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Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973)
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Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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The Mystery of Crazy Horse: His Life & Legacy
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Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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Phoolan Devi, Bandit Queen of India
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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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Dreams of Space -...
Dream to Meet(1958)
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A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images.
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Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965)
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History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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Don't Confuse Me With Facts.
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‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
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6 Greek Gods & Their Role in Homer’s Odyssey
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6 Inventions to Thank the Aztec, Maya, & Inca For
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Respect the Spartan Woman!
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How was it for the ancient ladies?
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The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit?
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow?
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No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain
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Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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Jindřich Štreit’s Villge People : Photographs of the Czechoslovak Countryside
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“I try not to present villages in a romantic way’ – Jindřich Štreit Jindřich Štreit (born 5 September 1946 in Vsetín) is a Czech photographer best known for his documentary photography. He concentrates on documenting the rural life and people of Czech villages. His...
African History...
Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th...
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The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on a global scale in which African travelers were active agents.
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Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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The Value of Public Space: What is Hostile Architecture?
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How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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Trying to Understand...
Understanding What's Happening in France.
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The kinetic phase may come next.
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Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’...
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Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’ Register – a fantastic archive, with a wealth of sources on many aspects of maritime, but also broader social, history. The full series can be found here:...
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4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
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The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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7 Great Historical Attractions in the Netherlands
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Van Dyck Rare Drawing Could Sell for $1.2 Million at Christie’s
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Flashbak
London Markets In The 1960s an 1970s
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New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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Rise of Abraham Lincoln: The Road to the 1860 Election
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Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?
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Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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Get to Know Yoshimoto Nara and the Japanese Neo-Pop Movement
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Who Was Vercingetorix?
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The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You?
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Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
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What Was Operation Downfall?
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Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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What Was the Biggest Art Theft in History?
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Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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Sufism in South and South East Asia
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History Today Feed
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
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TheCollector
3 Most Notable Republican Presidents in US History
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What Happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
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African History...
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A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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Trying to Understand...
The Revolt of the Outer Party.
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Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
Dreams of Space -...
Space Witch (1959)
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's...
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Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's Night but never one for Halloween.
Space Witch is a pleasant story about a witch who wants to expand her frightening to creatures on other planets. She constructs a "space broom" and a...
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
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Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
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TheCollector
The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
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Blindspots and Biographies
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Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee
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5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America
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Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The making of pictures is to writing what laughing gas is to the Asian influenza.'” – Kurt Vonnegut, Fates Worse Than Death Kurt Vonnegut liked to draw. Other writers, notably J.R.R....
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Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
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Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
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7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish
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“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing, 1935 In his October 1935 column for Esquire magazine called Monologue to the Maestro: A High Seas Letter, Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899–July 2, 1961) shared his tips for writing...
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Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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Res Obscura
The (history of) spice must flow
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History Today Feed
US President or American Caesar?
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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How Does Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom Criticize Socialism?
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Classical Wisdom
Art of the Etruscans
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Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
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History Today Feed
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
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JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
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‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
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TheCollector
What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
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At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned artist of the Soviet avant-garde, more so than his friend Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Tatlin, and Alexander Rodchenko. A trained architect, El Lissitzsky was the artist the USSR’s...
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met
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How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
5 months ago
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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Who Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology
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What Is the Gettier Problem?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other...
a year ago
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
I blogged about that book here on Feb 24, 2010: \
http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html
AND October 1, 2012...
History Today Feed
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
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‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
TheCollector
Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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Classical Wisdom
Sophocles' Swansong
Oedipus at Colonus
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5 Surprisingly Ancient Inventions from Greece and Rome
Ode to the Giants
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Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
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JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
a month ago
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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