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the rock of polynesia
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At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994
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On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
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Ernest Hemingway’s Six-Word Short Story
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Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
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Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
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5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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Who Was Gabriele D’Annunzio?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
12 months ago
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The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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Arrows – Love And Punishment in Vintage Snapshots
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The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some have been drawn on the printed photo with pen, others form part of the image itself. The use of bows and arrows by humans predates recorded history and is common to most...
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Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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William Blake, The Great Red Dragon Paintings
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How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959)
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a year ago
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A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
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Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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How Did Christianity Conquer an Empire in 300 Years?
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A Collection of...
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Dreams of Space -...
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An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
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5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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Hundred Rabbits
the promise of pancakes
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over a year ago
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If we can only learn it.
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What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
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New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
10 months ago
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
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Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
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For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
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10 Must-Visit Towns With Thanksgiving Traditions
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Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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Res Obscura
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Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?
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Global Inequality...
Sodom and Gomorrah
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there...
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
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That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
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10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
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Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
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Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
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Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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The Ancient World's Greatest Disaster
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The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
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10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
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Empress Theodora
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Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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Who Was Saint Athanasius?
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World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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Five Reasons Why Socrates Was A Terrible Husband
Should you meet your heroes?
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Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
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Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
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The Performance is Over
Even if the artists don't realise it.
a year ago
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What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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3 Most Notable Republican Presidents in US History
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Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
a year ago
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How did the Plague of Athens Revolutionize Carthage?
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Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World?
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Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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Which Countries Were Major Players in World War II?
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The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI?
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The Prophecies of Merlin
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How Did the Seasons Get Their Names?
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Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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What Is Gnosticism?
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Will There Be “Crazy” People?
Symposium on the Seas...
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And then what?
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TheCollector
Yuruparí: Amazon’s Unique Myth of Creation & Ritual of Passage
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Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
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The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
And the Palace where it was found...
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Dreams of Space -...
Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
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Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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A (Brief) History of the IRA
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