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To: Republicanprofessor
I've probably bought upwards of 30 courses from them over the years. I had a fairly narrow, science-based education so I've used the courses to fill in the Humanities gaps. In fact I've turned into such a history nut that some of my colleagues have told me I should go back to school to get a History Ph.D.! Bit late for that, I'm afraid.

Greenberg is great but my favorite professor of all is Rufus Fears of the U. of Oklahoma. He's an unapologetic advocate of the Great Man (or should I say Great Person) theory of history and is a spellbinding lecturer. He just released a new course on Great Books which I plan to pick up soon.

31 posted on 05/19/2005 5:04:52 AM PDT by jalisco555 ("Dogs look up to us, cats look down on us and pigs treat us as equals" Winston Churchill)
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To: jalisco555
I just looked up Rufus Fears. Which ones do you recommend most? I'm going on a long, cross country trip with the kids this summer, and listening to interesting CDs will sustain me.

Sometimes the kids get a great deal out of them too. I think they miss Greenberg this semester, since I'm not teaching anything interdisciplinary with music.

Let me know which are your favorites, and I'll check out the Teaching Company sales.

32 posted on 05/19/2005 5:26:57 AM PDT by Republicanprofessor (10)
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