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An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
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An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
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Hey everyone!
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
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Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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Summary Of Changes
Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
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...
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What Led to the Assassination of Emperor Caligula?
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Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
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Dick Wolf Gives More Than Two Hundred Pieces to the Met
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Rome’s Greatest Defeat? Hannibal’s Victory at Cannae
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Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976)
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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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The Mystery of Morpheus
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What Was the Relationship Between Gauguin and Van Gogh?
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The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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Ancient Rome Vs Pontus: The Mithridatic Wars (88-63 BCE)
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Another Of My Essays in French
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
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Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
Dreams of Space -...
The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
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My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
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Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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Things To Come : The 1950s Science Fiction Book Club Newsletter
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Did Jesus Live in India?
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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Do You Really Need to Take 10,000 Steps a Day?
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10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
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Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
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The Complete History of the Music Video: From the 1890s to Today
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The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
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The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
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Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
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Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence
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Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
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The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
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What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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Should We Be Skeptics?
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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6 Astounding Achievements by Maya Lin
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How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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