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The Whole Five Feet

What the Great Books Taught Me About Life, Death, and Pretty Much Everything Else

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The Whole Five Feet

By: Christopher R. Beha
Narrated by: Jay Aaseng
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In The Whole Five Feet, Christopher Beha turns to the great books for answers after undergoing a series of personal and family crises and learning that his grandmother had used the Harvard Classics to educate herself during the Great Depression. The result is a smart, big-hearted, and inspirational mix of memoir and intellectual excursion that "deftly illustrates how books can save one's life" (Helen Schulman).

©2009 Christopher R. Beha. Recorded by arrangement with Grove Atlantic, Inc. (P)2014 Audible Inc.
Literary History & Criticism United States World Literature Heartfelt
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I was expecting more of a life-death story but it’s only about him reading books and referring to them . A bit boring

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