36 Books That Changed the World

By: The Great Courses, Brad S. Gregory, Charles Kimball, Daniel N. Robinson, Jerry Z. Muller, John E. Finn, Andrew R. Wilson

Narrated by: Andrew R. Wilson, Brad S. Gregory, Charles Kimball, Daniel N. Robinson, Jerry Z. Muller, John E. Finn

Certain works of literature, history, science, philosophy, political theory and religion offer powerful examples of how books can spark revolutions, birth great religions, spur scientific advancements, shape world economies, teach us new ways of thinking, and much more. And with this fascinating collection crafted from our extensive library of courses, you can now get a single course that represents 36 of our best lectures on literary works that changed the world.

In the company of an unparalleled roster of award-winning professors from a range of disciplines, you'll get fresh perspectives on books you only thought you knew - and intriguing introductions to some works you may not have known played key roles in getting us to where we are today. These include The Analects, the Liber Abaci, A Dictionary of the English Language, The Jungle, The Feminine Mystique, and more.

If you've taken another course with these professors before, get a reminder of just why you enjoyed them. And if you've never heard some of them before, who knows? You may just discover your next favorite Great Courses professor. More than that, you'll rediscover just how powerful the printed word can be. You'll also learn how the mark of a truly great book isn't that it just changes the lives of individual readers-but the lives of entire civilizations.

©2014 The Great Courses (P)2014 The Teaching Company, LLC

sometimes you gotta take notes

the thing i love about the great courses, is that sometimes i have to bookmrk things so i can go back when i have the time and look up something that was referenced in these courses: its a great way to get an overview and figure out what books will really be a good read for me!

Thoroughly enjoyed!

Enjoyed the wide variety of professors. Lovely introductipn to many books & topics I will never have time to read myself.

Worth it. but....

It was worth buying and listening too...
But the lack of books on psychology in this list disturbs me deeply.To no fault of the Great Courses, but mankind.
A book, titled "Inner First, Outer Last : How to not destroy the world by healing our psyche first, before its too late!", should be on this list. Instead the chains of trauma continued to be manufactured by the traumas of our forefathers.
son of a fuck...

Not bad, but I'm biased

Some of the narrators were dreadfully boring and it was only the topic which kept me awake. Not sure how the New Testament was not listed, as there was another multiple author book. But many of the books in this list are on my wishlist and renewed my interest in them.

Excellent

Simply an excellent collection of various narrators, all excellent, that represent a wide swath of our civilization. Now on to read a few of these on my ever growing list.