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OverviewThe 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 of the most pressing questions facing education today: do the liberal arts still have a role to play in a society that seems to value professional, vocational, and career training above all else? Elegantly weaving together the themes of the great works he reads with events that transpire on the water, in the coffee shop, and in the classroom, Martin finds that a liberal arts education may be more vital today than ever before. This is the moving story of a man who faces his fears, fully embraces his second chance, and in turn rediscovers the gifts of life and learning. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Roger H. MartinPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.318kg ISBN: 9780520265875ISBN 10: 0520265874 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 18 January 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Prologue 1. Orientation (Four Years Later) 2. Hubris 3. Homesickness 4. Dysfunctional Families 5. Navy 6. Old Farts 7. Community 8. Victory Epilogue BibliographyReviewsAn extraordinary memoir. --Times Literary Supplement (Tls) Alternately amusing and poignant, Martin's personal epic offers a much-needed perspective on cultural dilemmas both ancient and modern. --Booklist An engaging memoir. --Library Journal An understated, engaging memoir. --Providence Journal Racing Odysseus is not your typical college president's memoir. --Change Magazine 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. -- Mary Taylor Huber Change Magazine An extraordinary memoir... An enthusiastic, breathless and oddly innocent narrative... A welcome reminder of what real Western education ... is about. The Australian An extraordinary memoir. --Times Literary Supplement (Tls) Alternately amusing and poignant, Martin's personal epic offers a much-needed perspective on cultural dilemmas both ancient and modern. --Booklist An engaging memoir. --Library Journal An understated, engaging memoir. --Providence Journal Racing Odysseus is not your typical college president's memoir. --Change Magazine Author InformationRoger H. Martin is Professor of History Emeritus and past president at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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