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Great Masters: Tchaikovsky - His Life and Music
- By: Robert Greenberg, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Robert Greenberg
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
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Although we often think of an artist's work as a window into their own inner world, that is not always the case.In the life of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, however, we can see perhaps the closest link to be found anywhere between a creative product and the shifting moods of a turbulent soul, which found its outlet through the glorious music created by the great Russian composer.To know his music, you must know the man, and this fast-moving series of eight lectures from an award-winning composer and accomplished teacher offers an insightful look into both the circumstances of Tchaikovsky's life and the impact that life had on his music.
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Another Fine Offering From Professor Greenberg
- By SW TUBBS on 29-04-2023
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Great Masters: Tchaikovsky - His Life and Music
- Narrated by: Robert Greenberg
- Series: The Great Courses: Fine Arts & Music
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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Great Masters: Beethoven - His Life and Music
- By: Robert Greenberg, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Robert Greenberg
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
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Have you ever wondered how the lives of great composers-especially when set against the social, political, and cultural context of their world-influences their music?After listening to this perceptive series of eight lectures on the life and music of Ludwig van Beethoven, you will likely find that you hear his work in an entirely different way, your insight informed by new knowledge of how Beethoven was able to create masterpieces from the crises of his life.You'll learn about the years of progressive hearing loss-ultimately to produce total deafness-and the understandable agony and rage such a fate would bring upon a composer. About his deep depression over the end of his relationship with the woman he calls his Immortal Beloved. About his pathological hatred of authority, his persecution complex, even delusional behaviors.But you'll also learn how each of these crises, and many others, served to drive Beethoven inward, to reinvent himself and redeem his suffering through art, creating disruptive works of profound passion and beauty that reinvented the nature of musical expression in the Western world.
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Very good
- By Anonymous User on 04-07-2023
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Great Masters: Beethoven - His Life and Music
- Narrated by: Robert Greenberg
- Series: The Great Courses: Fine Arts & Music
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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How Great Science Fiction Works
- By: Gary K. Wolfe, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Gary K. Wolfe
- Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
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Robots, spaceships, futuristic megacities, planets orbiting distant stars. These icons of science fiction are now in our daily news. Science fiction, once maligned as mere pulp, has motivated cutting-edge scientific research, inspired new technologies, and changed how we view everyday life - and its themes and questions permeate popular culture. Take an unparalleled look at the influence, history, and greatest works of science fiction with illuminating insights and fascinating facts about this wide-ranging genre.
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The course I have been looking for
- By Mike Minutillo on 31-07-2022
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How Great Science Fiction Works
- Narrated by: Gary K. Wolfe
- Series: The Great Courses: Genre Fiction
- Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 08-01-2016
- Language: English
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Secrets of Sleep Science: From Dreams to Disorders
- By: Craig H. Heller, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Craig H. Heller
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
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Sleep is the subject of intense scientific debate among biologists and neuroscientists. Why must we spend about one-third of our lives asleep? What exactly is sleep? Why does a lack of sleep impair our cognitive abilities and leave us vulnerable to a host of medical issues ranging from obesity to reduced resistance to infectious disease?
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Very good
- By Dr on 09-04-2017
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Secrets of Sleep Science: From Dreams to Disorders
- Narrated by: Craig H. Heller
- Series: The Great Courses: Better Living
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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Skepticism 101: How to Think like a Scientist
- By: Michael Shermer, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Michael Shermer
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
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Despite our best efforts, we're all vulnerable to believing things without using logic or having proper evidence—and it doesn't matter how educated or well read we are.
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well worth listening to
- By jaise on 01-08-2017
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Skepticism 101: How to Think like a Scientist
- Narrated by: Michael Shermer
- Series: The Great Courses: Professional
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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Mind-Body Philosophy
- By: Patrick Grim, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Patrick Grim
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
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How is it that our brain creates all the subjective experiences of our lives every single day - the experiences we call reality? That is the mind-body problem. In Mind-Body Philosophy, Professor Patrick Grim of the State University of New York at Stony Brook leads an intellectually exhilarating tour through millennia of philosophy and science addressing one of life's greatest conundrums. But you won't just be a spectator as Dr. Grim engages and encourages each of us to come to our own conclusions.
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Truly Excellent Course
- By Bkr on 05-09-2019
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Mind-Body Philosophy
- Narrated by: Patrick Grim
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 06-01-2017
- Language: English
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Native Peoples of North America
- By: Daniel M. Cobb, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Daniel M. Cobb
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
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The Great Courses has partnered with Smithsonian to bring you a course that will greatly expand your understanding of American history. This course, Native Peoples of North America, pairs the unmatched resources and expertise of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian with the unparalleled knowledge of Professor Daniel M. Cobb of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to provide a multidisciplinary view of American history.
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A Painful History
- By Mark Henwood on 13-07-2021
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Native Peoples of North America
- Narrated by: Daniel M. Cobb
- Series: The Great Courses: Civilization & Culture
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 21-10-2016
- Language: English
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Medical School for Everyone: Pediatrics Grand Rounds
- By: Roy Benaroch, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Roy Benaroch
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
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Pediatrics, which focuses on the medical care of children from birth through adolescence, is one of the most fascinating areas of modern medicine. To step into the shoes of a trained pediatrician is to better understand how these medical heroes diagnose common and uncommon illnesses in their young patients, helping each child grow into his or her greatest potential. In these 24 lectures, don the doctor's white coat for an accessible journey into the world of pediatric medicine to solve medical mysteries.
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Great Courses for Great Learning.
- By Anonymon on 12-12-2016
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Medical School for Everyone: Pediatrics Grand Rounds
- Narrated by: Roy Benaroch
- Series: The Great Courses: Better Living
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 15-04-2016
- Language: English
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Plato's Republic
- By: The Great Courses, David Roochnik
- Narrated by: Professor David Roochnik Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
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More than 2,000 years later, Plato's Republic remains astonishingly relevant to our everyday lives. It poses one question after another that might well have been drawn from the headlines and debates of our nation's recent history: What sort of person should rule the state? Are all citizens equal before the law? Should everyone have equal access to health care? Plato's greater inquiry, however, was into the question of defining justice itself and the reasons why a person would choose a life aligned with that virtue.
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Loved it. Illuminating.
- By Sarah Flynn on 14-09-2018
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Plato's Republic
- Narrated by: Professor David Roochnik Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University
- Series: The Great Courses: Ancient Philosophy
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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After the New Testament: The Writings of the Apostolic Fathers
- By: Bart D. Ehrman, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Bart D. Ehrman
- Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
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These 24 lectures introduce what is considered the most important collection of post-New Testament writings. Although largely unknown and unread, these writings provide a treasure trove of insights into Christianity, and they are crucial to understanding the development of a religion that was shaped largely outside the pages of the New Testament itself.
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After the New Testament: The Writings of the Apostolic Fathers
- Narrated by: Bart D. Ehrman
- Series: The Great Courses: Christianity
- Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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Zombified: Real-World Lessons from Fictional Apocalypses
- By: Athena Aktipis, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Athena Aktipis
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
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Athena Aktipis of Arizona State University is a self-professed apocalypse enthusiast, and as the host of the podcast Zombified, she knows the undead inside and out. With Zombified: Real-World Lessons from Fictional Apocalypses, she’s compiled her research and insights into a fascinating Audible Original that will have you thinking deeper about all those shambling, brain-hungry corpses in pop culture—not to mention our everyday lives. Drawing on years of research on zombies and zombification, these six lessons offer a fun way to explore and understand the many forces that influence us.
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interesting in the broader perspective
- By Jason on 29-03-2024
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Zombified: Real-World Lessons from Fictional Apocalypses
- Narrated by: Athena Aktipis
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 03-10-2023
- Language: English
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How Conversation Works: 6 Lessons for Better Communication
- By: Anne Curzan, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Anne Curzan
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
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Regardless of age or occupation, conversation can be tricky. But like it or not, it's one of the most important things you do on a daily basis. Successful conversations help you advance professionally and make, maintain, and deepen relationships. Moreover, research shows that talking, when done on a substantive level, is correlated with a feeling of happiness and general well-being.In just six lectures, Professor Curzan teaches you key strategies that can dramatically improve your ability to converse with anyone, from strangers to supervisors.
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Quick review of conversation
- By Bradley on 12-09-2015
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How Conversation Works: 6 Lessons for Better Communication
- Narrated by: Anne Curzan
- Series: The Great Courses: Professional
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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Must History Repeat the Great Conflicts of This Century?
- By: Joseph S. Nye Jr., The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Joseph S. Nye Jr.
- Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins
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Twice in the first half of the last century, the great powers engaged in wars that killed nearly 70 million people, with the aftermath of each shaking the international political system, changing the maps of the world, and setting the scene for the next great conflict. And for most of the past 50 years, the Cold War dominated international politics. Is this the history we are condemned to repeat? This series of eight lectures about international politics will hone your ability to approach that question with knowledge and insight.
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A Love for History
- By Anonymous User on 12-04-2019
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Must History Repeat the Great Conflicts of This Century?
- Narrated by: Joseph S. Nye Jr.
- Series: The Great Courses: Modern History
- Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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Death, Dying, and the Afterlife: Lessons from World Cultures
- By: Mark Berkson, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Mark Berkson
- Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
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After thousands of years of pondering it, we still find death one of life's most perplexing mysteries. Many cultures view death as a window into the true meaning of life. These 24 lectures looking at this often feared subject are an uplifting, meaningful, and multidisciplinary exploration of life's only certainty.
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Brilliant! Highly recommend
- By Natasha Kenney on 29-05-2020
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Death, Dying, and the Afterlife: Lessons from World Cultures
- Narrated by: Mark Berkson
- Series: The Great Courses: Comparative & World Religion
- Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 05-02-2016
- Language: English
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The Science of Integrative Medicine
- By: Brent A. Bauer, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Brent A. Bauer
- Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins
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The Science of Integrative Medicine, produced in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic - one of the finest health institutions on the planet - provides you with 12 informative lectures on the science-based facts and historical context of commonly used integrative treatments. You'll get a foundational explanation of this diverse new field of medicine, which will give you the knowledge you need to explore these techniques and improve your wellness.
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The Science of Integrative Medicine
- Narrated by: Brent A. Bauer
- Series: The Great Courses: Better Living
- Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 29-04-2016
- Language: English
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Sensation, Perception, and the Aging Process
- By: Francis B. Colavita, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Francis B. Colavita
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
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In this series of 24 fascinating lectures, an acclaimed teacher and psychologist gives you a bio-psychological perspective on both the way we humans navigate and react to the world around us and an understanding of the ways in which that process is ever-changing.
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Sensation, Perception, and the Aging Process
- Narrated by: Francis B. Colavita
- Series: The Great Courses: Biology
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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The Life and Times of Prince Albert
- By: Patrick Allitt, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Patrick Allitt
- Length: 4 hrs and 28 mins
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In 10 lectures, award-winning historian Patrick N. Allitt transports listeners to England in the 1840s and 1850s. During those two decades, Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, became one of the most influential people in the country and remains a figure of fascination even today. In fact, the British royal family as we know it wouldn't exist without the private and public actions of this detached, impartial, and upright political figure.
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A Great Man
- By Lara on 19-09-2023
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The Life and Times of Prince Albert
- Narrated by: Patrick Allitt
- Length: 4 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 18-02-2020
- Language: English
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Understanding the Brain
- By: Jeanette Norden, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Jeanette Norden
- Length: 18 hrs and 28 mins
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Considering everything the brain does, how can it possibly be the source of our personalities, dreams, thoughts, sensations, utterances, and movements? Understanding the Brain, a 36-lecture course by award-winning Professor Jeanette Norden of Vanderbilt University, takes you inside this astonishingly complex organ and shows you how it works. With its combination of neurology, biology, and psychology, this course helps you understand how we perceive the world through our senses, how we move, how we learn and remember, and how emotions affect our thoughts and actions.
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Understanding the Brain
- Narrated by: Jeanette Norden
- Length: 18 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 11-03-2019
- Language: English
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How Ideas Spread
- By: Jonah Berger, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Jonah Berger
- Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
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What makes one novel a bestseller, while a similar work languishes unnoticed? Why are the same few baby names suddenly everywhere? Why is everyone talking about that viral video? Welcome to the science of social epidemics: the cutting-edge study of why some ideas, products, and concepts spread wildly, while others quickly flame out. Anyone who has something to sell, a cause to promote, or a message to spread knows that there are obstacles in creating a message that resonates, spreads, and sticks to make their product or idea the word on the street. Enormous sums of time and money have been spent trying to answer the question of why some ideas catch on. And not only is it an ever-present challenge for businesses, governments, and organizations, but it has long been a source of inquiry for psychologists, economists, and sociologists as well.
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Too superficial.
- By Amazon Customer on 24-08-2016
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How Ideas Spread
- Narrated by: Jonah Berger
- Series: The Great Courses: Professional
- Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 22-08-2014
- Language: English
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The Power of Storytelling with Ari Shapiro
- By: Ari Shapiro, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Ari Shapiro
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
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As an award-winning host of NPR’s All Things Considered, Ari Shapiro knows the power of storytelling better than most. And the longer he’s worked in the field, the more convinced he’s become of storytelling’s primal importance. In 12 fascinating lessons, this master of the craft reveals the storytelling secrets he’s learned over the course of his career as a reporter and performer, from finding a good story and choosing the right characters to conducting interviews and even delivering a story effectively out loud.
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The Power of Storytelling with Ari Shapiro
- Narrated by: Ari Shapiro
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 03-11-2023
- Language: English
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