[June 29, 2015]

New Releases from The Great Courses Explore Sustainable Living, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Scientific Perceptions of Reality

The Great Courses, now celebrating its 25^th year as the leading global media brand for lifelong learning, has released three new series this month:

• Redefining Reality: The Intellectual Implications of Modern Science,
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Techniques for Retraining Your Brain, and
• Fundamentals of Sustainable Living.

"The courses this month will provide you a new mindset for living a sustainable lifestyle, show you how to retrain your mind using proven cognitive therapy techniques, and blow your mind by showing you how science is reshaping the very nature of reality," said Ed Leon, chief brand officer of The Great Courses.

With more than 540 titles available, The Great Courses is celebrating its milestone 25^th anniversary; with more than 15 million courses sold to a worldwide community of ardent lifelong learners including longtime fan Bill Gates (News - Alert), who has touted his favorite courses in The New York Times, Fast Company and 60 Minutes. The company has ongoing partnerships with premier content brands The Culinary Institute of America, National Geographic and the Smithsonian.

Courses are available in multiple audio and video formats, including digital streaming, downloads, DVDs and CDs.

Descriptions of New Courses:

Redefining Reality: The Intellectual Implications of Modern Science
Professor Steven Gimbel
Gettysburg College

Consider this once solid fact that was later thrown into doubt: Plants need sunlight; animals eat plants or oher animals; therefore all life on Earth ultimately depends on the sun. This seemed indisputable, until scientists discovered colonies of life in the dark ocean depths, feeding on mineral-rich hot fluids from volcanic vents. These 36 lectures are created for people of all backgrounds - even those with no formal training in science or philosophy and explore many aspects of the perpetual search for reality, both scientific and philosophical.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Techniques for Retraining Your Brain
Professor Jason Satterfield
University of California, San Francisco

Most of us have something about our life that we would like to improve. The 24 engaging half-hour lectures of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Techniques for Retraining Your Brain will help you build a toolkit of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques, arming yourself with resources to examine your own thoughts, emotions and behaviors - setting yourself on the path to a better life as well as a review of CBT history and modern research.

Fundamentals of Sustainable Living
Professor Lawrence Gamble
Maharisha University of Management

Whether you live on acres of land or in a city apartment, the 12 lectures of Fundamentals of Sustainable Living provide practical and inspiring strategies to participate in the worldwide sustainability effort as simply or as ambitiously as you wish. These highly visual, informative lectures lay out a sustainability plan and provide information on all things sustainable regarding food, energy, water, shelter and heat.

About The Great Courses
The Great Courses is the nation's leading developer and marketer of premium-quality media for lifelong learning and personal enrichment. Delivered in engaging, expertly produced video and audio (in convenient online, digital and disc formats), these carefully crafted courses provide access to a world of knowledge from the most accomplished professors and experts. The content-rich, proprietary library spans more than 540 titles with more than 7,000 hours and 14,000 lectures designed to expand horizons, deepen understanding and foster epiphanies in the arts, science, literature, self-improvement, history, music, philosophy, theology, economics, mathematics, business, professional advancement, personal growth and high school curriculum. Creating unique learning experiences since 1990, The Great Courses is the premier brand of The Teaching Company of Chantilly, Virginia, which is owned by Los Angeles-based Brentwood Associates. More information can be found at www.thegreatcourses.com.

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