The Homer Community Library has recently acquired 110 college-level courses published by The Teaching Company! This windfall was purchased using funds given to the Library in memory of Seaton and Elizabeth Hunter and through the generosity of the family of Robert S. Hunter of Quincy, Illinois. (It is only coincidental that the two families have the same surname—they are not related.)
These "Great Courses" bring engaging professors into your home or car on DVD, audio CD, and audio cassettes. Exemplary teachers from the Ivy League, Stanford, Georgetown, and other leading colleges and universities have crafted the lectures for lifelong learners like you. It's the adventure of learning without the homework or exams.
The following items have already been cataloged into our system and are available for check-out NOW. Many more will follow in the weeks to come. This is an extraordinary opportunity for you to become well-versed in topics that include literature, language, religion, science, mathematics, psychology, history, business, economics and several more. All Courses include a guidebook written by the lecturer.
Here are the titles we currently have cataloged. Keep in mind, most of these have multiple parts and the guide book to give you an in-depth understanding of each subject.
The Aeneid of Virgil
The American Mind
Analysis and Critique : How to engage and write about anything
The Art of Public Speaking : lessons from the greatest speeches in history
The Art of Teaching : best practices from a master educator
Bach and the High Baroque
Beethoven's Piano Sonatas
Building Great Sentences : Exploring the writer's craft
The Chamber Music of Mozart
Classical Mythology
Classics of British Literature
The Concerto
Dutch Masters : the age of Rembrandt
Economics
Effective Communication Skills
Elements of jazz : from cakewalks to fusion
Emerson, Thoreau, and the Transcendentalist Movement
Espionage and Covert Operations : A global history
From Monet to Van Gogh : a history of impressionism
Games People Play : Game theory in life, business, and beyond
Great American Music: Broadway Musicals
The Great Ideas of Psychology
Great Master: Liszt, His Life and Music
Great Masters: Beethoven, His Life and Music
Great Masters: Brahms, His Life and Music
Great Masters: Haydn, His Life and Music
Great Masters: Mahler, His Life and Music
Great Masters: Mozart, His Life and Music
Great masters: Robert and Clara Schumann, Their Lives and Music
Great Masters: Shostakovich, His Life and Music
Great Masters: Stravinsky, His Life and Music
Great Masters: Tchaikovsky, His Life and Music
Great Philosophical Debates : Free will and determinism
Herodotus : the father of history
A History of European Art
The History of the English Language
How to Listen To and Understand Great Music
The Iliad of Homer
The Life and Work of Mark Twain
Lifelong Health : Achieving optimum well-being at any age
London: A short history of the greatest city in the Western world
Masterpieces of Ancient Greek Literature
Masterpieces of the Imaginative Mind : Literature's most fantastic works
Meaning From Data: Satistics made clear
Medical Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths : What we think we know may be hurting us
Memory and the Human Lifespan
Meteorology: An introduction to the wonders of the weather
Museum Masterpieces: The Louvre
The Operas of Mozart
Optimizing Brain Fitness
The Passions: Philosophy and the intelligence of emotions
Philosophy of Mind
Pompeii: Daily life in an ancient Roman city
Psychology of Human Behavior
Representing Justice : Stories of law and literature
Shakespeare's Tragedies
The Symphony
Tocqueville and the American Experiment
Transformational Leadership : How leaders change teams, companies, and organizations
Understanding the Brain
Understanding the Fundamentals of Music
The World Was Never the Same : Events that changed history
Reserve your "Great Course" today by telephoning the Library at 896-2121. Or, you can reach us by email at: homerlibrarian@gmail.com
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