Two giants of the silver screen perform in this James M. Barrie classic about a little boy who refuses to grow up. Miriam Wolfe, best known for her portrayals of wicked witches, evil queens, and nasty stepmothers, narrates. The whimsical storybook illustrations are by Si Frankel. Peter Pan : Jean Arthur and Boris Karloff
Narrated by Miriam Wolfe with music by Alec Wilder
Inventions that Changed the World Penguin Readers Level 4
Some inventions are so important that they have changed human history. This book looks at some of the most significant inventions from ancient times to the present day, including developments within printing, mathematics, navigation, weapons, flight, communications and computers. Explores these innovations and the impact they have had on our world and our lives.
36 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture) Course No. 4460 Taught by Robert C. Bartlett Emory University Ph.D., Boston College For more than two millennia, philosophers have grappled with life's most profound issues. It is easy to forget, however, that these "eternal" questions are not eternal at all; rather, they once had to be asked for the first time. It was the Athenian citizen and philosopher Socrates who first asked these questions in the 5th century B.C. "Socrates," notes award-winning Professor Robert C. Bartlett, "was responsible for a fundamentally new way of philosophizing": trying to understand the world by reason.
36 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture)
