NOTE: The Book Club is FREE to join. The recordings are stored in the Dolphin Society.
The purpose of The Dolphin Society Book Club is to learn about history in a caring community of adults who teach kids AND it's also for those who want to learn history quickly. Book club members learn a summary of the reading from John De Gree, then discuss the main points. For those just watching the recorded lessons, they learn a summary of the history book in succinct talks by De Gree.
At the beginning of each talk, John De Gree will present a slideshow explaining the key historical events, people, and ideas of the month’s readings. Then, he will show teachers the tools that will enable them to prepare well for talks and Socratic discussions with their students. Finally, John will lead Dolphin Society members in Socratic discussions on the history they have read.
Didn’t have time to read everything for that month? That’s fine. Come along for the lesson and discussion, anyways! You can use our recordings as your library of history books, condensed in 30 minute lessons. And, we record only John De Gree's portion of the talk. Before Dolphin Members converse, we shuts off the recording, so members can freely discuss without any worry of being recorded.
To join the Book Club, register for each of the Book Club Meetings. Click Here
The purpose of The Dolphin Society Book Club is to learn about history in a caring community of adults who teach kids AND it's also for those who want to learn history quickly. Book club members learn a summary of the reading from John De Gree, then discuss the main points. For those just watching the recorded lessons, they learn a summary of the history book in succinct talks by De Gree.
At the beginning of each talk, John De Gree will present a slideshow explaining the key historical events, people, and ideas of the month’s readings. Then, he will show teachers the tools that will enable them to prepare well for talks and Socratic discussions with their students. Finally, John will lead Dolphin Society members in Socratic discussions on the history they have read.
Didn’t have time to read everything for that month? That’s fine. Come along for the lesson and discussion, anyways! You can use our recordings as your library of history books, condensed in 30 minute lessons. And, we record only John De Gree's portion of the talk. Before Dolphin Members converse, we shuts off the recording, so members can freely discuss without any worry of being recorded.
To join the Book Club, register for each of the Book Club Meetings. Click Here
We meet once a month, October through May, on Mondays at 3:30 pm Pacific Time.
2025/26 Book Club:
Modern American History, The Story of Liberty! Reconstruction through the Reagan Revolution, by John De Gree, ISBN 979-8289932938
My newest book traces the story of liberty as it ebbs and flows from the late 1800s, through the Industrial Revolution, the advent of Progressivism, World War I, the Roaring Twenties, The Great Depression, The Beginning of the Welfare Society and the New Deal, World War II, The Cold War, Korean War, The Fabulous Fifties, The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, The Vietnam War, The Great Society, The Disastrous 1960s and 1970s, The Rise of the New Left, and the Reagan Revolution. I'm very excited about this book as it shows the effects of taxation, highlights the battle against Soviet Communism, and ends with the triumph of Ronald Reagan and the rebirth of conservatism in American society. Remarkably, this is one of a very few books on modern American history with a "natural rights" or limited government, pro-Western civilization perspective. You can buy the book here.
2024/25 Book Club:
America's Cultural Revolution, How the Left Conquered Everything, by Christopher F. Rufo, ISBN 978-0-06-322753-8
2023/2024 Book Club:
1. Liberty or Death, The French Revolution, by Peter McPhee: ISBN-10 : 0300228694,
ISBN-13 : 978-0300228694
On Amazon
2. The Ancien Regime and the Revolution, by Alexis de Tocqueville, ISBN-10 : 014144164X, ISBN-13 : 978-0141441641
On Amazon
2022/2023
1. A People's History of the United States, by Howard Zinn. ISBN 978-0062397348
2. Debunking Howard Zinn: Exposing the Fake History That Turned a Generation against America, by Mary Grabar. ISBN 978-1684511525
2021/2022
1. Western Civilization, by Marvin Perry, ISBN 13: 978-1305091467 .
Scroll down for a sample Book Club meeting.
In 2020/2021
1. A Patriot's History of the United States, by Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen, ISBN 978-1-59523.
Modern American History, The Story of Liberty! Reconstruction through the Reagan Revolution, by John De Gree, ISBN 979-8289932938
My newest book traces the story of liberty as it ebbs and flows from the late 1800s, through the Industrial Revolution, the advent of Progressivism, World War I, the Roaring Twenties, The Great Depression, The Beginning of the Welfare Society and the New Deal, World War II, The Cold War, Korean War, The Fabulous Fifties, The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, The Vietnam War, The Great Society, The Disastrous 1960s and 1970s, The Rise of the New Left, and the Reagan Revolution. I'm very excited about this book as it shows the effects of taxation, highlights the battle against Soviet Communism, and ends with the triumph of Ronald Reagan and the rebirth of conservatism in American society. Remarkably, this is one of a very few books on modern American history with a "natural rights" or limited government, pro-Western civilization perspective. You can buy the book here.
2024/25 Book Club:
America's Cultural Revolution, How the Left Conquered Everything, by Christopher F. Rufo, ISBN 978-0-06-322753-8
2023/2024 Book Club:
1. Liberty or Death, The French Revolution, by Peter McPhee: ISBN-10 : 0300228694,
ISBN-13 : 978-0300228694
On Amazon
2. The Ancien Regime and the Revolution, by Alexis de Tocqueville, ISBN-10 : 014144164X, ISBN-13 : 978-0141441641
On Amazon
2022/2023
1. A People's History of the United States, by Howard Zinn. ISBN 978-0062397348
2. Debunking Howard Zinn: Exposing the Fake History That Turned a Generation against America, by Mary Grabar. ISBN 978-1684511525
2021/2022
1. Western Civilization, by Marvin Perry, ISBN 13: 978-1305091467 .
Scroll down for a sample Book Club meeting.
In 2020/2021
1. A Patriot's History of the United States, by Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen, ISBN 978-1-59523.
Discussion Recordings
Each year's Book Clubs are recorded and kept in the Dolphin Society.
All members of the Dolphin Society may join The History Book Club.
All members of the Dolphin Society may join The History Book Club.
Sample Book Club Lesson/Discussion
Howard Zinn's: A People's History of the United States and
Mary Grabar's Debunking Howard Zinn: Exposing the Fake History That Turned a Generation against America
Mary Grabar's Debunking Howard Zinn: Exposing the Fake History That Turned a Generation against America
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