The Rise and Fall of the British Empire

7 best books like The Rise and Fall of the British Empire (Patrick N. Allitt): A History of Russia: From Peter the Great to Gorbachev, The History of Ancient Rome, How to Listen to and Understand Great Music, The Vikings, Your Best Brain: The Science of Brain Improvement, Practicing Mindfulness: An Introduction to Meditation, The Great Ideas of Philosophy

A History of Russia: From Peter the Great to Gorbachev

Author	Mark Steinberg
ISBN	1565856333

It’s difficult to imagine a nation whose history is more compelling for Americans than that of Russia.

Before the collapse of the Soviet Union, this was the nation against which we measured our own nation’s values and power and with whom war, if it ever came, could spell unimaginable catastrophe...

The History of Ancient Rome

Author

Garrett G. Fagan

Course Lecture Titles 1. Introduction 2. The Sources 3. Pre-Roman Italy and the Etruscans 4. The Foundation of Rome 5. The Kings of Rome 6. Regal Society 7. The Beginnings of the Republic 8. The Struggle of the Orders 9. Roman Expansion in Italy 10. The Roman Confederation in Italy 11. The International...

How to Listen to and Understand Great Music

Author	Robert Greenberg
ISBN	1565853717

Great music is a language unto its own, a means of communication of unmatched beauty and genius. And it has an undeniable power to move us in ways that enrich our lives - provided it is understood.
If you have ever longed to appreciate great concert music, to learn its glorious language and share in...

The Vikings

Author	Kenneth W. Harl
ISBN	1598030671

I love Audible's The Great Courses collection of books. They're informative, educational and, sometimes, even exciting.

I chose to listen to this lecture because I love Viking fiction and thought it'd be fun to get the real scoop on these sexy men. Well... so they aren't all as sexy as my...

Your Best Brain: The Science of Brain Improvement

Author

John Medina

Inside your head sits the most complex object in the known universe - the human brain. This amazing organ has unique powers to make predictions about the future, form relationships with other people, adapt to rapidly changing circumstances, and so much more. We all have a basic conception of how our...

Practicing Mindfulness: An Introduction to Meditation

Author

Mark W. Muesse

No ISBN assigned to this edition

What is meditation? For thousands of years, human beings have practiced refined techniques of mental focusing, designed to change the habitual conditioning of the mind. Central to many spiritual and philosophical traditions and known in English as "meditation,"...

The Great Ideas of Philosophy

Author	Daniel N. Robinson
ISBN	1565859839

Taught by Professor Daniel N. Robinson, Ph.D., Oxford University

The Great Courses
Philosophy & Intellectual History
The Teaching Company

Lecture Series
60 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture Taught by Daniel N. Robinson Philosophy Faculty, Oxford University;...