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Plato, Socrates, and the Dialogues
- By: Michael Sugrue, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Michael Sugrue
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
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You'll become engrossed in "the romance of the intellect," as Professor Sugrue opens a path for you into the inner structure of these timeless dialogues....
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Fabulous course
- By Dog in a Flat Cap on 12-03-15
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Plato, Socrates, and the Dialogues
- Narrated by: Michael Sugrue
- Series: The Great Courses: Ancient Philosophy
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 08-07-13
- Language: English
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Classical Archaeology of Ancient Greece and Rome
- By: John R. Hale, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: John R. Hale
- Length: 18 hrs and 41 mins
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Explore a series of exciting archaeological sites that provides you with a detailed idea of what Classical archaeology entails....
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Perfect!
- By JH on 09-03-16
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Classical Archaeology of Ancient Greece and Rome
- Narrated by: John R. Hale
- Series: The Great Courses: Ancient History
- Length: 18 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 08-07-13
- Language: English
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Medieval Myths & Mysteries
- By: Dorsey Armstrong, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Dorsey Armstrong
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
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Was King Arthur a real person? What about Robin Hood? Is the Holy Grail a cup, or something else altogether? Did Europeans really burn millions of people at the stake for witchcraft? These are just a few of the questions you will explore with the help of medieval scholar Dorsey Armstrong....
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Well I never knew that!!
- By Amazon Customer on 06-09-21
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Medieval Myths & Mysteries
- Narrated by: Dorsey Armstrong
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 17-09-19
- Language: English
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How Music and Mathematics Relate
- By: David Kung, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: David Kung
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
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Great minds have long sought to understand the relationship between music and mathematics. Both involve patterns, structures, and relationships. Both generate ideas of great beauty and elegance....
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Impossible to follow even with the pdf
- By Eddy on 18-01-20
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How Music and Mathematics Relate
- Narrated by: David Kung
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 06-03-19
- Language: English
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The History of Ancient Egypt
- By: Bob Brier, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Bob Brier
- Length: 24 hrs and 25 mins
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Even after deciphering its hieroglyphs, and marveling at its scarabs, mummies, obelisks, and sphinxes, Egyptian civilization remains one of history's most mysterious....
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Compelling, Fascinating, Educational
- By Jonathan on 01-10-14
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The History of Ancient Egypt
- Narrated by: Bob Brier
- Series: The Great Courses: Ancient History
- Length: 24 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 08-07-13
- Language: English
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The Rise and Fall of the British Empire
- By: Patrick N. Allitt, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Patrick N. Allitt
- Length: 18 hrs and 9 mins
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Each lecture will give you a refreshing new understanding of what made the British Empire both great in its achievements and vulnerable to its eventual downfall....
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Vitally important narrative
- By Raleigh Chiwuta on 07-05-15
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The Rise and Fall of the British Empire
- Narrated by: Patrick N. Allitt
- Series: The Great Courses: Modern History
- Length: 18 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 08-07-13
- Language: English
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The Story of Human Language
- By: John McWhorter, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 18 hrs and 15 mins
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Learn how a single tongue spoken 150,000 years ago evolved into the estimated 6,000 languages used around the world today....
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Groans from Taiwan
- By Jake Harrison on 18-04-20
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The Story of Human Language
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Series: The Great Courses: Linguistics
- Length: 18 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 08-07-13
- Language: English
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Great Mythologies of the World
- By: The Great Courses, Grant L. Voth, Julius H. Bailey, and others
- Narrated by: Grant L. Voth, Julius H. Bailey, Kathryn McClymond, and others
- Length: 31 hrs and 36 mins
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The deep-seated origins and wide-reaching lessons of ancient myths built the foundation for our modern legacies....
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Worth Getting if You're Interested in Mythology
- By Mark on 15-08-16
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Great Mythologies of the World
- Narrated by: Grant L. Voth, Julius H. Bailey, Kathryn McClymond, Robert André LaFleur
- Series: The Great Courses: World Literature
- Length: 31 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 21-08-15
- Language: English
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An Economic History of the World since 1400
- By: Donald J. Harreld, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Donald J. Harreld
- Length: 24 hrs and 25 mins
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Most of us have a limited understanding of the powerful role economics has played in shaping human civilization. This makes economic history a vital lens through which to think....
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So "Europe is parochial" & every else is wondrous?
- By DaveW on 26-11-16
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An Economic History of the World since 1400
- Narrated by: Donald J. Harreld
- Series: The Great Courses: Business & Economics
- Length: 24 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 19-08-16
- Language: English
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Human Prehistory and the First Civilizations
- By: Brian M. Fagan, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Brian M. Fagan
- Length: 18 hrs and 10 mins
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These 36 lectures bring you the answers that the latest scientific and archaeological research and theorizing suggest about human origins....
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Interesting but a little dated
- By Unique Pseudonym on 15-10-15
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Human Prehistory and the First Civilizations
- Narrated by: Brian M. Fagan
- Series: The Great Courses: Ancient History
- Length: 18 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 08-07-13
- Language: English
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The American Civil War
- By: Gary W. Gallagher, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Gary W. Gallagher
- Length: 24 hrs and 37 mins
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This series of lectures offers detailed analyses of the strategic and tactical dimensions of the Civil War's most important campaigns....
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Spectacularly great history.
- By Johnny M on 19-06-14
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The American Civil War
- Narrated by: Gary W. Gallagher
- Series: The Great Courses: Modern History
- Length: 24 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 08-07-13
- Language: English
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Introduction to Psychology
- By: Catherine A. Sanderson, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Professor Catherine A. Sanderson
- Length: 18 hrs and 7 mins
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From the days of Freud and Skinner to the modern science of fMRIs and genetics, Introduction to Psychology is a grand introduction to one of the most captivating fields of inquiry - where the subject is you, and everyone around you....
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Excellent (but biased)!
- By Anonymous User on 01-04-22
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Introduction to Psychology
- Narrated by: Professor Catherine A. Sanderson
- Length: 18 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 23-04-21
- Language: English
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A History of England from the Tudors to the Stuarts
- By: Robert Bucholz, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Robert Bucholz
- Length: 24 hrs and 32 mins
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During the 229-year period from 1485 to 1714, England transformed itself from a minor feudal state into what has been called "the first modern society"....
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The seeds of our modern successes and failures
- By Paul Robinson on 23-05-15
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A History of England from the Tudors to the Stuarts
- Narrated by: Robert Bucholz
- Series: The Great Courses: Renaissance & Early Modern History
- Length: 24 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 08-07-13
- Language: English
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The Great Ideas of Philosophy, 2nd Edition
- By: Daniel N. Robinson, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Daniel N. Robinson
- Length: 30 hrs and 11 mins
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While the lectures cover an enormous range of key thinkers and ideas, they always focus on the most important ideas....
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Religion tainted
- By Film Noir on 11-06-17
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The Great Ideas of Philosophy, 2nd Edition
- Narrated by: Daniel N. Robinson
- Series: The Great Courses: Intellectual History
- Length: 30 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 08-07-13
- Language: English
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How the Earth Works
- By: Michael E. Wysession, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Michael E. Wysession
- Length: 24 hrs and 31 mins
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How the Earth Works takes you on an astonishing journey through time and space. In 48 lectures, you will look at what went into making our planet - from the big bang, to the formation of the solar system, to the subsequent evolution of Earth....
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Everyone should hear this
- By Mr D & Mrs E Owers on 10-08-19
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How the Earth Works
- Narrated by: Michael E. Wysession
- Length: 24 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 11-03-19
- Language: English
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Think like a Stoic
- Ancient Wisdom for Today’s World
- By: Massimo Pigliucci, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Professor Massimo Pigliucci
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
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Distilled to its essence, the ancient Greco-Roman philosophy known as Stoicism is a philosophy of personal betterment. Professor Pigliucci has designed these 25 lessons as an enlightening introduction to the basics of Stoic philosophy....
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My favourite audiobook
- By Daniel O'Connor on 16-01-22
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Think like a Stoic
- Ancient Wisdom for Today’s World
- Narrated by: Professor Massimo Pigliucci
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 26-03-21
- Language: English
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Secrets of the Occult
- By: Richard B. Spence, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Richard B. Spence
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
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From spirituality to politics and science, the occult has had an astonishing influence on the human experience across the centuries....
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Fascinating and wide-reaching
- By NickH on 25-06-23
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Secrets of the Occult
- Narrated by: Richard B. Spence
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 04-11-22
- Language: English
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The Vietnam War
- By: John C. McManus, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: John C. McManus
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
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In The Vietnam War, you will learn about the causes and consequences of the war in Vietnam. You will explore the scope of American intervention from air campaigns to large-scale military operations on the ground....
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An excellent, well-read overview
- By Anonymous User on 19-02-24
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The Vietnam War
- Narrated by: John C. McManus
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 04-11-22
- Language: English
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The Vikings
- By: Kenneth W. Harl, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Kenneth W. Harl
- Length: 17 hrs and 59 mins
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By the end of the series, you'll have a new understanding of what it meant to be a Viking and a richer appreciation of this remarkable race....
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More knowledge gained .
- By Meb on 02-05-15
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The Vikings
- Narrated by: Kenneth W. Harl
- Series: The Great Courses: Medieval History
- Length: 17 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 08-07-13
- Language: English
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The Mysterious Case of Agatha Christie
- By: Maureen Corrigan, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Maureen Corrigan
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
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Meet Agatha Christie, the best-selling novelist in human history. Her writing career spanned six decades, during which time she wrote 66 crime novels, 6 non-crime novels (including romances), and over 150 short stories....
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Interesting and enjoyable
- By Andrew Thomas Croft on 31-08-21
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The Mysterious Case of Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Maureen Corrigan
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 20-07-21
- Language: English
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