Black Softcover 10 x 7 x 2 Durable Lexotone CoverLarge Print. Contains the complete and unabridged Original Edition-Text, Workbook and Manual in one handy volume.The Course is the result of the collaboration between two Columbia University psychologists: Dr. William T. Thetford and his colleague, Dr. Helen Schucman. In 1965, Helen experienced what she described as a Voice which spoke clearly in her mind, saying "This is a course in miracles. Please take notes." Helen took down over a period of seven years some 1,500 type written pages which became A Course in Miracles. The 'original edition' is the unabridged volume of the Course as it was completed by Schucman and Thetford in 1972.