The Foundations of Western Civilization Audiobook by The Great Courses

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Title: The Foundations of Western Civilization
Author: The Great Courses
Narrator: Professor Thomas F. X. Noble
Format: Original Recording
Length: 24 hrs and 54 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-08-13
Publisher: The Great Courses
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 718 votes
Genres: History, European

Publisher's Summary:
Within this series of 48 lectures, you'll discover the many ways in which Western civilization has addressed those questions, from its first stirrings in the great river valleys of Iraq and Egypt in 3000 B.C to the beginning of the 17th century and the dawn of the modern world. Your learning will cover vast amounts of territory and thousands of years, beginning in the ancient Near East and moving to Greece and then Rome. You'll explore ancient empires, including those of Persia, Alexander the Great, and Rome.
You'll watch as western Europe gradually expands, both physically and culturally. And you'll examine the globalizations of Western civilization with the Portuguese and Spanish voyages of exploration and discovery.
This broad and panoramic series, ripe with the telling detail on which history can turn, will help you pull an enormous sweep of history together into one coherent - though by no means closed - framework as you watch history develop under the influence of such critical factors as ecology and environment, geography, and climate; government and economics; technology; religion; work and leisure; philosophy; literature; art and architecture; and virtues, values, and aesthetics.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

Members Reviews:
Highly recommended
Where does The Foundations of Western Civilization rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?
top 10
I loved the material but a history major may already know all this stuff.
I will proceed directly to Vol 2.
Who was your favorite character and why?
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What about Professor Thomas F. X. Nobles performance did you like?
This is the weakness. The Prof is a good lecturer but his dynamic range is large so the audio volume varies greatly making it at times a difficult listen in the car. I frequently needed to replay sections that had fallen to a near whisper.
A dynamic range compressor add-on to the audible app would be a great idea! This same problem appears in many other recordings.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
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Any additional comments?
I thoroughly enjoyed this.

Not Engaging or Very Interesting
What disappointed you about The Foundations of Western Civilization?
I really wanted to like this course. I am a big history buff and this course covers so much history both in relation to time and place. But I just could not get into it. The professors general style was just not a hit with me and the following became increasingly annoying: his voice would fluctuate from high to low, his humor just wasnt effective, he would talk fast, and I didnt get the sense he was teaching as much as he was having a discussion.
It felt like the professor did not spend enough time pulling it all together. He only lightly touched on why certain civilizations like the ancient Sumerians, Egyptians, Persians, etc. are considered western civilization. A lot of times I was left wondering why certain peoples or topics were included in such a course or what defines the western tradition.