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The Wisdom of History
- By: J. Rufus Fears, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: J. Rufus Fears
- Length: 18 hrs and 18 mins
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Do the lessons passed down to us by history, lessons whose origins may lie hundreds, even thousands of years in the past, still have value for us today? Is Santayana's oft-repeated saying, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it," merely a way to offer lip service to history as a teacher-or can we indeed learn from it? And if we can, what is it that we should be learning?
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The wisdom of history (assuming you're American)
- By AtreidesOne on 31-10-2014
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The Wisdom of History
- Narrated by: J. Rufus Fears
- Series: The Great Courses: Intellectual History
- Length: 18 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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Introduction to the Study of Religion
- By: Charles B. Jones, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Charles B. Jones
- Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins
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The religious experience is an extraordinarily powerful force that can define and shape the communities it creates. Over the course of 24 lectures, Professor Jones takes a vibrant first look at the discipline known as religious studies and shows how other fields-sociology, psychology, anthropology, and phenomenology-have tried to explain the complex relationship between individuals, cultures, and faith.
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Introduction to the Study of Religion
- Narrated by: Charles B. Jones
- Series: The Great Courses: Comparative & World Religion
- Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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From Plato to Post-modernism: Understanding the Essence of Literature and the Role of the Author
- By: Louis Markos, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Louis Markos
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
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Any lover of Shakespeare or the Romantic poets can concede that poetry is pleasurable. But is it good for you? Can it teach you anything? These are questions that have beguiled and engaged eminent critics for millennia, and now you can develop your own answers and options with these 24 lectures.
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loved it!
- By Kindle Customer on 05-07-2018
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From Plato to Post-modernism: Understanding the Essence of Literature and the Role of the Author
- Narrated by: Louis Markos
- Series: The Great Courses: Western Literature
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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The Art of Debate
- By: Jarrod Atchison, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Jarrod Atchison
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
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If you're like many people, you might associate debate with a school club, or perhaps a TV political debate that features two or more candidates talking over each other. But if these are your only associations with debating, you're missing out on an intellectual pursuit that can help you in all aspects of your daily life. The ability to debate - to present persuasive arguments, pierce the logic of others, and turn the tables against withering cross-examinations - is one of the truest tests of one's intellectual capacity.
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Loved it and I highly recommend
- By Ash on 26-04-2023
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The Art of Debate
- Narrated by: Jarrod Atchison
- Series: The Great Courses: Professional
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 03-03-2017
- Language: English
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Origins of Life
- By: Robert M. Hazen, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Robert M. Hazen
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
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Four billion years ago, the infant Earth was a seething cauldron of erupting volcanoes, raining meteors, and hot noxious gases, totally devoid of life. But a relatively short time later-only 100 million to 200 million years-the planet was teeming with primitive organisms.What happened? Now you can find out-in a series of 24 vibrant lectures from a leader of the NASA-supported team studying the origins of life in the universe and also one of the nation's foremost science educators.
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Unreal
- By Malcolm on 26-06-2015
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Origins of Life
- Narrated by: Robert M. Hazen
- Series: The Great Courses: Biology
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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How to Make Stress Work for You
- By: Kimberlee Bethany Bonura, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Kimberlee Bethany Bonura
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
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Trying to live a completely stress-free life is a zero-sum game. The true goal of your relationship with stress is to figure out how to manage it effectively, how to use it to build and support a meaningful, resilient life. In these 18 enriching and inspiring lectures, discover how to manage and minimize the stress in your life. You'll explore the nuances of stress in ways you never really considered. Rooted in scientific findings from experiments, research papers, and case studies, these lectures offer you nothing less than a bold new way of facing (and appreciating) daily life.
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Choose your relationship with stress
- By Gina on 09-01-2019
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How to Make Stress Work for You
- Narrated by: Kimberlee Bethany Bonura
- Series: The Great Courses: Better Living
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 06-01-2017
- Language: English
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How Superfoods Work
- By: Julia Nordgren, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Julia Nordgren
- Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins
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They’re not faster than a speeding bullet or able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. But that doesn’t mean steel-cut oats, blackberries, ginger, and other foods can’t swoop in to save the day - or at least our diets. In How Superfoods Work, reevaluate the superfoods you are (or aren’t) eating and discover ways to make your life healthier - and more delicious.
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How Superfoods Work
- Narrated by: Julia Nordgren
- Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 16-06-2020
- Language: English
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Explaining Social Deviance
- By: Paul Root Wolpe, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Paul Root Wolpe
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
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How do deviants reconcile their behavior with society's norms? This set of 10 lectures examines the complex topic of deviance and how major sociological theories have attempted to define it and understand its role in both historical and modern society. Professor Wolpe introduces deviance as "a complex, often ambiguous, social phenomenon that raises numerous questions about how a varied and often arbitrary set of characteristics can be used to name the same idea."
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Great!
- By Jonard U. on 22-10-2021
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Explaining Social Deviance
- Narrated by: Paul Root Wolpe
- Series: The Great Courses: Psychology
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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The Apocryphal Jesus
- By: The Great Courses, David Brakke
- Narrated by: David Brakke
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
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The New Testament gives us 27 canonical texts - gospels, letters, and more - but these works are only a tiny fraction of the many volumes written about the life of Jesus, his family, and the apostles. This alternative body of literature falls under the category of "apocrypha", which means "hidden" or "secret", and it offers fascinating insights into the early Christian world. But these early Christian apocryphal works are more than historical curiosities.
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The Apocryphal Jesus
- Narrated by: David Brakke
- Series: The Great Courses: Christianity
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 31-03-2017
- Language: English
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Heroes and Legends
- The Most Influential Characters of Literature
- By: Thomas A. Shippey, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Thomas A. Shippey
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
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Odysseus. Robinson Crusoe. Harry Potter. What do these memorable characters have in common? Why do we turn to certain stories again and again? And what impact have they made on world history? These 24 eye-opening lectures give fresh insight into some of the greatest heroes in world literature, from warriors such as Beowulf and Odysseus to unexpected heroes such as Uncle Tom and Sancho Panza. Professor Shippey gives you an inside glimpse into the writer's process.
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Absolutely magnificent
- By Mrs Hania Butt on 27-08-2022
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Heroes and Legends
- The Most Influential Characters of Literature
- Narrated by: Thomas A. Shippey
- Series: The Great Courses: World Literature
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 07-03-2014
- Language: English
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Athenian Democracy: An Experiment for the Ages
- By: The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Professor Robert Garland PhD University College London
- Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
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Roughly 2,500 years ago, the Athenian people established a radical democracy in which power derived from the votes of everyday citizens. At a time when local governments ranged from oligarchy to tyranny, the elite classes of Athens gradually ceded power to the inexperienced masses, whose votes served as referendums for everything from taxation to war to welfare. The sequence of events that led to this development is astonishing, and the society that flourished under Athenian democracy is one of the greatest - even if greatly flawed - achievements in world history.
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Really enjoyed the lectures
- By Nicholas Gruen on 15-09-2020
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Athenian Democracy: An Experiment for the Ages
- Narrated by: Professor Robert Garland PhD University College London
- Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 25-05-2018
- Language: English
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Great Figures of the New Testament
- By: Amy-Jill Levine, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Amy-Jill Levine
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
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Improve your biblical literacy with these 24 insightful lectures about the cast of vivid characters in the New Testament. From the well-known figures of Jesus, John the Baptist, and the disciples to important but lesser known figures, such as the Syro-Phoenician woman who must turn Jesus's own words back on him to gain the healing of her daughter, Professor Levine paints vivid portraits of Christianity's founding generation.You'll learn about such figures as. the elderly couple Elizabeth and Zechariah and their son, John the Baptist;. Jesus's friends, the contemplative Mary and the vocal Martha, as well as their brother, Lazarus;. the apostles Peter and Thomas, James and John, and Judas Iscariot;. Mary Magdalene, who becomes known as the apostle to the apostles;. Paul the apostle, as presented in Acts of the Apostles and what can be determined about him from his letters;. a number of strong and interesting women, including the unnamed Samaritan and a repentant sinner who anoints Jesus; and. Jesus's interlocutors, including the centurion with a paralyzed son and the desperate Canaanite mother with a demon-possessed daughter.Rather than promoting any particular religious worldview, this course seeks to read the ancient texts anew to discover what they really say and how they were interpreted by both the secular culture and the faithful church.
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Amy-Jill Levine
- By David Schutz on 20-02-2016
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Great Figures of the New Testament
- Narrated by: Amy-Jill Levine
- Series: The Great Courses: Christianity
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- 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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Utopia and Terror in the 20th Century
- By: Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
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From the trenches of World War I to Nazi Germany to Saddam Hussein's Iraq, the 20th century was a time of unprecedented violence. Yet while such monumental violence seems senseless, it is not inexplicable. If we can understand the origins of violence, we may prevent even greater horrors in the century to come. These 24 necessary lectures trace the violent history of the 20th century, beginning with its early roots in the American and, especially, the French revolutions.
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Brilliant Coverage & Depth
- By Tara Barhy on 29-01-2024
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Utopia and Terror in the 20th Century
- Narrated by: Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius
- Series: The Great Courses: Modern History
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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Strategic Thinking Skills
- By: Stanley K. Ridgley, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Stanley K. Ridgley
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
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Start making savvier decisions and outsmart your competitors with greater confidence and ease with this simple and comprehensive guide to the skills, tactics, techniques, tools, case studies, and lessons behind strategic thinking. Professor Ridgley has crafted these 24 lectures as an accessible way to engage with thinking that will help you think-and act-more strategically in business and in your own life, whether you're the CEO of a Fortune 500 company or you're preparing to embark on a new career path.
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too US oriented
- By Anonymous User on 25-10-2018
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Strategic Thinking Skills
- Narrated by: Stanley K. Ridgley
- Series: The Great Courses: Professional
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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Greek Legacy: Classical Origins of the Modern World
- By: The Great Courses, Daniel N. Robinson
- Narrated by: Daniel N. Robinson
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
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Virtually all of the major building blocks of our culture (law, government, religion, science, medicine, drama, architecture, and more) derived ultimately from the ancient Greeks. In these 12 lectures, you'll explore the continuing influence of the classical Greek achievement on contemporary life. The point is not the often tedious claim that there is nothing new under the sun. Rather, it is to underscore the remarkable continuity of the Greek perspective and ethos preserved over several millennia.
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Anticipates Woke in Iconoclasm
- By myra colecliffe on 15-01-2023
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Greek Legacy: Classical Origins of the Modern World
- Narrated by: Daniel N. Robinson
- Series: The Great Courses: Ancient Philosophy
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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Questions of Value
- By: Patrick Grim, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Patrick Grim
- Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins
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We live in a world seemingly dedicated to questions of fact and finance. What should I invest in? What school district is the house in? But the fundamental questions of our lives are actually questions of value: What makes life worth living? Are there values that transcend cultural differences? Is all value subjective?
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Questions of Value
- Narrated by: Patrick Grim
- Series: The Great Courses: Modern Philosophy
- Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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International Economic Institutions
- Globalism vs. Nationalism
- By: Ramon P. DeGennaro, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Ramon P. DeGennaro
- Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
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Since the end of World War II, groups such as the World Trade Organization, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, European Union, and G-20 have sprung up with a variety of missions, including promoting trade, ensuring financial stability, eradicating poverty, and advancing sustainable economic growth. Behind these worthy goals is the ultimate aim: preventing the kind of global economic instability that can easily lead to war.
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Highly recommended - relevant and enlightening.
- By Alison on 22-06-2019
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International Economic Institutions
- Globalism vs. Nationalism
- Narrated by: Ramon P. DeGennaro
- Series: The Great Courses: Business & Economics
- Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 28-04-2017
- Language: English
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The Aging Brain
- By: Thad A. Polk, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Thad A. Polk
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
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We're all getting older every day, and scientific research has shown that starting in our 20s, some brain functions begin a linear decline. But is old age all doom and gloom? Not at all! While it's true that some functions in the aging brain decline, neuroscientists have discovered that many other brain functions remain stable - or even improve - as we age.
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Fascinating lectures
- By Dr on 21-10-2016
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The Aging Brain
- Narrated by: Thad A. Polk
- Series: The Great Courses: Better Living
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 24-06-2016
- Language: English
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How to Negotiate at Work: From Job Offers to Raises
- By: Rachel Campagna, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Rachel Campagna
- Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins
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In the business world, people negotiate on multiple levels—within their department, between companies, across industries. They negotiate for job offers, higher salaries, better benefits, and other important things. So, they need to learn to negotiate well. Join Rachel Campagna for six information-packed lectures focusing on the fundamentals and framework of negotiating. Learn specific tactics for negotiating your job offer and for negotiating a raise, how to use influence, and how to deal with tricky or unexpected issues that pop up in the process.
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How to Negotiate at Work: From Job Offers to Raises
- Narrated by: Rachel Campagna
- Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 15-09-2022
- Language: English
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