Ancient Writing and the History of the Alphabet
By: John McWhorter
3.99
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
The ubiquity of the written word in our everyday lives can make it easy to forget how recent the de…
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1. Herodotus: The Father of History
By: Elizabeth Vandiver
4.25
Format: 12 pages, Audio Cassette
Herodotus: The Father of History(24 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture)Course No. 2353Taught by Elizabeth… read more
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2. Great Mythologies of the World
By: Kathryn McClymond , Grant L. Voth , Julius H. Bailey , None
3.90
Format: 448 pages, Audible Audio
The deep-seated origins and wide-reaching lessons of ancient myths built the foundation for our mod… read more
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3. The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found
By: Mary Beard
3.63
Format: 143 pages, Hardcover
Pompeii is the most famous archaeological site in the world, visited by more than two million peopl… read more
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4. The History of Ancient Egypt (The Great Courses #350)
By: Bob Brier
0.00
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
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6. London: A Short History of the Greatest City in the Western World
By: Robert O. Bucholz
4.00
Format: 224 pages, Audiobook
No city has had as powerful and as enduring an impact on Western civilization as London. But what m… read more
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7. From Jesus to Constantine: A History of Early Christianity (Great Courses #6577)
By: Bart D. Ehrman
3.86
Format: 368 pages,
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8. Great Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt (Great Courses, #3588)
By: Bob Brier
3.86
Format: 368 pages, Audio CD
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9. England: From the Fall of Rome to the Norman Conquest
By: Jennifer Paxton
4.28
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
Great Courses Plus Dr. Jennifer Paxton is Assistant Director of the University Honors Program and … read more
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10. Medieval Myths & Mysteries (The Great Courses)
By: Dorsey Armstrong
4.14
Format: 6 pages, Audible Audio
Listening Length: 5 hours and 6 minutes Was King Arthur a real person? What about Robin Hood? Is… read more
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11. The Inexplicable Universe: Unsolved Mysteries
By: Neil deGrasse Tyson
4.16
Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio
Everything we now know about the universe-from the behavior of quarks to the birth of entire galaxi… read more
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12. Ancient Writing and the History of the Alphabet
By: John McWhorter
3.99
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
The ubiquity of the written word in our everyday lives can make it easy to forget how recent the de… read more
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13. The Hidden History of the Boston Tea Party
By: Adam Jortner
3.91
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
The history of the Boston Tea Party is a hidden one. Why? Since it was a clandestine operation, all… read more
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14. Banned Books, Burned Books: Forbidden Literary Works
By: Maureen Corrigan
4.18
Format: 13 pages, Audible Audio
Throughout the 24 lectures of Banned Books, Burned Books: Forbidden Literary Works, author and book… read more
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15. Early Humans: Ice, Stone, and Survival
By: Suzanne Pilaar Birch
3.89
Format: None pages, Audiobook
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16. Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World
By: Philip Matyszak
4.14
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The ancient world of the Mediterranean and the Near East saw the birth and collapse of great civili… read more
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"Phoenicians pioneered a new style of writing that reproduced not images of the things described but the sounds used for them in speech--the first alphabetic script, As trade developed, writing became…"-Philip Matyszak, Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World
17. The Culture of Knighthood in Medieval Romance
By: Larissa Tracy
3.63
Format: 3 pages, Audible Audio
See the word "knight " and you’ll likely think of gallant men facing off on the field of battle, or… read more
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18. Why Evil Exists
By: Charles T. Mathewes
4.09
Format: None pages, Audio CD
Presents historical, religious and philosophical explanations for the existence of evil. read more
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19. Charlemagne Father of Europe
By: Philip Daileader
3.76
Format: None pages, Audiobook
In Charlemagne: Father of Europe, you will look back on Charlemagne’s rule and the way his dynasty … read more
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20. Hannibal: The Military Genius Who Almost Conquered Rome
By: Eve MacDonald
4.06
Format: 15 pages, Audible Audio
Hannibal Barca is famous for marching an eclectic mix of troops across the Alps and into the Roman … read more
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21. The Persian Empire
By: John W.I. Lee
4.11
Format: None pages, Audio CD
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22. Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East
By: Amanda H. Podany
4.50
Format: 662 pages, Hardcover
A unique history of the ancient Near East that compellingly presents the life stories of kings, pri… read more
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23. Secrets of the Occult
By: Richard B. Spence
3.91
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
From spirituality to politics and science, the occult has had an astonishing influence on the human… read more
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24. The Real History of Dracula
By: Sara Cleto
3.94
Format: None pages, Audiobook
There are few fictional characters who have entrenched themselves so thoroughly in the popular imag… read more
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25. Human Prehistory and the First Civilizations
By: Brian M. Fagan
3.81
Format: 18 pages, Audible Audio
Where do we come from? How did our ancestors settle this planet? How did the great historic civiliz… read more
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26. Neurodiversity and the Myth of Normal
By: Kyler Shumway
3.77
Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio
We’ve all been told, at one point or another, to "just be yourself." Whether you are starting schoo… read more
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27. Espionage and Covert Operations: A Global History
By: Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius
3.87
Format: 13 pages, Paperback
Step into the real world of the spy with this detailed and unforgettable tour of the millennia-long… read more
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"Our side has agents. Their side has spies."-Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius, Espionage and Covert Operations: A Global History
"Espionage is the world's second oldest profession."-Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius, Espionage and Covert Operations: A Global History
"Good tradecraft keeps espionage routine and boring."-Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius, Espionage and Covert Operations: A Global History
"You can tell a lot about a society by what it fears."-Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius, Espionage and Covert Operations: A Global History
28. American Monsters
By: Adam Jortner
3.99
Format: 5 pages, Audible Audio
4 hours and 55 minutes Cackling witches in Puritan communities calling forth Satan. Sea serpents… read more
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29. Creation Stories of the Ancient World
By: Joseph Lam
3.90
Format: 5 pages, Audiobook
Length: 4 hours and 57 minutes Creation stories, found within many ancient cultures, are traditi… read more
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30. William Shakespeare: Comedies, Histories and Tragedies
By: Peter Saccio
4.18
Format: 12 pages, Audible Audio
Professor Peter Saccio—an award-winning Ivy League Professor of Shakespeare studies—is your guide f… read more
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31. The Middle Ages Around the World
By: Joyce E. Salisbury
4.12
Format: 13 pages, Audible Audio
12 hours and 15 minutes The Middle Ages was a time of major historical shifts and transformation… read more
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