Instructional Video15:37
TED Talks

TED: The art of stillness | Pico Iyer

12th - Higher Ed
The place that travel writer Pico Iyer would most like to go? Nowhere. In a counterintuitive and lyrical meditation, Iyer takes a look at the incredible insight that comes with taking time for stillness. In our world of constant movement...
Instructional Video28:48
Mazz Media

Mark Twain: The First Truly American Writer

6th - 8th
Samuel Langhorne Clements was born in 1835 in Florida, Missouri. By the time of his death in 1910, he was known around the world as Mark Twain, “the first truly American writer” and the country’s greatest humorist. In his lifetime, he...
Audio
BBC

Bb Ci Audio Interviews: Evelyn Waugh

9th - 10th
The BBC provides audio clips from a 1960 radio interview with Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966 CE), the novelist, travel writer and short-story writer. Additional content includes a brief biography and a list of key works.