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There’s an apocryphal story that Alexander the Great once captured a notorious pirate named Diomedes. The great conqueror decided to interview the doomed pirate, asking him what he thought gave him the right to seize the property of other people. The pirate responded by asking the emperor what he thought gave him the right to take property that doesn’t belong to him, including entire countries. The story goes that Alexander thought the pirate very clever, granting him freedom instead of execution.

This comprehensive series of 84 lectures features three award-winning historians sharing their insights into this nation's past-from the European settlement and the Revolutionary War through the Civil War, 19th-century industrialization, two world wars, and the present day. These lectures give you the opportunity to grasp the different aspects of our past that combine to make us distinctly American, and to gain the knowledge so essential to recognizing not only what makes this country such a noteworthy part of world history, but the varying degrees to which it has lived up to its ideals.

Grasp the important ideas that have served as the backbone of philosophy across the ages with this extraordinary 60-lecture series. This is your opportunity to explore the enormous range of philosophical perspectives and ponder the most important and enduring of human questions-without spending your life poring over dense philosophical texts.

This series of 36 fascinating lectures is a chronological journey into the story of Victorian Britain, from the unexpected ascension to the throne of teenaged Princess Victoria in 1837 to her death in 1901 as the Boer War neared its end.Presented with all of Victoria's strengths and foibles left intact by an award-winning teacher and author, the lectures invite you to reflect on both the positive and negative aspects of her reign.

If you’ve ever wanted to delve more deeply into the mysteries of human emotion, perception, and cognition, and of why we do what we do, these 48 lectures offer a superb place to start. With them, you’ll see the entire history of psychology unfold. In the hands of Professor Robinson, these lectures encompass ideas, speculations, and point-blank moral questions that might just dismantle and rebuild everything you once thought you knew about psychology.

The Zondervan Biblical and Theological Lectures series provides a unique audio learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook's direct narration of a book's text, The New Testament in Its World: Audio Lectures includes high quality live-recordings of college-level lectures that cover the...

From electric lights to automobiles to the appliances that make our lives easier at work and at home, we owe so much of our world to the Industrial Revolution. In this course, The Great Courses partners with the Smithsonian - one of the world's most storied and exceptional educational institutions - to examine the extraordinary events of this period and uncover the far-reaching impact of this incredible revolution.

Banter, Spice and everything nice Scarlett hat für alles einen Plan, und Evan hat darin absolut nichts zu suchen – bis ausgerechnet er ihr als Partner für ein wichtiges Uniprojekt zugeteilt wird. Obwohl die Rivalen sich sonst nie einig werden können, müssen sie sich nun wohl oder übel...

Wie aus kleinen Summen ein Vermögen werden kann Simon Neumann, der Finanznerd, ist mit fast einer Million Followern einer der reichweitenstärksten Finanzfluencer im deutschsprachigen Raum. Er stellt die These auf, dass praktisch jede und jeder am Ende des Jahres deutlich mehr auf seinem Konto...

»Mit 66 Jahren, da fängt das Leben an ...« Gabriele freut sich schon seit Langem auf all die freie Zeit. Nun ist der Tag da, sie ist in Rente und kann die Welt erobern. Doch plötzlich ist gerade die Zeit ihr größtes Problem: Ihre Freunde arbeiten oder haben Familie. Sie ist allein, egal...

Mila hat die Klinik hinter sich gelassen. In Zürich findet sie endlich wieder Halt – sogar die Schule fühlt sich leicht an. Und doch kann sie etwas nicht vergessen: Nicolas. Sein plötzliches Verschwinden. Die Enttäuschung, nachdem sie ihm blind vertraut hatte. Auf einem Fest trifft sie...

Müde vom vielen Swipen? Eine Psychologin und Bindungssexpertin hilft uns, dem Dating-Burnout zu entkommen Den Fokus anpassen, Ängste konfrontieren, ehrlich kommunizieren – so geht Dating Warum gibt es so viele Menschen, die immer wieder an die Falschen geraten? So lange, bis sie eine...

Der fulminante Abschluss der Plain-Daisy-Reihe: One Night Stand, Accidental Pregnancy, Country-Star-Dilemma! Was wie eine Romcom anfängt, nimmt ein abruptes Ende, als Country-Star Zander Shaw Amber nach einer leidenschaftlichen Nacht im Anschluss einfach ghostet. Bis er Monate später auf der...

An ancient terror loose on campus. Three men who can help me stop it. When magical testing reveals that I’m a librarian witch, I’m ecstatic. Except, it turns out it means I’m a custodian of knowledge and creatures from beyond our dimension, rather than a curator of books. Because of my magic, I know about the ancient dimensional being that escaped from centuries-long imprisonment in the library. Murders begin across the campus that can only be traced back to this monster. The situation wakes Geo, a duty-bound gargoyle who senses danger to his destined mate—me.

Known for his journalism, biographies and novels, A. N. Wilson turns a merciless searchlight on his own early life, his experience of sexual abuse, his catastrophic mistakes in love (sacred and profane) and his life in Grub Street—as a prolific writer. The audiobook begins with his heart-torn present-day visits to Katherine, now for decades his ex-wife, who has slithered into the torments of dementia. At every turn of this reminiscence, Wilson is baffled by his earlier self—whether he is flirting with unsuitable lovers or with the idea of the priesthood.

What were the forces that thrust the British Empire to its extraordinary position of greatness and then just as powerfully drove it into decline? And why is nearly every nation on earth, in one way or another, the consequence of the British Empire?In these 36 lectures, Professor Allitt leads you through four centuries of British power, innovation, influence, and, ultimately, diminishment-four profound centuries that literally remade the world and bequeathed the complex global legacy that continues to shape your everyday life.

Have you ever wondered why America, unlike virtually any other industrial nation, continues to show so much religious vitality? Or why are the varieties of religion found in the United States are so numerous and diverse? In this vigorous series of 24 lectures, Professor Allitt argues that the best way to look for explanations of this truly remarkable vitality and diversity is to study the nation's religious history. That's a task, though, that involves more than simply examining religion from the directions you might expect....

A thorough understanding of Conservatism's lineage, principles, and impact on history is essential to making sense of the 21st-century political dialogue-a dialogue that consumes the television you watch, the newspapers you read, and the radio you listen to.No matter where you place yourself on the ideological spectrum, these 36 lectures will intrigue you, engage you, and maybe even provoke you to think about this political philosophy in an entirely new way.

Band 4 der Plain-Daisy-Reihe: Accidental Marriage, zweite Chancen und eine Ranch voller Herzklopfen! Nach einer wilden Nacht in Vegas wacht Lottie auf, nur um festzustellen, dass sie wohl von nun an mit Brooks Watson verheiratet ist – dem Bruder ihres Ex-Verlobten, der sie am Altar stehen...

Band 5 der Plain-Daisy-Reihe – kann auch als Standalone gelesen werden! Sieben Jahre nachdem Bennett Owens sie verließ, kehrt Delaney mit ihrer Tochter nach Willowbrook zurück – nicht aus freien Stücken, sondern weil die Verhaftung ihres Ehemanns ihr keine andere Wahl lässt. Als Bennetts...