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The Great Courses

The Great Courses, formerly known as The Teaching Company, produces 500 lecture courses taught by professors at the nation's leading universities, which they sell on CD, DVD, Audio Download, and Video Download. Their courses vary in length, ranging from 8 to 84 lectures, with lectures lasting either 30 or 45 minutes. The courses cover a wide range of topics in the categories of history, literature, the arts, philosophy, religion, science, and business. Most of their courses are available in both audio and video formats with visual aids included in the video tapings of the professors teaching their course. Their professors are carefully selected through evaluations and auditions from students and customers, and the professors they choose teach at well respected colleges such as Stanford, Georgetown, and many Ivy League colleges. Their products can be purchased online or by calling 1-800-832-2412.

They also now offer a service called Wondrium to watch most of their courses on online video through your computer, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Android phone, Roku streaming device, Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV, and more. For fans of The Great Courses, when you subscribe to Wondrium, you can then watch over 300 great courses and over 8,000 video lectures as much as you want, whenever you want. You can now sign up for a free 14-day trial on Wondrium.com. After the initial two weeks, the price is $20/month, and if you sign up for a full year the price breaks down to $12.50/month. You can browse all these courses by category on their website:

Browse Over 300 Courses Currently Offered Through the The Great Courses on Wondrium


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by Allen C. Guelzo
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Alexander the Great, Jesus, Darwin, and Churchill are just a few of the many politicians, religious leaders, scientists, philosophers, authors, inventors, and generals who transformed our world in ways that still resonate today.

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by Philip Daileader
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Some say Charlemagne was a great king, while others believe the many atrocities committed under his reign make him the first in a line of political disasters throughout Europe.

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by Eve MacDonald
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Hannibal Barca is famous for marching an eclectic mix of troops across the Alps and into the Roman heartland during the Second Punic War.

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by Michael Shelden
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The John F. Kennedy presidency has an indelible hold on our imaginations. Even more than half a century later...

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by Robert J. Allison
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We all have certain images of Ben Franklin: the witty Founding Father who promoted independence; the Philadelphia printer who created Poor Richard's Almanack...

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by Phillip Cary
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He was only a humble monk and Bible professor, yet he sparked a religious rebellion that changed history.

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by Seth Lerer
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This course makes clear why Chaucer is the "father" of English poetry.

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by Devoney Looser
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Born to the ranks of the lower English gentry in 1775, Jane Austen led what some have mistakenly described as an ordinary and unremarkable life - a life that ended all too soon at the age of 41.

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by Bart D. Ehrman
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Who was Jesus?

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by Michael Shelden
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George Orwell was more than just a writer. He was a political and social sage who valued...

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