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Creative Pursuits Dominate August Streaming at The Great Courses PlusThe new August top-ten chart from The Great Courses Plus is a mirror for how many of its users spent their summer vacations - pursuing the arts and enjoying nature. With only two carryover lectures from the previous month - "Europe on the Brink of the Black Death" moving from first to second place, and the popular "Introduction to the Spanish Language" rounding out the top 10 - eight new chart entries span drawing, music, literature, the National Parks, history and the brain. Leading the chart is "An Introduction to Drawing - How to Draw," along with multiple lectures from the one-of-a-kind new series "Music as a Mirror of History" from San Francisco Performances which holds two spots. And, just in time for National Public Lands Day on September 24, a Yellowstone lecture by partner National Geographic is just outside the top five. Here are August's top ten lectures:
Contact The Great Courses with questions or visit us on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest or YouTube. #LifelongLearning #WhatAmericaIsLearning #drawing #music #history #BlackDeath #theBible #Yellowstone #NationalParks About The Great Courses Plus Unlike streaming services that merely aggregate content, The Great Courses Plus content is all originally produced, and there are no plans to remove lecture series as long as they remain relevant. Members of The Great Courses Plus get unlimited access to more than 7,000 lectures online via connected television or mobile devices for a monthly subscription fee. New members can sample the service without risk for 30 days with a one-month free trial. Learn more at www.thegreatcoursesplus.com. 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, video on demand 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 550 series with more than 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, and personal development. Creating unique learning experiences since 1990, The Great Courses is the premier brand of The Teaching Company Sales, LLC 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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