[real-eyes] Fw: A World View of History Discussion Group To Begin Wednesday, February 18, 2009
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Subject: A World View of History
Discussion Group To Begin
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
>A World View of History
>Discussion Group To Begin
>Wednesday, February
> 18, 2009
>
> ACCESSIBLE WORLD LAUNCHES
> ANOTHER Special ONLINE PROGRAM
>
> The Accessible World News Wire
>
> The Accessible World Announces A
> World View of History to Begin
> Wednesday,
>
> February 18, 2009
>
> Many of us have been told that
> we must study history in order
> that we
> will
>
> not relive it. Happily, most of
> us read history simply to enjoy
> it.
> Whether
>
> basking in the reflected glory
> of ancient civilizations,
> creeping
> through
>
> the dark forests of medieval
> times or second-guessing the
> great
> leaders of
>
> the 20th century, the avalanche
> of bestsellers has been a boon
> to all
> of us.
>
> Best of all, most of the
> bestsellers are in accessible
> format. The
> only
>
> problem is one lifetime isn't
> enough to read them all.
>
> As a part of its new special
> program initiative, the
> Accessible World
> is
>
> launching a new discussion
> group, "A World View of History"
> that has
> been
>
> designed to provide a friendly
> environment in which to share
> and
> debate
>
> ideas and to assist readers in
> selecting some of the better and
> more
>
> relevant books on world history.
>
> The first meeting will take
> place on Wednesday, February 18,
> 2009 at
> 6:00
>
> p.m. Pacific, 7:00 p.m.
> Mountain, 8:00 p.m. Central,
> 9:00 p.m.
> Eastern, and
>
> elsewhere in the world on
> Thursday, 1:00 GMT time.
>
> Following the February meeting,
> the group will meet at the same
> time
> the
>
> third Wednesday of every month
> and will be facilitated by Don
> Queens,
>
> (Email: queens@xxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:queens@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ).
>
> The reading choice for the first
> meeting is: "1491: New
> Revelations
> of the
>
> Americas before Columbus" by
> Charles C Mann
> ISBN-10:1400032059.
> ISBN-13:
>
> 9781400032051.
>
> Charles C Mann is an
> award-winning magazine writer
> and correspondent
> for
>
> science and Atlantic Monthly. He
> co-authored four eminent books
> in
> different
>
> scientific fields before writing
> the bestseller, 1491.
>
> Charles Mann challenges
> long-standing beliefs citing
> scientific
> developments
>
> in fields from Anthropology
> through satellite imaging and
> molecular
> biology,
>
> which have inflamed academics
> and ecology activists alike. He
> claims
> that
>
> the indigenous peoples of the
> Western Hemisphere were far
> greater in
> number,
>
> here longer, more sophisticated
> culturally, and controlled and
> shaped
> the
>
> natural landscape to a greater
> extent than had been previously
> thought.
>
> Although it reads like a
> National Geographic travelogue,
> 1491 is
> thoroughly
>
> documented and has held its own
> under academic fire since it's
> publication
>
> in 2005. We think you will find
> this a very interesting read.
>
> While we could only find sound
> recordings in abridged format
> through
>
> Audible.com and commercial
> tapes. Complete unabridged books
> are
> available in
>
> accessible format to eligible
> members from the list below.
>
> National Library Service for the
> Blind and Physically Handicapped
> (NLS): NLS
>
> Downloadable Audio Book and
> Magazine Service - DB61198
>
> NLS Book Number: RC 611982006 (3
> cassettes)
>
> Bookshare.org - Electronic Text
> in DAISY, HTML and BRF formats.
>
> Recordings for the Blind and
> Dyslexic (RFB&D Book Number:
> HN236. -
> Sound
>
> Recording CD.)
>
> Here's the info you need to join
> others online from your home,
> office, or
>
> wherever you and your computer,
> an Internet connection, a sound
> card
>
> speakers and a microphone happen
> to be at the time of the event.
> Everyone
>
> worldwide is welcome. NO
> PASSWORD IS REQUIRED AND the
> entire event is
> FREE!
>
> Approximately 20 minutes prior
> to the event start time, go to A
> World
> View
>
> of History at:
>
> http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsf0c95f474b43
>
> or, alternatively, select A
> World View of History Room at:
>
> http://www.accessibleworld.org
> .
>
> If you are a first-time user of
> the Talking Communities online
> conferencing
>
> software, there is a small, safe
> software program that you need
> to
> download
>
> and then run. A link to the
> software is available on every
> entry
> screen to
>
> the Accessible World rooms.
>
> Media Contacts:
>
> Robert Acosta, Chair, Planning
> Committee
>
> 818-998-0044
>
> Email: boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Web:
> http://www.helpinghands4theblind.com
>
> Pat Price, Founder and Events
> Coordinator
>
> The Accessible World Symposiums
>
> Vision Worldwide, Inc.
>
> 317-254-1185
>
> Email: pat@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:pat@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Web:
> http://www.accessibleworld.org
>
> The Accessible World, a division
> of Vision Worldwide, Inc. a
> 501(c)(3)
>
> not-for-profit organization,
> seeks to educate the general
> public, the
>
> disabled community and the
> professionals who serve them by
> providing
> highly
>
> relevant information about new
> products, services, and training
>
> opportunities designed
> specifically to eliminate
> geographic and
> access
>
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