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Into Space: Man's First Controlled Space Flight (1961)
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Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
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‘D-Day Has Come’
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Hidden History
A Tale of Kale (And Cabbage, and Brussels Sprouts, and Broccoli, and Cauliflower…)
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may...
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These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may be familiar in the kitchen, but they do not exist anywhere in nature—and they are all the same species of plant. The Brassica is a very large and diverse family of plants, with...
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The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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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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Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926 Arthur...
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How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails. A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
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What Happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
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Dreams of Space -...
Planet Trip (1960)
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
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To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester is Planet Trip. The next logical step to them was exploring the solar system. They started with Mars and the books ends with Venus.
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What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
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The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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Rome’s Greatest Defeat? Hannibal’s Victory at Cannae
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The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
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a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
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Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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The Cyclops
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
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a year ago
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...
Trying to Understand...
I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
11 months ago
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
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The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive?
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Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th...
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In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th Street to East 12th Street on Avenue D, Lower East Side, New York City, writes Efrain ‘Kid Love’ Rodriguez. The Summer was hot, the Son of Sam was terrorizing the streets of New...
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It's War, Josep, But Not As We Know It
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Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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How Did Guy Fawkes Influence Shakespeare?
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10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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The empire of Kong (ca. 1710-1915): a cultural legacy of medieval Mali.
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park...
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At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park informed him of a range of mountains situated in "a large and powerful kingdom called Kong".
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The “New” Norman Rockwell Turns Toward Civil Rights
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Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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James Burnham’s managerialism eighty years later
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11 months ago
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or comments on, James Burnham's “The Managerial Revolution”. I was quite familiar with Burnham’s ideas but I have not read the book. I don't think that I would have read it, now in...
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
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The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest
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The Renaissance Women of Italy: 10 Extraordinary Artists
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How Can We Know Ourselves?
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
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Sex Before Sex Education
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5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
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What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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Helen Keller’s Letter on Why Book-Burning Nazis Will Never Defeat Ideas, 1933
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often...
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“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often before, and the ideas have risen up in their might and destroyed them’ – Helen Keller Helen Keller is best known for her campaign to help the disabled and support for...
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The Dahlak islands and the African dynasty of Yemen
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
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a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
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Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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Who Were the Important Jewish Philosophers of the Medieval Period?
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The (history of) spice must flow
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
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How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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Who Were the Samaritans?
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical assumptions of Imperator: Rome, a historical grand strategy game by Paradox Interactive, set during the rise and collapse of the Roman Republic from 304-27 BC and covering the broader...
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‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
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How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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What Is First Corinthians About?
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Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
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Who Are the Ku Klux Klan?
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Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
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The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIb:
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The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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I See The Earth! (1968)
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It...
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I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It included exploring and farming the ocean, monorails, huge cities and space exploration. The illustration in the margins are small but I rather enjoyed the space flight...
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To all the newspapers I loved
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The decline and fall of the print media.
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What Is First Thessalonians About?
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Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times?
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What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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Simulating History with ChatGPT
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
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The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
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What Is Trompe L’Oeil?
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On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
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Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
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International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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The Vienna Secession is Founded
The Vienna Secession is Founded
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Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
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The Vienna Secession is Founded
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Dr Alun Withey
The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners,...
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One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
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Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good?
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5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
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Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
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Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
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The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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Weekend Roundup
Free Will: A Fairy Tale?
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Andrew & Rachel Jackson: A Scandalous Marriage & the 1828 Election
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
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How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know
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Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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5 Famous Cartographers You Need to Know About
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A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
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A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
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Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City
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