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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.

If you’ve ever wanted to delve more deeply into the mysteries of human emotion, perception, and cognition, and of why we do what we do, these 48 lectures offer a superb place to start. With them, you’ll see the entire history of psychology unfold. In the hands of Professor Robinson, these lectures encompass ideas, speculations, and point-blank moral questions that might just dismantle and rebuild everything you once thought you knew about psychology.

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.

Virtually all of the major building blocks of our culture (law, government, religion, science, medicine, drama, architecture, and more) derived ultimately from the ancient Greeks. In these 12 lectures, you'll explore the continuing influence of the classical Greek achievement on contemporary life. The point is not the often tedious claim that there is nothing new under the sun. Rather, it is to underscore the remarkable continuity of the Greek perspective and ethos preserved over several millennia.

An insightful 12-lecture course that explores the principles that guided the founding of the United States, the conditions that led to the break with Great Britain, and the creation of such founding documents as the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.You'll deepen your understanding of fundamental ideas that inspired American independence and that continue to have a profound influence on American thought. You'll also receive insight into what historians call "the long conversation" in American society.

Refuge, New Hampshire, is a small town. The kind found on postcards. Their biggest concern is the rowdy summertime revelers making their way up from Massachusetts and New York. And with most of the town's residents in neighboring Ashland, for the Fourth of July fireworks show, Refuge is quieter than usual. That is, until the Baptist church's bell starts ringing - on its own. The bell chimes faster and faster, reaching a frenetic pace, as though rung by the Devil himself. But the bell is just the beginning.

Consciousness, a unique and perplexing mental state, has been the subject of debate for philosophers and scientists for millennia. And while it is widely agreed within contemporary philosophy that consciousness is a problem whose solutions are likely to determine the fate of any number of other problems, there is no settled position on the ultimate nature of consciousness. This series of 12 penetrating and thought-provoking lectures by an acclaimed teacher and scholar approaches its subject directly and unflinchingly.

Barnes, the supervisor of a Hot Shot wildfire suppression crew, is haunted by the season past, when many members of his dedicated, young team were killed in a Colorado forest fire that went all wrong, scorching the Hot Shots as they fled, some as they struggled into their fire shelters. He wakes each morning in the presence of their ghosts as they proceed across his bedroom or assemble at his kitchen table, their eyes asking questions that he cannot answer.

Newspaper man Joe Henry finds himself the primary suspect when his friend, fellow reporter Wynton Gresham, is murdered. Both were veterans of French battles during WWI - the war that was supposed to end all wars.

In this book, you will find key principals and techniques for applying the law of attraction that have worked for me on a personal level. I decided to write this book for the purpose of keeping notes and as a way to remind myself of the practices that help me attract the things that I want.

After just 100 days since the 453 hand-picked space colonist's departure from Earth, the travelers received news that the United States was forced to declare war on China. It would be the last communication they would receive. Two hundred and fifty years later, another hand-selected group—born several generations after these men and women landed on Mars—left the red planet on a return mission to Earth. The Earth they would find when they arrived was not the Earth their ancestors left—far from it.

Welcome to the ultimate guide for self development. In this one book you will receive the value of 12 of well thought-out, well written books on self development. The goal of the ultimate guide is to give you all the tools you’ll need in order to become the best possible version of yourself.

This book is the beginner's guide to crystals. It is meant to serve as an introduction to help jump-start your spiritual journey, and introduce you to some crystals that will help guide you. Crystals hold a very powerful energy that can help heal, aid, and even attract desired positive experiences in your life.

Body language, also known as kinesics, is a set of nonverbal physical behaviors that makes use of the parts of the body such as: the eyes, eyebrows, forehead, mouth, hands, head postures, and other gestures. This is to either voluntarily or involuntarily communicate a state of mind or emotion. Other than using sounds and words, human beings, since the dawn of man, have been using body language to communicate.

As human beings we strive to reach our full potential, and reaching our full potential looks different for everyone. For some of us that looks like being a better family man/woman, being at the top of our career, getting in shape, it could be all of these or none of these for you. The truth is no one can tell you what peak performance looks like for your life, but you know what that looks and feels like for you. The key is to learn how to tap into who you really are, and what you already know.

The seven chakras are your body’s main energy sources. The chakras are like the epicenters of the different kinds of energy your body has. Individually and as a group, they promote harmony between your spirit, your mind, and your body. Every single form of stress in your life can be attributed to some form of "blockage" in one or more of your chakras. If left untreated, these blockages can severely negatively impact your way of life.

In this book, we will go over different ways that’ll help you build your health, exercise your brain and body, and a few other things to help push you to your peak performance. Improving your memory can overall benefit your life in amazing ways. Remember those birthdays, remember those appointments, anniversary, and so many other things. We all need a good, strong, healthy memory, and it starts with having a good, strong, healthy mind.

This book is dedicated to everyone that has a passion for helping people, but they’re just not sure how to do so. Have you ever wanted to be there for someone but you’re not quite sure how to be? You see a problem and you intervene and make things worse. Not only did you not make your point, you’ve possibly made a new enemy. If this sounds like you, then this book is for you.

In 40 Questions About the Great Commission, scholars Daniel Akin, Benjamin Merkle, and George Robinson unpack the meaning, history, theology, and practical applications of Jesus' command to go and make disciples. Ideal for personal or group study, this volume will reignite your passion for evangelism while answering key questions like: Where do we stand in relation to fulfilling the Great Commission?; how do baptism and teaching relate to the Great Commission?; and more.

Russell Horvath seems to have it all, a beautiful supportive girlfriend committed to helping him shed those pesky extra pounds, a screenwriting career poised to take off spearheaded by his best friend and agent, except for the fact that his girlfriend's advice is sounding more and more like a never ending onslaught of criticisms and passive aggressive cut-downs and his agent is less a friend and more a frenemy...if that's even a real word....