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Free Download The History of Ancient Rome [TTC Audio]
English | July 08, 2013 | ASIN: B00DTO54Q4, B0015NBTEC | M4B@128 kbps | 24h 10m | 1.32 GB
Lecturer: Garrett G. Fagan
Even today, the influence of Ancient Rome is indelible, with Europe and the world owing this extraordinary empire a huge cultural debt in almost every important category of human endeavor, including art, architecture, engineering, language, literature, law, and religion. At the peak of its power, Rome’s span was vast. In the regional, restless, and shifting history of continental Europe, the Roman Empire stands as a towering monument to scale and stability, unified in politics and law, stretching from the sands of Syria to the moors of Scotland. And it stood for almost 700 years.
In this series of 48 spirited lectures, you’ll see how a small village of shepherds and farmers rose to tower over the civilized world of its day and left a permanent mark on history. In telling Rome’s riveting story, Professor Fagan draws on a wealth of primary and secondary sources, including recent historical and archaeological scholarship, to introduce the fascinating tale of Rome’s rise and decline, including the famous events and personalities that have become so familiar:

Free Download The Fall and Rise of China [TTC Audio]
English | July 08, 2013 | ASIN: B00DTO4XNO | M4B@64 kbps | 24h 8m | 668 MB
Lecturer: Richard Baum
How can we account for China’s momentous – and almost wholly unanticipated – global rise? And what does it mean, for us in the West and for humanity’s future?
Speaking to these vital and fascinating questions, these 48 penetrating lectures by Professor Baum bring to vivid life the human struggles, the titanic political upheavals, and the spectacular speed of China’s modern rebirth. Offering multilevel insight into one of the most astounding real-life dramas of modern history, the lectures weave together the richly diverse developments and sociopolitical currents that created the China you now read about in the headlines.

Free Download The Development of European Civilization [TTC Audio]
English | July 08, 2013 | ASIN: B00DTO4UMS | M4B@64 kbps | 24h 33m | 680 MB
Lecturer: Kenneth R. Bartlett
In almost every way that matters, historical Europe was the laboratory in which the world you now live in was conceived and tested. And you’ll be living with the consequences for the rest of your life. These 48 lectures lead you through the doors of that laboratory and guide you through the development of Europe from the late Middle Ages through the eve of World War II.
As you follow Professor Bartlett through the dramatic story of European history, you’ll learn about the major ideologies and "isms" that bubbled forth from Europe’s constantly fermenting cauldron of debate and conflict, including absolutism, scientism, rationalism, capitalism, nationalism, liberalism, and totalitarianism. You’ll investigate the forces that intermingled to create the Industrial Revolution and the accompanying economic and social upheavals that would, in turn, create so many more. You’ll also make sense of the European ideologies of government, including the rule of law, the concept of "the consent of the governed," taxation, an independent judiciary, and other concepts. You’ll explore the new roles for religion in European life, from the end of the traditional union of altar and throne to great upheavals such as the Protestant Reformation and the Great Schism. And you’ll witness the evolution of the European class system, which influenced the social forces that swirled around it just as much as it was influenced by them.

Free Download The Aging Brain [TTC Audio]
English | June 24, 2016 | ASIN: B01GW3RPDS | M4B@64 kbps | 6h 18m | 183 MB
Lecturer: Thad A. Polk
We’re all getting older every day, and scientific research has shown that starting in our 20s, some brain functions begin a linear decline. But is old age all doom and gloom?
Not at all! While it’s true that some functions in the aging brain decline, neuroscientists have discovered that many other brain functions remain stable – or even improve – as we age. Furthermore, nurture plays as significant a role as nature, and there are a number of strategies you can implement to stave off declining brain function, including:

Free Download Sleep and Folklore in Popular Culture [TTC Audio]
English | September 29, 2022 | ASIN: B0BDMT9D3G | M4B@128 kbps | 3h 11m | 174 MB
Lecturer: Dr. Franziska Kohlt
It’s easy to dismiss dreams as "just dreams"-incoherent visions, disturbing, odd images that don’t really mean anything much. But in stories, myths, and fables, dreams are vital. They’re often used as a literary device to provide insights and foreshadowing. Through the dreams in stories, we get to the heart of deep philosophical, scientific, and religious problems. Dreams allowed writers to transcend boundaries and confront things otherwise off-limits.
In this eye-opening six-part series, Dr. Franziska Kohlt looks at the concept of dreams through the lens of the stories that feature them. You’ll visit the enchanted slumbering land of Sleeping Beauty and the dark and mysterious realm of The Sandman. You’ll explore the ironic dreaming devices of Slaughterhouse-Five; the trippy, fantastical world of Alice in Wonderland; and many more on the quest to deconstruct the symbolism and intent of the dreams that are part of the narrative-or even, in some cases, that are characters in the narrative.

Free Download Rome and the Barbarians [TTC Audio]
English | July 08, 2013 | ASIN: B00DTO5ZFO | M4B@64 kbps | 18h 24m | 541 MB
Lecturer: Kenneth W. Harl
The history of the Romans as they advanced the frontiers of Classical civilization is often told as a story of warfare and conquest – the mighty legions encountering the "barbarians." But this only tells one side of the story.
Who were the Celts, Goths, Huns, and Persians met by the Romans as they marched north and east? What were the political, military, and social institutions that made Rome so stable, allowing its power to be wielded against these different cultures for nearly three centuries? What role did those institutions themselves play in assimilating barbarian peoples?

Free Download Introduction to Cognitive Science [TTC Audio]
English | June 21, 2024 | ASIN: B0D6NNZWVM | M4B@64 kbps | 13h 3m | 377 MB
Lecturer: Thad A. Polk
For millennia, philosophers and scientists have been trying to unlock the secrets of the mind with only limited success-until now. Today, with modern technologies including the best in neuroscience, medical imaging, and recent advances in artificial intelligence, we are making more progress than ever before.
In Introduction to Cognitive Science, Professor Thad A. Polk takes you on a fascinating tour of the latest discoveries in the relatively new field of cognitive science. The goal is nothing less than understanding every interaction working in the human brain to produce all forms of cognition. Computer scientists, engineers, linguists, physicians, psychologists, and more are all pursuing the mysteries of the most complex structure in the known universe, the elegant human brain.

Free Download Identity in the Age of Ancestral DNA [TTC Audio]
English | August 13, 2021 | ASIN: B09CHFSCC7 | M4B@128 kbps | 5h 53m | 329 MB
Lecturer: Anita Foeman
Who do you think you are?
No matter where we have lived on this planet, we’ve formed our identities with whatever information has been available to us. Today, with relatively easy access to our DNA ancestry, we have more data about ourselves and family history than previous generations could have imagined.

Free Download How Science Shapes Science Fiction [TTC Audio]
English | August 14, 2020 | ASIN: B08F6YW6MP | M4B@64 kbps | 11h 53m | 335 MB
Lecturer: Charles L. Adler
Science fiction can often seem to be pure imaginative fantasy with only the trappings of science. But many authors are more fluent in real science than many readers and viewers may realize. With the success our smaller Audible Original course on this subject, we thought it was time to extend the topic and present a more expansive look at the fascinating intersection of fiction and reality, which is what we have set out to do with How Science Shapes Science Fiction.
Professor Charles L. Adler of St. Mary’s College of Maryland was the perfect choice for this subject, as he is both a longtime science-fiction fan and a real-world scientist. Professor Adler’s talent for using literature to shine a light on science – both the accurate and not-so-accurate versions employed by creators, spanning two centuries – makes this course a great survey for fans of both science fact and science fiction.

Free Download Ancient Empires before Alexander [TTC Audio]
English | July 08, 2013 | ASIN: B00DTO6JY0 | M4B@64 kbps | 18h 19m | 503 MB
Lecturer: Robert L. Dise Jr.

Professor Dise immerses you in the political, administrative, and military details of these thrilling civilizations, analyzing three basic questions: How did this particular empire emerge? How was it governed and defended ? How and why did it ultimately fall? These questions raise a host of profound issues on the growth, development, and failures of vast imperial systems.