Thursday, October 15, 2015

History lectures

Here is an interesting site with ancient history lectures. I need to begin listening again:

http://ancientworldpodcast.blogspot.kr/2012/04/episode-1-climb-stone-staircase.html

I've been listening to a lot histories from Audible Books. I especially like Professor Ken Harl of  Tulane. He's a superb lecturer, speaking quickly and off-the-cuff. Here is link where you can hear a sample from his Alexander the Great lecture:

http://www.audible.com/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Alexander-the-Great-and-the-Macedonian-Empire-Audiobook/B00D7JLPDW/ref=a_search_c4_1_2_srTtl?qid=1444917202&sr=1-2

FYI about signing up for Audible Books. Whether or not you buy a book, each month you receive a free credit. You can collect up to six credits at a time, then they stop rolling over. The nice thing is getting expensive lectures for 'free.'

Also, up to a year from receiving a book/lecture you can return it. For example, if you don't like the narrator's voice, the tempo is too slow, the material not sophisticated enough, etc.

Added: The Great Courses audios can be found at the library. They're not restricted to history...many subjects are available.

1 comment:

Christy said...

I'm in the middle of the Bloodlines episodes from The Ancient World Podcast and loving it. Scott has a contrarian approach that appeals greatly to me.