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THE MODERN SCHOLAR CD AND CASSETTEThe Modern Scholar offers college lectures, taught by the best instructorsin the academic world, on fascinating and diverse subjects at an affordableprice. Specially designed to be consumed at a leisurely pace, each course isbroken into 14 approximately half-hour lessons. Learn outside the classroom—in your car, in bed, or wherever you choose!Editor’s PicksUNDERSTANDING THE FUNDAMENTALSOF CLASSICAL MUSICProfessor Richard Freedman—Haverford CollegeLet acclaimed musicologist Dr. Richard Freedmanteach you how to hone your listening skills and develop anew love of classical music. Drawing from an eclecticselection of music and composers, Dr. Freedman guideslisteners to a deeper understanding and appreciation ofthe classics.UC028NY (CD) Purchase $98.75ISBN: 978-1-4025-5879-5 LIBRARY DISCOUNT $88.88U1028NY (cassette) Purchase $98.75ISBN: 978-1-4025-5878-8 LIBRARY DISCOUNT $88.88SIX MONTHS THATCHANGED THE WORLD:The Paris Peace Conference of 1919Professor Margaret MacMillan—University of TorontoDr. Margaret MacMillan is a highly respectedhistorian and New York Times best-selling author (Paris1919, Nixon & Mao). Here she presents a comprehensivechronicle of the Paris Peace Conference held in 1919. Itwould be the decisions made at this conference thatwould determine the course of history through much of the 20th century.UC015NY (CD) Purchase $98.75ISBN: 978-1-4025-4764-5 LIBRARY DISCOUNT $88.88U1015NY (cassette) Purchase $98.75ISBN: 978-1-4025-4763-8 LIBRARY DISCOUNT $88.88SHAKESPEARE:The Seven Major TragediesProfessor Harold Bloom—Yale UniversityThe Bard, perhaps history’s greatest and best-knownauthor, comes alive in this thrilling lecture series presentedby Dr. Harold Bloom. Explore seven of Shakespeare’splays—the major tragedies—in this comprehensive, eyeopeninglecture. With several books to his credit, Dr. Bloomis a leading Shakespeare scholar.UC067NY (CD) Purchase $98.75ISBN: 978-1-4193-5860-9 LIBRARY DISCOUNT $88.88U1067NY (cassette) Purchase $98.75ISBN: 978-1-4193-5859-3 LIBRARY DISCOUNT $88.88RETHINKING OUR PAST:Recognizing Facts, Fictions, andLies in American HistoryProfessor James W. Loewen—University of VermontAn esteemed academic for over 20 years, Dr. JamesW. Loewen also penned the New York Times best-sellerLies My Teacher Told Me. Through this enlighteninglecture series, Dr. Loewen roots out many historicalinaccuracies that are still taught to children today.UC041NY (CD) Purchase $98.75ISBN: 978-1-4025-8193-9 LIBRARY DISCOUNT $88.88U1041NY (cassette) Purchase $98.75ISBN: 978-1-4025-8192-2 LIBRARY DISCOUNT $88.88ASTRONOMY I & IIProfessor James B. Kaler—University of IllinoisOuter space continues to fascinate and mystify. Explore the cosmos with acclaimed professor James B. Kaler. In this two-part lecture series, Professor Kaler offers acaptivating tour that touches on many subjects, including stars, planets, meteors, black holes and much more.ASTRONOMY I:Earth, Sky, and PlanetsWe begin with a unifying overview of the Universethat provides a broad context into which we place theobjects of our planetary system. The course thendivides into four overlapping portions, exploring theEarth and the layout of the sky, examining the physicallaws that control what we see, learning the natures ofthe celestial bodies, and examining the planetsthemselves to reveal how they are constructed. Thefinal segment brings us back to the beginning and what it means to us as welook outward from Earth.UC024NY (CD) Purchase $98.75ISBN: 978-1-4025-5781-1 LIBRARY DISCOUNT $88.88U1024NY (cassette) Purchase $98.75ISBN: 978-1-4025-5780-4 LIBRARY DISCOUNT $88.88ASTRONOMY II:Stars, Galaxies, and the UniverseOver the past century, our vision has taken us farbeyond the home Galaxy into the vastness of theUniverse, where we find we are hardly alone. As far as wecan see are countless other galaxies of all shapes and sizesset within an ever-expanding space that was created in a“Big Bang” nearly 14 billion years ago. Come then on avoyage that begins with our very own star, the Sun.Along the way we will visit the births, lives, and deaths ofstars, explore their circling planets, their groups and galaxies, and all the stuff inthe spaces between them.UC025NY (CD) Purchase $98.75ISBN: 978-1-4025-5784-2 LIBRARY DISCOUNT $88.88U1025NY (cassette) Purchase $98.75ISBN: 978-1-4025-5783-5 LIBRARY DISCOUNT $88.88Call Recorded Books toll free in the U.S. & Canada 1-800-638-1304 • www.recordedbooks.com • 43