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Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
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A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
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Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
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The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919)
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William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by Leonard Smithers (1861–1907),a leading light of the Decadent movement and publisher of upscale pornography. Some starry names were in his orbit, including Max Beerbohm, Aleister...
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Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base".
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Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
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Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
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A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE.
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Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions...
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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Hundred Rabbits
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We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd arrive at our destination on time. There was 126nm between us and Shima Yacht harbor, a distance we needed to do in part at night. This wasn't ideal. We knew that. Many people...
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What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts
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This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
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How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
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As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
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11 Facts About Tintoretto You Should Know
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Did the Ramones Invent Punk?
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The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone,...
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“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone, demolished, or rebuilt. These pictures may be all that’s left in the end. I want to give them some kind of immortality.” — Christopher Herwig, Photographer and Soviet Bus Stop Hunter ...
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Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
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The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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Dreams of Space -...
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Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
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Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
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An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
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Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots
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