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Remember that one great classroom experience you had at the hands of a teacher who both informed and engaged you? We’ve established a faculty of more than 100 such professors to teach the Great Courses. Chosen for their award-winning teaching abilities, their profound insights into their respective fields and their ability to instill in students the sheer joy of learning, these professors are your authoritative guides to the world around you.

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    University of Portsmouth, B.Sc, University of Portsmouth

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    University of Washington, Ph.D, Colby College

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    Stanford University Ph.D, Hamline University

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    Cultural Literacy for Religion: Everything the Well-Educated Person Should Know

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    Ph.D., Stanford University, Columbia University

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    Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage

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    Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, San Francisco Performances

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    How to Listen to and Understand Great Music, 3rd Edition

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    Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, University of California, Berkeley

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    M.Econ., Stanford University, Macalester College

    Topics: Business & Economics, History

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    Ph.D., The University of North Carolina, Long Island University

    Topics: History

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