and negotiates friendships across generational divides. Along the way, Martin ponders one ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520265875
SKU
V9780520265875
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About Roger H. Martin
Roger H. Martin is Professor of History Emeritus and past president at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia.
Reviews for Racing Odysseus: A College President Becomes a Freshman Again
"An extraordinary memoir."
Peter Green Times Literary Supplement (TLS) "Alternately amusing and poignant, Martin's personal epic offers a much-needed perspective on cultural dilemmas both ancient and modern."
Bryce Christensen Booklist "An engaging memoir."
Elizabeth R. Hayford Library Journal "An understated, engaging memoir."
Luther Spoehr Providence Journal "Racing Odysseus is not your typical college president's memoir."
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Peter Green Times Literary Supplement (TLS) "Alternately amusing and poignant, Martin's personal epic offers a much-needed perspective on cultural dilemmas both ancient and modern."
Bryce Christensen Booklist "An engaging memoir."
Elizabeth R. Hayford Library Journal "An understated, engaging memoir."
Luther Spoehr Providence Journal "Racing Odysseus is not your typical college president's memoir."
... Read more