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Becoming a Great Essayist
- Written by: Jennifer Cognard-Black, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Jennifer Cognard-Black
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
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If you have a clever anecdote, an interesting memory, a new way to explain how something works, or an opinion on a social or political issue, then you have an essay in you. Unlike a novel, history book, or scientific publication, essays provide you with the versatility to express all the various facets that make you you. The concise and direct nature of an essay means that you may tap in to your sense of wit, share your individual point of view, persuade others to your perspective, and record a part of your memories for future generations in as many distinct essay forms as you wish.
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I like the book
- By Amazon Customer on 2019-04-09
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Becoming a Great Essayist
- Narrated by: Jennifer Cognard-Black
- Series: The Great Courses: Writing
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 2016-06-24
- Language: English
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Raising Emotionally and Socially Healthy Kids
- Written by: Eileen Kennedy-Moore, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Eileen Kennedy-Moore
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
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Drawing from the her extensive clinical experience-as well as personal experience as a mother of four-these 12 lectures provide a deeper understanding of your child's development and ways to address common stumbling blocks with compassion.
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Impressive lecture series based on data and eviden
- By Alex C on 2020-02-20
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Raising Emotionally and Socially Healthy Kids
- Narrated by: Eileen Kennedy-Moore
- Series: The Great Courses: Better Living
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 2014-09-26
- Language: English
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The Instant Sommelier: Choosing Your Best Wine
- Written by: Paul Wagner, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Paul Wagner
- Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
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You don’t have to master the entire repertoire of grapes, techniques, ingredients, variations, and other components to truly appreciate the wine you’re drinking. Simply armed with the senses you already have, an expert guide, and a glass of your favorite, you can learn how to better enjoy the wine you’re drinking, while at the same time gaining a deeper recognition for your own tastes.
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Very Informative and Interesting
- By Beagle on 2023-10-03
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The Instant Sommelier: Choosing Your Best Wine
- Narrated by: Paul Wagner
- Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 2019-11-08
- Language: English
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After the New Testament: The Writings of the Apostolic Fathers
- Written 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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A Very Informative, Enjoyable Learning Experience
- By Robert on 2020-03-19
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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: 2013-07-08
- Language: English
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The Intelligent Brain
- Written by: Richard J. Haier, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Richard J. Haier
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
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No feature of the mind is as important, controversial, and mysterious as intelligence. It is the epitome of brain function, and it has a powerful influence on success in life. Now in The Intelligent Brain, taught by one of the world’s foremost researchers on intelligence, Professor Richard J. Haier of the University of California, Irvine, you’ll trace the fascinating history of intelligence testing and its leading thinkers, as well as what brain imaging studies and the most recent research findings reveal about this most complex of human phenomena.
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The Intelligent Brain
- Narrated by: Richard J. Haier
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 2018-12-05
- Language: English
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The Psychology of Performance: How to Be Your Best in Life
- Written by: Dr. Eddie O'Connor, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Dr. Eddie O'Connor
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
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"How do you get to Carnegie Hall?" "Practice. Practice. Practice." Today, the relatively new science of performance psychology tells us that old answer is incomplete at best. In The Psychology of Performance: How to Be Your Best in Life, clinical sport psychologist Eddie O'Connor, PhD, shares the best ways for you to reach your personal Carnegie Hall based on the latest scientific research - whether your performance environment is music, dance, business, or sport.
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Perfect for anyone who competes... or trains...
- By Amazon Customer on 2018-09-19
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The Psychology of Performance: How to Be Your Best in Life
- Narrated by: Dr. Eddie O'Connor
- Series: The Great Courses: Better Living
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 2017-09-22
- Language: English
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American Military History: From Colonials to Counterinsurgents
- Written by: Wesley K. Clark, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Wesley K. Clark
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
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Wars have played a crucial role in defining the United States and its place in the world. No one is better equipped to analyze this subject in depth than retired US Army Gen. Wesley K. Clark - decorated combat veteran, author, Rhodes Scholar, and former NATO Supreme Commander. In this course, Gen. Clark explores the full scope of America's armed conflicts, from the French and Indian War in the mid-18th century to the Global War on Terrorism in the 21st.
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American Military History: From Colonials to Counterinsurgents
- Narrated by: Wesley K. Clark
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 2018-02-02
- Language: English
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African American History: From the African Coast to the Civil War
- Written by: Leslie Alexander, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Leslie Alexander
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
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Owing to the legacy of slavery, African Americans have faced significant obstacles to obtaining the fundamental rights of freedom and citizenship. The consistent struggle among African Americans to gain their human rights live at the heart of the American experiment in democracy. In the 24 compelling lectures of African American History: From the African Coast to the Civil War, take a penetrating look at the experience of African Americans in the colonial and antebellum eras
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African American History: From the African Coast to the Civil War
- Narrated by: Leslie Alexander
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 2024-02-02
- Language: English
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History of Science: Antiquity to 1700
- Written by: The Great Courses, Lawrence M. Principe
- Narrated by: Lawrence M. Principe
- Length: 18 hrs and 31 mins
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For well over 2,000 years, much of our fundamental "desire to know" has focused on science. Our commitment to science and technology has been so profound that these stand as probably the most powerful influences on human culture. To truly understand our Western heritage, our contemporary society, and ourselves as individuals, we need to know what science is and how it developed. In this 36-lecture series, one of science's most acclaimed teachers takes you through science's complex evolution of thought and discovery.
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Insightful history
- By Myrna Large on 2018-10-01
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History of Science: Antiquity to 1700
- Narrated by: Lawrence M. Principe
- Series: The Great Courses: History of Science
- Length: 18 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 2013-07-08
- Language: English
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The Concerto
- Written by: Robert Greenberg, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Robert Greenberg
- Length: 18 hrs and 56 mins
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The concerto offers a kind of unique excitement no other instrumental music can match. Where a symphony enthralls us with its thematic variations and development, a concerto gives us human drama-the exhilaration of a soloist or group of soloists ringing forth against the mass of the orchestra.In 24 musically rich lectures, Professor Greenberg provides a guided tour of the concerto, from its conception as a child of Renaissance ideals, through its maturation in the Classical age, its metamorphosis in the Romantic era, and its radical transformation in the 20th century and beyond.
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Great survey course
- By JohnS on 2019-11-08
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The Concerto
- Narrated by: Robert Greenberg
- Series: The Great Courses: Fine Arts & Music
- Length: 18 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 2013-07-08
- Language: English
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Masterpieces of the Imaginative Mind: Literature's Most Fantastic Works
- Written by: Eric S. Rabkin, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Eric S. Rabkin
- Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
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Many of literature's greatest works, from ancient myths to the works of Nobel laureates, rely on fantasy. Even when there has been a dominant preference for realism, generation after generation of readers have been drawn to stories of the fantastic-not only for what they help us learn about ourselves as individuals or as members of society, but also for what they show about our social values.
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Grand
- By Roberta W on 2023-05-01
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Masterpieces of the Imaginative Mind: Literature's Most Fantastic Works
- Narrated by: Eric S. Rabkin
- Series: The Great Courses: English Literature
- Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 2013-07-08
- Language: English
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Greek Tragedy
- Written by: Elizabeth Vandiver, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Vandiver
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
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Greek tragedy was a dramatic form that flourished for less than a full century. And yet it remains vibrant, alive, and productive today. And the form's masterpieces help us-as perhaps they helped their original audiences-grasp a fuller sense of the terror and wonder of life. Professor Vandiver has designed these 24 rich and rewarding lectures to give you a full overview of Greek tragedy, both in its original setting and as a lasting contribution to the artistic exploration of the human condition.
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terrific
- By C.Pom on 2022-04-29
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Greek Tragedy
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Vandiver
- Series: The Great Courses: Western Literature
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 2013-07-08
- Language: English
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Language and Society: What Your Speech Says About You
- Written by: Valerie Fridland, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Valerie Fridland
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
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In these 24 thought-provoking lectures, you'll investigate how social differences based on factors such as region, class, ethnicity, occupation, gender, and age are inseparable from language differences. Further, you'll explore how these linguistic differences arise, and how they both reflect and generate our social systems.
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Awful narration. Difficult to follow up.
- By Liqian X. on 2022-06-27
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Language and Society: What Your Speech Says About You
- Narrated by: Valerie Fridland
- Series: The Great Courses: Linguistics
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 2014-12-12
- Language: English
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The United States and the Middle East: 1914 to 9/11
- Written by: Salim Yaqub, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Salim Yaqub
- Length: 12 hrs and 25 mins
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At the dawn of World War I, the United States was only a rising power. Our reputation was relatively benign among Middle Easterners, who saw no imperial ambitions in our presence and were grateful for the educational and philanthropic services Americans provided. Yet by September 11, 2001, everything had changed. The United States had now become the unquestioned target of those bent on attacking the West for its perceived offenses against Islam. How and why did this transformation come about?
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The United States and the Middle East: 1914 to 9/11
- Narrated by: Salim Yaqub
- Series: The Great Courses: Modern History
- Length: 12 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 2013-07-08
- Language: English
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The Psychology of Online Behavior
- Written by: Nicola Fox Hamilton, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Nicola Fox Hamilton
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
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The proliferation of social media platforms and our increasing reliance on the internet for connection and communication has caused the line between the “real” world and the online world to blur. So much of our lives can be impacted by online interactions—and not all those interactions are positive. Why does the internet seem to encourage bad behavior from some users? Why do we feel we need to share so much of our private lives with the online world? Is screen time really as addictive as the headlines say?
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The Psychology of Online Behavior
- Narrated by: Nicola Fox Hamilton
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 2022-05-19
- Language: English
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A Courtly History: Romance in the 19th Century
- Written by: Stephanie Insley Hershinow, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Stephanie Insley Hershinow
- Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins
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The rituals and pageantry of courtship in the 19th century can seem foreign to us today. Some of us may look back and see a more romantic age, while others will see a minefield of strict rules and stuffy protocol. Either way you look at it, it was worlds away from what dating is in the 21st century. In the six lessons of A Courtly History: Romance in the 19th Century, Professor Stephanie Insley Hershinow gives you a look at the complex and ever-evolving rules of romance in 19th-century Britain. Along the way, you will see why this fascinating era keeps drawing us back to novels and Netflix.
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A Courtly History: Romance in the 19th Century
- Narrated by: Stephanie Insley Hershinow
- Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 2024-02-01
- Language: English
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The History of Sugar
- Written by: Kelley Fanto Deetz, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Kelley Fanto Deetz
- Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins
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Whatever the form, whatever the treat - sugar drives us wild like nothing else. It’s lingered on our tongues for millennia and found its way into almost every household in the world. Alas, the history of sugar is far from sweet. Long before it was linked to America’s obesity epidemic, sugar was fueling the dark forces of exploitation, colonization, conquest, and slavery. More than just candy and cake, sugar has drastically altered the diets, cultures, and economies of the modern world. How can we love sugar while having a healthy relationship with its bittersweet history?
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A Spoonful of Sugar: A History
- By Anonymous on 2021-12-09
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The History of Sugar
- Narrated by: Kelley Fanto Deetz
- Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 2021-10-14
- Language: English
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Death, Dying, and the Afterlife: Lessons from World Cultures
- Written 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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interesting
- By Danny on 2023-02-07
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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: 2016-02-05
- Language: English
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The Power of Mind over Body
- Written by: Jo Marchant, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Jo Marchant
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
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What explains the brain-body connection? How is it that something intangible like stress can really kill? How about the fact that we can and often do worry ourselves sick? And how can we take advantage of the mind’s connection to the body to reduce pain, boost physical performance, and even treat disease? Answer these questions and more in The Power of Mind over Body, a 12-lecture course that will change the way you think about physical health and the brain.
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The Power of Mind over Body
- Narrated by: Jo Marchant
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 2023-07-14
- Language: English
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Cultural Literacy for Religion: Everything the Well-Educated Person Should Know
- Written by: Mark Berkson, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Mark Berkson
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
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According to polls conducted by Gallup and the Pew Research Forum on Religion & Public Life, the majority of Americans fail basic tests about religion, including tests on their own faith. This is troublesome because religious literacy is about so much more than naming deities or knowing the stories of ancient history. For many of us, religion is a way to examine and understand ourselves. These 24 enlightening lectures offer you the chance to experience the world's religions from all angles – historical, theological, and cultural.
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Great exposure to the world of religions
- By Rene F. on 2019-09-11
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Cultural Literacy for Religion: Everything the Well-Educated Person Should Know
- Narrated by: Mark Berkson
- Series: The Great Courses: Comparative & World Religion
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 2013-07-08
- Language: English
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