Turning Points in American History
By: Edward T. O'Donnell
4.38
Format: 25 pages, Audio CD
TURNING POINTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY~THE GREAT COURSES~ Product 9781598037500
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1. Washington: A Life
By: Ron Chernow
4.16
Format: 904 pages, Hardcover
The celebrated Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of America. With a brea… read more
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"Many mickles make a muckle."-Ron Chernow, Washington: A Life
"Washington grew as a leader because he engaged in searching self- criticism. “I can bear to hear of imputed or real errors,"-Ron Chernow, Washington: A Life
"I can bear to hear of imputed or real errors. The man who wishes to stand well in the opinion of others must do this, because he is thereby enabled to correct his faults or remove the prejudices whic…"-Ron Chernow, Washington: A Life
"An essential difference between the American and French revolutions was that the American version allowed a search for many truths, while French zealots tried to impose a single sacred truth that all…"-Ron Chernow, Washington: A Life
2. The History of Science: 1700-1900
By: Frederick Gregory
3.95
Format: 184 pages, Audio CD
In the period 1700-1900, kings and empires rose and fell, but science conquered all, taking the wor… read more
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3. Lost in a Good Book (Thursday Next, #2)
By: Jasper Fforde
4.13
Format: 399 pages, Paperback
If Thursday thought she could avoid the spotlight after her heroic escapades in the pages of Jane E… read more
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"Don't you own a dodo?"-Jasper Fforde, Lost in a Good Book (Thursday Next, #2)
"We're in a psuedoscientific technobabble."-Jasper Fforde, Lost in a Good Book (Thursday Next, #2)
"The course of true love rarely runs smooth."-Jasper Fforde, Lost in a Good Book (Thursday Next, #2)
"You'll like it here; everyone is quite mad."-Jasper Fforde, Lost in a Good Book (Thursday Next, #2)
4. The History of the Bible: The Making of the New Testament Canon
By: Bart D. Ehrman
4.10
Format: 6 pages, Audio CD
What different kinds of books are in the New Testament? When, how, and why were they written? And w… read more
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5. The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1)
By: Mary Stewart
3.40
Format: 300 pages, Paperback
Fifth century Britain is a country of chaos and division after the Roman withdrawal. This is the wo… read more
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6. Tortilla Flat
By: John Steinbeck
3.72
Format: None pages, Hardcover
"Steinbeck is an artist; and he tells the stories of these lovable thieves and adulterers with a ge… read more
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7. The History of the United States (Great Courses, #8500)
By: Patrick N. Allitt , Allen C. Guelzo , Gary W. Gallagher
2.57
Format: 210 pages, Audio CD
This is the chronicle of a nation that enslaved a race of people. And of a nation that fought a Civ… read more
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8. The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King #1-4)
By: T.H. White
4.67
Format: 48 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Once upon a time, a young boy called "Wart" was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation f… read more
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9. Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
By: Robert D. Putnam
3.77
Format: 67 pages,
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10. Heretics and Heroes: How Renaissance Artists and Reformation Priests Created Our World
By: Thomas Cahill
2.84
Format: 306 pages, Hardcover
From the inimitable bestselling author Thomas Cahill, another popular history--this one focusing on… read more
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11. Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
By: Mark Miodownik
3.92
Format: 98 pages, Hardcover
A New York TimesBestseller An eye-opening adventure deep inside the everyday materials that surroun… read more
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12. The Historical Jesus (Great Courses, #643)
By: Bart D. Ehrman
2.75
Format: None pages, Audiobook
Who was Jesus of Nazareth? What was he like? For more than 2,000 years, people and groups of varyin… read more
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13. A Brief History of the World
By: Peter N. Stearns
4.00
Format: None pages, Audio CD
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14. The History Of World Literature (Great Courses, #2300)
By: Grant L. Voth
3.22
Format: 224 pages,
This is a series of 48 half-hour lectures by Professor Grant L Voth, professor emeritus of English … read more
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15. 1066: The Year That Changed Everything
By: Jennifer Paxton
3.57
Format: 432 pages, Audio CD
If you were to look back at hundreds of years of history in search of the one critical moment after… read more
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16. Frontier Grit: The Unlikely True Stories of Daring Pioneer Women
By: Marianne Monson
3.62
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
These are the stories of twelve women who "heard the call" to settle the west and who came from all… read more
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17. The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II
By: Buzz Bissinger
3.81
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
An extraordinary, untold story of the Second World War in the vein of Unbroken and The Boys in the … read more
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18. The Lost City of the Monkey God
By: Douglas Preston
3.93
Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition
A five-hundred-year-old legend. An ancient curse. A stunning medical mystery. And a pioneering jour… read more
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19. The Black Death: New Lessons from Recent Research
By: Dorsey Armstrong
4.08
Format: 3 pages, Audible Audio
2 hours and 43 minutes The world has been fundamentally changed by the shock and devastation of … read more
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20. The Rise and Fall of the British Empire
By: Patrick N. Allitt
4.17
Format: 18 pages, Audio CD
Audio CDs in three cases (parts 1, 2, and 3), accompanied by a "like new" course booklet. 36 lectur… read more
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"Author reports that a group of tortoises was given to the British by India's natives during the Seven Years War which ended in 1763. The last of those tortoises died in 2004 at the age of 255."-Patrick N. Allitt, The Rise and Fall of the British Empire
"Author relates the reaction of an Irish village to a landowner who tried to raise rents on the land's occupants. The villagers refused to talk to or trade with the man, whose name was Captain Boycott."-Patrick N. Allitt, The Rise and Fall of the British Empire
"If you study a historical episode and feel good about it, it probably means that you haven't had it explained very well. Historical conflict is usually the struggle of different conceptions of what i…"-Patrick N. Allitt, The Rise and Fall of the British Empire
21. Crashes and Crises: Lessons from a History of Financial Disasters
By: Connel Fullenkamp
4.01
Format: 12 pages, Audible Audio
Professor Connel Fullenkamp of Duke University guides listeners through four centuries of economic … read more
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22. Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense
By: Gad Saad
3.94
Format: 264 pages, Hardcover
The West’s commitment to freedom, reason, and true liberalism has never been more seriously threate… read more
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"We envy people whose traits compete with our desirability as a mate."-Gad Saad, Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense
"Any human endeavor rooted in the pursuit of truth must rely on fact and not feelings."-Gad Saad, Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense
"To be a truly wise person requires that we recognize those domains best served by our intellect versus those best guided by our emotions."-Gad Saad, Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense
"There is no "black mind" or "white mind", no "white male of knowing", there is only one truth, and we find it through the scientific method."-Gad Saad, Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense
23. And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
By: Jon Meacham
4.46
Format: 676 pages, Hardcover
The life and moral evolution of Abraham Lincoln, exploring why and how Lincoln confronted secession… read more
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24. Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
By: Adam Higginbotham
4.60
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
The definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster based on new archival r… read more
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"When asked what he was thinking about when preparing for launch abroad his Mercury-Redstone rocket, Alan Shepard, the first American in space, had infamously replied, "The fact that every part of thi…"-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
"At the foot of the ladder, he [Gene Cernan Apollo 17] delivered the short speech he had memorized for the occasion. "Is like to just say what I believe history will record: That America's challenge o…"-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
25. Liquid Rules: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives
By: Mark Miodownik
4.12
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
This fascinating new book by the bestselling scientist and engineer Mark Miodownik is an expert tou… read more
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26. He Who Fights with Monsters 4 (He Who Fights with Monsters, #4)
By: Shirtaloon
4.54
Format: 828 pages, Kindle Edition
In the wake of an unexpected homecoming, Jason questions if there is still a place for him in the w… read more
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27. He Who Fights with Monsters 3 (He Who Fights with Monsters, #3)
By: Shirtaloon
4.50
Format: 895 pages, Kindle Edition
For all that Jason’s new life is amazing, he is about to learn that his new power, wealth, and infl… read more
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28. The American West: History, Myth, and Legacy
By: Patrick N. Allitt
4.07
Format: 13 pages, Audible Audio
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29. Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me
By: Wilfred Reilly
4.00
Format: 288 pages, ebook
A college professor debunks the false liberal narratives which define much of America's school curr… read more
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30. Turning Points in American History
By: Edward T. O'Donnell
4.38
Format: 25 pages, Audio CD
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31. Liberty on Trial in America: Cases that Defined Freedom
By: Douglas O. Linder
4.11
Format: 12 pages, Audiobook
We like to believe that the founding principle of the United States is liberty. “Give me liberty, o… read more
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