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New Testament (Great Courses #656) (12 Audio CDs)

by Ehrman, Bart D., Lecturer

Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. 12 audio discs (approximately 720 min. ) in two containers including a course guidebook. Provides a historical context to foster a fuller understanding of contemporary events and people in the New Testament. Discuses distinguishing characteristics between the Greco-Roman cults and Judaism and Christianity, Jesus as a historical figure, and each of the twenty-seven books of the New Testament. pt. 1: lecture 1. The early Christians and their literature--lecture 2. The ... Read More

Practicing Mindfulness: an Introduction to Meditation (Great Courses #1933) (4 DVDs, 1 guidebook)

Description: Lecturer: Professor Mark W. Muesse, Rhodes College. Run time: 720 mins. ISBN 1598037927. Very good condition, but ex-library with usual markings and stickers. Four discs. Language: English. Course guidebook includes lecture notes, glossary, biographical notes, and bibliography (p. 190-196). Meditation-the technique of mental focusing for enhanced awareness and self-mastery-offers deep and lasting benefits for mental functioning and emotional health, as well as for physical health and well ... Read More

Yoga for a Healthy Mind and Body (Great Courses #9263) (2 DVDs)

Description: Heidi Wenk Sormaz. Run time: 360 minutes. ISBN 1629970794. Two discs. Language: English. Like new. No course book. Introduces the ancient tradition of yoga and how it has evolved to become the North American phenomenon that it is. The first half of the course provides a brief history of what we know as yoga in the West and the science behind how modern yoga can create a healthy body and mind. The second half of the course is primarily experiential, introducing popular modern styles of yoga. Read More

The Iliad of Homer (Great Courses #301) DVD

Description: Elizabeth Vandiver. Run time: 360 minutes. ISBN 1565857399. Two discs. Language: English. Like new. 12 lectures, 30 minutes each. Includes guidebook. Introduces the great epic of ancient Greeks, the Iliad. She addresses critical and interpretative issues, and gives background information on cultural assumptions. Read More

The Long 19th Century: European History from 1789 to 1917 (Great Courses #8190) CD Set

by Robert I. Weiner, Lecturer, Lafayette College.

Description: Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. Ex-library with the usual stamps, markings, and stickers. 3 volume set. 18 Audio CDs with three course booklets in 3 cases. Europe's 19th century is often broadly defined as the period from the French Revolution to World War I, forming the foundation of the modern world. The course moves from the impact of both the French and Industrial Revolutions in the period from 1789-1848, into the so-called "unifications" of Italy and Germany in the 1850s and 1860s, ... Read More

The Great Tours: Greece and Turkey, from Athens to Istanbul (Great Courses #3231)

Description: John R. Hale, Lecturer. Run time: 720 minutes. 1598037730 Four discs. Language: English. Like new. 24 lectures (30 min. each). Course guidebook includes professor biography, scope, maps and bibliography. Through Professor Hale's vibrant commentary and extensive field footage, you discover monumental ancient cities, classical ruins, temples, shrines, fortresses, stadiums, theaters, churches, and palaces. In each site, you explore the critical history and culture that defined them and the ways ... Read More

Ancient Empires before Alexander, Parts 1-3 (Great Courses #3150) DVD

Description: Professor Robert L. Dise, Jr., University of Northern Iowa. Run time: 1, 080 Minutes. ISBN 1598035576 Six discs. Language: English. 36 lectures; 30 minutes per lecture; on 6 videodiscs in 3 containers; with an accompanying course guidebook which includes professor biography, course scope, lecture guides, timeline, glossary, biographical notes and bibliography. Complete your knowledge of the ancient world with this comprehensive look at the dozen empires that flourished in the 2, 000 years ... Read More

Mysteries of Modern Physics: Time (Great Courses #1257) DVD

Description: javascript: history. go(-1)Lecturer: Sean Carroll, California Institute of Technology. Run time: 720 mins. 4 discs. Language: English. 24 lectures lasting 30 minutes each. Read More

The Everyday Guide to Spirits and Cocktails: Tastes and Traditions (Great Courses #9144) DVD

by Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan

Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. Cover of book has been laminated. Library bar code is on the top of the front cover. The library call number is on the tail of the spine. Inside the front cover is a book plate designating the book as a... Audiobook DVD includes Course Guidebook and 2 DVDs. "The Great Courses, Course No. 9144" "Course Guidebook and 2 DVDs" The DVDs have a sticker with the name of the library and an inventory number. The DVD case has the same information in the ... Read More