Friedrich

I've sampled a pretty good number of The Teaching Company's lecture series. Among the best are two by Alan Charles Kors: "The Birth of the Modern Mind," an intellectual history of Europe from 1600-1800 (that means Newton, Descartes, Pascal, Locke, Rousseau and the gang), and "Voltaire and the Triumph of the Enlightenment." Blazingly good, both of them, and far better than anything my poor parents almost went broke paying for at our Lousy Ivy University.

I notice that the Teaching Company has just put both series on sale. "Modern Mind" (here) is now just $34.95 -- that's $34.95 for 24 30-minute lectures, an outrageously good price. And "Voltaire" (12 30-minute lectures, here) is now just $15.95. Commuting and exercise time don't have to be boring, and first-class edutainment doesn't have to be expensive.

Best,

Michael

UPDATE: There's a goof on the Teaching Company's website -- they haven't yet indicated that "Voltaire" has gone on sale. If you want to buy the series, you might want to order it over the phone (at 1-800-teach-12), and tell them you saw the $15.95 price in their paper catalog.