• The Theory of Evolution: A History of Controversy

• Autor: Edward J. Larson, The Great Courses
• Sprecher: Edward J. Larson
• Spieldauer: 6 Std. und 10 Min.
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  4 out of 5 stars 2
• Sprecher

  3.5 out of 5 stars 2
• Geschichte

  4 out of 5 stars 2

Charles Darwin's theory of organic evolution-the idea that life on earth is the product of purely natural causes, not the hand of God-set off shock waves that continue to reverberate through Western society, and especially the United States. What makes evolution such a profoundly provocative concept, so convincing to most scientists, yet so socially and politically divisive? These 12 eye-opening lectures are an examination of the varied elements that so often make this science the object of strong sentiments and heated debate.

• Der Koran

• Autor: N.N.
• Sprecher: Burkhard Behnke, Patrick Imhof
• Spieldauer: 21 Std. und 25 Min.
• Ungekürztes

• Gesamt

  4 out of 5 stars 150
• Sprecher

  4.5 out of 5 stars 91
• Geschichte

  4 out of 5 stars 85

Das Hörbuch entstand in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Orientalischen Institut der Universität Leipzig, das auch das umfangreiche Booklet beisteuerte. Als Textgrundlage diente die Übersetzung von Max Henning, Reclam Leipzig, 1902.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Gutes Medium für den Einstieg

• Von FROFRO Am hilfreichsten 29.04.2011

• The American Civil War

• Autor: Gary W. Gallagher, The Great Courses
• Sprecher: Gary W. Gallagher
• Spieldauer: 24 Std. und 36 Min.
• Originalaufnahme

• Gesamt

  5 out of 5 stars 18
• Sprecher

  4 out of 5 stars 16
• Geschichte

  5 out of 5 stars 16

Between 1861 and 1865, the clash of the greatest armies the Western hemisphere had ever seen turned small towns, little-known streams, and obscure meadows in the American countryside into names we will always remember. In those great battles, those streams ran red with blood-and the United States was truly born.

• 4 out of 5 stars

• Lautstärke schwankt

• Von Georg Am hilfreichsten 24.07.2018

• The Other Side of History: Daily Life in the Ancient World

• Autor: Robert Garland, The Great Courses
• Sprecher: Robert Garland
• Spieldauer: 24 Std. und 28 Min.
• Originalaufnahme

• Gesamt

  4.5 out of 5 stars 60
• Sprecher

  4.5 out of 5 stars 58
• Geschichte

  4.5 out of 5 stars 58

Look beyond the abstract dates and figures, kings and queens, and battles and wars that make up so many historical accounts. Over the course of 48 richly detailed lectures, Professor Garland covers the breadth and depth of human history from the perspective of the so-called ordinary people, from its earliest beginnings through the Middle Ages.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Hervorragend und unterhaltsam

• Von Bambikill Am hilfreichsten 20.05.2014

• Postwar

• A History of Europe Since 1945
• Autor: Tony Judt
• Sprecher: Ralph Cosham
• Spieldauer: 43 Std.
• Ungekürztes

• Gesamt

  5 out of 5 stars 1
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  4 out of 5 stars 1
• Geschichte

  5 out of 5 stars 1

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Postwar by Tony Judt, read by Ralph Cosham. Tracing the story of postwar Europe and its changing role in the world, Judt's magnificent history of the continent of our times investigates the political, social and cultural history of Europe from the wreckage of postwar Europe to the expansion of the EU into the former Soviet empire. Judt's stress is on the continent as a whole, from Greece to Norway, from Portugal to Russia.

• No god but God

• The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam
• Autor: Reza Aslan
• Sprecher: Shishir Kurup
• Spieldauer: 12 Std. und 36 Min.
• Ungekürztes

• Gesamt

  5 out of 5 stars 14
• Sprecher

  4.5 out of 5 stars 11
• Geschichte

  5 out of 5 stars 11

Though it is the fastest growing religion in the world, Islam remains shrouded by ignorance and fear. What is the essence of this ancient faith? Is it a religion of peace or war? How does Allah differ from the God of Jews and Christians? Can an Islamic state be founded on democratic values such as pluralism and human rights? A writer and scholar of comparative religions, Reza Aslan has earned international acclaim for the passion and clarity he has brought to these questions.

• The Great Ideas of Philosophy, 2nd Edition

• Autor: Daniel N. Robinson, The Great Courses
• Sprecher: Daniel N. Robinson
• Spieldauer: 30 Std. und 11 Min.
• Originalaufnahme

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  4.5 out of 5 stars 19
• Sprecher

  4.5 out of 5 stars 15
• Geschichte

  4 out of 5 stars 14

Grasp the important ideas that have served as the backbone of philosophy across the ages with this extraordinary 60-lecture series. This is your opportunity to explore the enormous range of philosophical perspectives and ponder the most important and enduring of human questions-without spending your life poring over dense philosophical texts.

• 4 out of 5 stars

• Well read! best coverage of philosophers .

• Von Amazon Customer Am hilfreichsten 20.04.2018

• Elements of Jazz: From Cakewalks to Fusion

• Autor: Bill Messenger, The Great Courses
• Sprecher: Bill Messenger
• Spieldauer: 5 Std. und 59 Min.
• Originalaufnahme

• Gesamt

  4.5 out of 5 stars 8
• Sprecher

  4.5 out of 5 stars 7
• Geschichte

  4.5 out of 5 stars 7

Jazz is a uniquely American art form, one of America's great contributions to not only musical culture, but world culture, with each generation of musicians applying new levels of creativity that take the music in unexpected directions that defy definition, category, and stagnation.

Now you can learn the basics and history of this intoxicating genre in an eight-lecture series that is as free-flowing and original as the art form itself.

• The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution

• Autor: Francis Fukuyama
• Sprecher: Jonathan Davis
• Spieldauer: 22 Std. und 34 Min.
• Ungekürztes

• Gesamt

  4.5 out of 5 stars 30
• Sprecher

  4.5 out of 5 stars 22
• Geschichte

  4.5 out of 5 stars 23

Virtually all human societies were once organized tribally, yet over time most developed new political institutions which included a central state that could keep the peace and uniform laws that applied to all citizens. Some went on to create governments that were accountable to their constituents. We take these institutions for granted, but they are absent or are unable to perform in many of today’s developing countries—with often disastrous consequences for the rest of the world.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Excellent.

• Von André Am hilfreichsten 12.08.2018

• The New Testament

• Autor: Bart D. Ehrman, The Great Courses
• Sprecher: Bart D. Ehrman
• Spieldauer: 12 Std. und 26 Min.
• Originalaufnahme

• Gesamt

  5 out of 5 stars 2
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  5 out of 5 stars 2
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  5 out of 5 stars 2

Whether taken as a book of faith or a cultural artifact, the New Testament is among the most significant writings the world has ever known, its web of meaning relied upon by virtually every major writer in the last 2,000 years. Yet the New Testament is not only one of Western civilization’s most believed books, but also one of its most widely disputed, often maligned, and least clearly understood, with a vast number of people unaware of how it was written and transmitted.

• The Foundations of Western Civilization

• Autor: Thomas F. X. Noble, The Great Courses
• Sprecher: Thomas F. X. Noble
• Spieldauer: 24 Std. und 54 Min.
• Originalaufnahme

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  5 out of 5 stars 29
• Sprecher

  4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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What is Western Civilization? According to Professor Noble, it is "much more than human and political geography," encompassing myriad forms of political and institutional structures - from monarchies to participatory republics - and its own traditions of political discourse. It involves choices about who gets to participate in any given society and the ways in which societies have resolved the tension between individual self-interest and the common good.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• very interesting overview

• Von Martin Pfemeter Am hilfreichsten 07.12.2017

• Einstein's Relativity and the Quantum Revolution: Modern Physics for Non-Scientists, 2nd Edition

• Autor: Richard Wolfson, The Great Courses
• Sprecher: Richard Wolfson
• Spieldauer: 12 Std. und 20 Min.
• Originalaufnahme

• Gesamt

  4.5 out of 5 stars 26
• Sprecher

  4.5 out of 5 stars 25
• Geschichte

  5 out of 5 stars 24

"It doesn't take an Einstein to understand modern physics," says Professor Wolfson at the outset of these 24 lectures on what may be the most important subjects in the universe: relativity and quantum physics. Both have reputations for complexity. But the basic ideas behind them are, in fact, simple and comprehensible by anyone. These dynamic and illuminating lectures begin with a brief overview of theories of physical reality starting with Aristotle and culminating in Newtonian or "classical" physics. After that, you'll follow along as Professor Wolfson outlines the logic that led to Einstein's profound theory of special relativity and the simple yet far-reaching insight on which it rests. With that insight in mind, you'll move on to consider Einstein's theory of general relativity and its interpretation of gravitation in terms of the curvature of space and time.From there, you'll embark on a dazzling exploration of how inquiry into matter at the atomic and subatomic scales led to quandaries that are resolved-or at least clarified-by quantum mechanics, a vision of physical reality so profound and so at odds with our experience that it nearly defies language.By bringing relativity and quantum mechanics into the same picture, you'll chart the development of fascinating hypotheses about the origin, development, and possible futures of the entire universe, as well as the possibility that physics can produce a "theory of everything" to account for all aspects of the physical world. But the goal throughout these lectures remains the same: to present the key ideas of modern physics in a way that makes them clear to the interested layperson.

• 4 out of 5 stars

• Interesting and good explained

• Von isolator Am hilfreichsten 27.01.2017

• A Day's Read

• Autor: The Great Courses, Emily Allen, Grant L. Voth, und andere
• Sprecher: Arnold Weinstein, Emily Allen, Grant L. Voth
• Spieldauer: 18 Std. und 24 Min.
• Originalaufnahme

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Join three literary scholars and award-winning professors as they introduce you to dozens of short masterpieces that you can finish-and engage with-in a day or less. Perfect for people with busy lives who still want to discover-or rediscover-just how transformative an act of reading can be, these 36 lectures range from short stories of fewer than 10 pages to novellas and novels of around 200 pages. Despite their short length, these works are powerful examinations of the same subjects and themes that longer "great books" discuss.

• Thinking Like an Economist: A Guide to Rational Decision Making

• Autor: Randall Bartlett, The Great Courses
• Sprecher: Randall Bartlett
• Spieldauer: 6 Std. und 10 Min.
• Originalaufnahme

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  4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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  4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Economic forces are everywhere around you. But that doesn't mean you need to passively accept whatever outcome those forces might press upon you. Instead, with these 12 fast-moving and crystal clear lectures, you can learn how to use a small handful of basic nuts-and-bolts principles to turn those same forces to your own advantage.

• The Italians before Italy: Conflict and Competition in the Mediterranean

• Autor: Kenneth R. Bartlett, The Great Courses
• Sprecher: Kenneth R. Bartlett
• Spieldauer: 12 Std. und 8 Min.
• Originalaufnahme

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  5 out of 5 stars 4
• Sprecher

  4 out of 5 stars 4
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Take a riveting tour of the Italian peninsula, from the glittering canals of Venice to the lavish papal apartments and ancient ruins of Rome. In these 24 lectures, Professor Bartlett traces the development of the Italian city-states of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, showing how the modern nation of Italy was forged out of the rivalries, allegiances, and traditions of a vibrant and diverse people.