It is easy to forget that questions about fundamental issues like justice, injustice, virtue, vice, or happiness were not always eternal. They once had to be asked for the first time....

These 24 lectures are an accessible way to engage with thinking that will help you think - and act - more strategically in business and in your own life....

The French Revolution shook the foundations of the old world and marked a permanent shift for politics, religion, and society....

These 24 dramatic lectures examine key events from ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome to medieval Europe and Asia....

Step into the real world of the spy with this detailed and unforgettable tour of the millennia-long history and enduring legacy of espionage and covert operations....

Professor Curzan approaches words like an archaeologist, digging below the surface to uncover the story of words....

Professor Greenberg of San Francisco Performances returns with a fascinating and provocative premise: Despite the abstractness and the universality of music it is a mirror of the historical setting....

With these 48 lectures, you’ll see the entire history of psychology unfold....

Linguistics, the study of language, has a reputation for being complex and inaccessible....

In these 24 lectures, you'll learn the astonishing story of Siddhartha Gautama - who was to become the Buddha, or "enlightened one"....

Throughout history, military engagements have altered the course of historical events....

In these 36 lectures, a much-honored teacher gives you one of the deepest glimpses into Russia you've ever had....

Peer over the shoulder of a working scientist, learning how he puzzles through the problems of genetics to find meaningful, real-world solutions....

This engaging series of 30 lectures is rich in detail and near-cinematic portraits of the leaders and events of World War II....

In Masters of Mindfulness, 11 top researchers and proponents of mindfulness discuss what modern science and contemporary research have revealed about this ancient practice and the many ways in which it can benefit your life....

Why do "Great Books" continue to speak to us hundreds and even thousands of years after they were written?

Clinical sport psychologist Eddie O'Connor, PhD, shares the best ways for you to reach your personal peak based on the latest scientific research....

These 36 lectures introduce you to Shakespeare's major plays and explain the achievement that makes him the leading playwright in Western civilization....

Despite our best efforts, we're all vulnerable to believing things without using logic or having proper evidence....

Learn how authors "write into the gap" to flesh out-or, in some cases, reimagine altogether-old stories, making them new for new readerships with different values....