Jim Weiss Medieval History Bundle

In 1989, Jim Weiss set out on a mission: to record the greatest stories he knew from world literature and history, and inspire families -- especially young listeners -- with a passionate love of the original classics. In the three decades since then, Jim's narration voice and seemingly numberless character voices have formed foundational entertainment and education for millions of listeners around the world.Winning hundreds of awards, Jim’s recordings range on the literary side from fairy tales through stories from Shakespeare, Dickens and Conan Doyle, while his history recordings bring to vivid life major historical events and personalities from the ancient world through the twentieth century.The inspiration for all this began early, with parents and grandparents who told stories and read aloud to him, skills which Jim joyously acquired, and which led him to a degree in Communications and Speech from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Later, his wife, Randy, earned her own national awards as a teacher and counselor, and their shared passion for learning led to forming their company in 1989, long before the explosion of spoken word recordings made this a "sensible" decision. The recordings began winning listeners and national awards from the first. A few years ago, the Weiss's licensed their recordings and business operations to Well-Trained Mind Press, which has successfully introduced Jim's work into still more markets, while Jim continues to write, record, teach and perform.

Galileo and the Stargazers:




Archimedes and the Golden Crown
King Hieron’s Challenge
Soldier and Scientist
Ptolemy vs. Copernicus
Tycho Brahe Scans the Skies
Kepler and Galileo
The Trial of Galileo
Isaac Newton
Epilogue


Masters of the Renaissance:




In the Medici Palace
The Man Who Loved Books
Lorenzo in War and Peace
Ghiberti and the Gates of Paradise
Donatello
Brunelleschi’s Glorious Dome
Leonardo da Vinci: the Art of Genius
Leonardo in Milan
The Last Supper and The Mona Lisa
Michelangelo: The Genius of Art
Wrestling a Giant
Michelangelo Versus Leonardo
The Warrior Pope
The Sistine Chapel
The Old Lions Die


The Queen's Pirate:




The Queen Remembers
Life or Death
Dangerous Games
Mary, Queen of Scots
Even the Mightiest Monarch
Captain Will Deacon
The Raid on Panama
Around the World
Finding the Treasure Ship
Facing the Armada


Swordsmen, Saints, and Scholars




Preface
Attila and the Princess (434-453)
Interlude: The Most Influential Person of the Middle Ages (570-732)
The House of Wisdom (809-1258)
Hildegard of Bingen: Love Songs to God (1098-1179)
Eleanor of Aquitaine: Always a Duchess, Twice a Queen (1122-1204)
Maimonides: Brightest Light in the Golden Age (1135-1204)
Sir William Marshall: The Sword of Kings (1147-1219)
Cathedral (1144-1300)