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| Lifelong Health: Achieving Optimum Well-Being at Any Age 
By Anthony A. Goodman, Montana State University |
| Discover an essential reference guide to healthy living, packed with information and advice rooted in the latest scientific understanding of nutrition, physiology, and other related fields with Lifelong Health: Achieving Optimum Well-Being at Any Age. In 36 lectures that have the feel of a personal chat with a knowledgeable and compassionate family physician, Dr. Anthony A. Goodman gives you a wealth of insight designed to forever change the way you think about—and live—your life. |
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| World’s Greatest Paintings
By William Kloss, Independent Art Historian, The Smithsonian Associates, Smithsonian Institution |
| Embark on a compelling tour of some of the most significant paintings in Western art with the 24 richly illustrated lectures of The World's Greatest Paintings. Distinguished art historian and Professor William Kloss reveals a group of works that span the 14th century to the 20th and that—in his expert judgment—rank among the greatest paintings ever made. As you explore one of the supreme legacies of human life, you'll enjoy an unforgettable encounter with daring and sublime works of art. |
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| Fall and Rise of China
By Richard Baum, University of California, Los Angeles |
| How did modern China become one of the most important global powers of the 21st century? Join China expert and Professor Richard Baum as he brings to life the human struggles, political upheavals, and spectacular speed of this nation's rebirth in The Fall and Rise of China. Offering multilevel insights into one of the most astounding real-life dramas of modern history, his 48 lectures weave together the diverse developments and sociopolitical currents that created the China of today's headlines. |
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| Myth in Human History
By Grant L. Voth, Monterey Peninsula College |
| Discover the truths hidden within the world's most enduring myths in the entertaining and illuminating Myth in Human History. Delivered by engaging storyteller and award-winning Professor Grant L. Voth, these 36 lectures are a comprehensive survey of great myths and the diverse cultures behind them. Taking you from the islands of ancient Greece and Japan to the plains of North America and Africa to the shores of New Zealand and Great Britain, this course will have you looking at—and understanding—mythology in startling new ways. |
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| Impossible: Physics beyond the Edge
By Benjamin Schumacher, Kenyon College |
| Delve into some of the most fascinating concepts at the edge of modern physics with Impossible: Physics beyond the Edge. Professor Benjamin Schumacher's ingenious approach to the physical world will teach you more about physics than you ever imagined. In 24 lectures, you'll probe the nature of the impossible from many points of view and discover that hovering over a black hole, trying to reverse the flow of time, and other adventures make for an excellent education in the laws of nature. |
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| Origin of Civilization
By Scott MacEachern, Bowdoin College |
| Discover how human beings from around the world created the impressive cultural and political systems that would forever alter the course of history. In this grand 48-lecture course, travel to places such as ancient Mesopotamia, sub-Saharan Africa, and Mesoamerica to view their formative states and civilizations from gripping archaeological and historical perspectives. Delivered by award-winning Professor Scott MacEachern, The Origin of Civilization will finally complete your understanding of human history. |
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| Understanding Calculus: Problems, Solutions, and Tips
By Bruce H. Edwards, University of Florida |
| Immerse yourself in the unrivaled experience of learning—and grasping—calculus with Understanding Calculus: Problems, Solutions, and Tips. These 36 lectures cover all the major topics of a full-year calculus course in high school at the College Board Advanced Placement AB level or a first-semester course in college. Award-winning Professor Bruce H. Edwards guides you through hundreds of examples and problems, each of which is designed to explain and reinforce the major concepts of this vital mathematical field. |
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| Origins of the Human Mind
By Stephen P. Hinshaw, University of California, Berkeley |
| Get an authoritative guide to the latest information and viewpoints on what neurobiologists, psychologists, and other scientists know about our minds in Origins of the Human Mind. These 24 intriguing and enlightening lectures lay bare the inner workings of our minds. And they're all brought to you by award-winning Professor Stephen P. Hinshaw, whose thorough and unbiased approach to this fascinating subject reveals how the science of the human mind applies to the life of our species—and to your own life as well. |
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| Understanding the Human Factor: Life and Its Impact
By Gary A. Sojka, Bucknell University |
| Survey the remarkable innovation that signaled the greatest transition in human history: the domestication of plants and animals. In Understanding the Human Factor: Life and Its Impact, award-winning Professor Gary A. Sojka offers a unique, multidisciplinary perspective on human life seldom made available in a single course. In 24 lectures, he weaves a remarkable tale of science and history than spans from the ancient roots of human culture to the most pressing concerns facing today's world. Join Professor Sojka for an enlightening view of humankind's relationship to domestication and discover valuable truths about the development of our species. |
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| Medieval World
By Dorsey Armstrong, Purdue University |
| What was it like to live during the Middle Ages? Find out with The Medieval World, which offers you a different perspective on this period: one that entrenches you in the experiences of everyday men and women. Medievalist and Professor Dorsey Armstrong draws on history, literature, the arts, technology, science, and more for this 36-lecture tour that will expand your understanding of both the Middle Ages and everything that came afterward: the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and even our modern world. |
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