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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
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A History of the US House of Representatives
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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African History...
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
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How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also...
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plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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Dr Alun Withey
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
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Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
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Summary Of Changes
Nasu, released a nasu guide, and updated the look of the icon. We...
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Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
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Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
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Catching Nessie on Film
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The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore?
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Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
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a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949
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How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
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9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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6 Facts You Didn’t Know About the Salem Witch Trials
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What Is the Good Friday Agreement?
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Freedom of Speech in the United States: An Overview
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
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Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
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What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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Trying to Understand...
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The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
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Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis
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A Collection of...
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What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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History Today Feed
‘D-Day Has Come’
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Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
Flashbak
The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
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What is Pantheism in Art?
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Trying to Understand...
No End Of A Lesson.
If we can only learn it.
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Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
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Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
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Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
TheCollector
What Was the Dreyfus Affair?
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10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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Philosophy and Children
Event: THIS Saturday
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‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
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Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
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TheCollector
KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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African History...
The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
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The DAM Rejects Return Request from Native Alaskan Tribes
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Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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Open Culture
Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
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Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
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Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly
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Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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The Two Big Games
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What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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Ode to a Grecian Tour
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Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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Top 10 Historic Sites to See in New York City
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“All Part of Nature”: Radclyffe Hall’s Life
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7 Shocking Animal Attacks You’ve Never Heard Of
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The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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Flashbak
Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
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Res Obscura
Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
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What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature?
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Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence
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Plato On Knowledge
What is True?
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An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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Do you need to be Good to be a Good leader?
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is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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Classical Wisdom
On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon...
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African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
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Dreams of Space -...
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I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a series of children's books called "I want to be..." They are essentially a beginning to read career book. I like the very basic illustrations and the straightforward text. I also...
TheCollector
What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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History Today Feed
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
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Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome
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African History...
A history of the Gonja Kingdom: (1550-1899)
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Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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Religion in the Olympics
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Dreams of Space -...
Hombres Del Espacio (1960)
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
a year ago
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 1
Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August)...
over a year ago
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TheCollector
What Was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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Flashbak
Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand...
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We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand goods market, in Paris, France. Peter Marshall was staying in Noisy-le-Grand in the city’s eastern suburbs when he mooched to the market. Taken on walks around the area and...
History Today Feed
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
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Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
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New Year, Old Books
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Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
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Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the...
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TheCollector
10 Must-See Monuments & Memorials on the National Mall in DC
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
7 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of April.
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100r.co, added Twilight, updated our notes on chainplates, wheel to tiller conversion, cabin lights standing rigging replacement, Princess Louisa Inlet(added...
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The History of Esperanto: A Modern Lingua Franca?
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Weekend Roundup
Philosopher Kings
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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Red Herring: Moments in Films That Leave You Shocked
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Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
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A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
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Who Was Clement of Rome?
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The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
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What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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Derek Jarman’s Home In Dungeness: Where Jesus Walked In The Garden
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Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s Metrograph theater, the British director spoke about his own garden and his house at Dungeness on the coast of Kent in England. Jarman made The Garden on the grounds of his seaside...
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A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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10 Historic Towns in Texas Perfect for Retirement
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How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance?
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10 Historic Cities in Massachusetts That Are Great Alternatives to Boston
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Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln
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Dreams of Space -...
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Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
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What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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The Louvre As a Civil Party in the Case Against Its Former Director
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6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
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Is Right & Wrong a Matter of Perspective? Moral Relativism Explained
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The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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8 Sneaker Trends to be on the Look-out For in 2024
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Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook to Remain in Germany?
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Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians
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What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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The Syrian Civil War Resumes : Perspectives on the Conflict from Western and Northeastern Syria
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Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
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Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
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Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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How Medieval Islamic Engineering Brought Water to the Alhambra
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Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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Was Alexandre Dumas Black?
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15 Surprising Facts about Adolf Hitler, The World’s Most Hated Man
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Who Was Julius Caesar?
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plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
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Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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Who Was Saint Athanasius?
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Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice
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The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
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Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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How the Nazis Captured the Minds of Germany’s Youth
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Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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What Is the History of Mother’s Day in the United States?
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Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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See The Rolling Stones 1966 Tour Program
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Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
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How Did Switzerland Become a Country?
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the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
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Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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Hundred Rabbits
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Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
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Marxism And Literature: 3 Key Ideas
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Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens
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Aristotle on Logic: Deduction, Syllogisms, and Truth
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A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
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‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
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Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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What is the WORD? How can we understand Logos?
Do Words Matter?
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Externalising Our Hatreds.
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The Trevi Fountain: Inside the History of Rome’s Iconic Tourist Site
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Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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What Are the Pauline Epistles About?
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Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
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5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
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a year ago
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
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