Books that changed the world

Examines the judicial, moral, and political ideas in Plato's "Republic," and describes its importance to the modern world.

Examines the judicial, moral, and political ideas in Plato's "Republic," and describes its importance to the modern world.

Traces the lineage of the epic poems "The Illiad" and "The Odyssey," considers the original purpose of the works, and follows their spread throughout the world.

Discusses the writing and compiling of the Bible, its process of acceptance as the sacred text of Christianity, and two thousand years of debate over its interpretation.