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Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
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Dreams of Space -...
Undersea Base (1974)
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea...
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So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea Base. I have blogged about Mae Freeman's book Space Base (1974) several times. In it she showed children visiting a space station in the future. I recently found she had also...
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Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
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“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time when people are so baffled, so in need of help.” – Käthe Kollwitz diary entry, December 1922 Käthe Kollwitz (8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) made over 100 self-portraits of her …...
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The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade. Time then to see what you could become if you persevere with photographer Brian Finke’s series on bodybuilding contests. In Most Muscular, Finke, who started his project when he...
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Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January.
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Permacomputing, revamped the page.
Flappy Bird,...
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Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
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Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
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The Art of Arranging Flowers: A 1960s Guide for Achieving Harmony Through Art and Nature
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Billy the Kid: The Incredible Story of America’s Favorite Outlaw
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Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
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Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
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6 Assassinations That Changed History
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Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
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‘Look at Me’: Scot Sothern’s powerful photographs of life on LA’s streets
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In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange bucket. He’s wearing dirty jeans and a grey hoodie. The guy’s in his seventies. Weather-worn. Grizzled beard. Walking stick. Back trouble caused by “old spinal injuries and bad...
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Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 7 Most Powerful Figures in the Third Reich
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The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
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In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific photographs of 1970s NYC, enrolled at the city’s New England School of Photography where he studied for the next two years with the hope of becoming a commercial photographer, but I could...
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Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
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Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
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Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
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Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
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This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
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Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
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Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
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Sex Before Sex Education
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How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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Women in Art History: Great Female Artists Who Were Long Overlooked
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Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
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Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
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The Original Femme Fatales?
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How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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Augustus and Ancient Religion
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What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
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The Anarchist Prince: Who was Peter Alekseyevich Kropotkin?
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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The KGB After Stalin
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How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
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It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by shopping for a Mr Whippy ice cream on Gypsy Hill, south of the River Thames. Or maybe a cider or Brandy Alexander lolly is more to your taste? You can see the full range of British...
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Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
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Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
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Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t
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What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism?
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Do You Listen Well?
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Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
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England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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Hildegard of Bingen: Get to Know a Medieval Polymath’s Life
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A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
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It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
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7 Most Impressive Villas and Palaces to Visit in Rome
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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