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One of the main theorems in ergodic theory is Birkhoff's ergodic theorem which asserts that if \(T\) is a measure preserving transformation on a probability space \((X,{\mathcal A},\mu)\) and \(f\in L^1(\mu)\), then the ergodic averages \(\frac{1}{n} \sum_{k=0}^{n-1}f(T^kx)\) converge a.e. A variant of this theorem is the Wiener-Wintner theorem which asserts that one can find a null set \(A\) such that for all \(\omega \notin A\) and for all \(\alpha,\) the averages \(\frac{1}{n} \sum_{k=0}^{n-1} f(T^kx)e^{2\pi ik\alpha}\) converge. In this book, the author studies several types of ergodic theorems. In Chapters 1 and 2, he gives several proofs of the theorems of Birkhoff and Wiener Wintner. Some of the proofs are based on methods developed by the author. Chapter 3 is devoted to the study of universal weights for dynamical systems. In Chapters 4 and 5, he gives an extensive presentation of the famous Bourgain's return time theorem, and several extensions of it. In Chapters 6, 7 and 8, the author shows that the study of a class of dynamical systems, called the Wiener-Wintner dynamical systems, lead to stronger forms of two of Bourgain's theorem discussed in the previous chapters. The last Chapter gives some extensions to more general operators. This book is accessible to graduate students with minimum background in measure theory and harmonic analysis.