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Overcoming Bias
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I Want To Be A Space Pilot (1961)
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Why the Organ Split the Church
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Who Assassinated Julius Caesar?
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Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
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7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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Wittgenstein’s Solipsism: Where Language & Limits Collide
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
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5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
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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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Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen?
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How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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Summary of changes for July 2024
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 July.
Summary Of Changes
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How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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Writing Templates From A Beautiful German Printing Book, c. 1880
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and...
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Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and drawing schools. They were printed and published by J. Veith of Karlsruhe, Germany around 1880 as ‘Schriften Vorlagen zum Praktischen Gebrauche für Maler, Steinhauer, Architecten...
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What Are the Five French Republics?
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Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
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7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
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MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it...
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“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it began…” – Vladimir Nabokov to his wife Vera Among Vladimir Nabokov’s love letters to his wife published in Letters to Véra, a wonderful book that takes us behind the scenes of...
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Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions?
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What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
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...
a month ago
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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Summary of changes for December
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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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Rome's Worst General?
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
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And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
TheCollector
What Can You Expect to See at the Spring Temple Buddha?
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African History...
A history of the Buganda kingdom.
government in central Africa.
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government in central Africa.
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Rudolf Koppitz Nudes And Other Studies Photographs That Capture The Fluidity Of Nature
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in...
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Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in Vienna, Austria, best known for his 1925 work Bewegungsstudie (“Motion Study”) and his use of the nude in natural settings. Working with Claudia Issachenko’s dance group – the troupe...
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Know Ourselves?
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
3 months ago
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
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Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
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What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
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Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
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Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces.
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And some bits and pieces.
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Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and...
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“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883–April 10, 1931) published the collection Twenty Drawings, the first and only time a selection of his paintings had appeared in print....
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Jansenism: The 17th Century Heresy That Divided the Church
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People of the Twentieth Century: the Ideal German, the Nazi and the Persecuted Jew
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the...
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“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the times.” – August Sander, creator of Menschen des 20 Jahrhunderts (People of The 20th Century) What you see above is a picture of Arnold Katz and Benjamin (Benno) Katz being...
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Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of...
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Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of Vanity Fair magazine. That’s not the glossy publication we know today, rather the a short-lived pulp magazine published by the Commonwealth Publishing Company of New York City...
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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6 Must-See National Trust Properties in the UK
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6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
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Giorgio Vasari: 11 Facts About The Father of Art History
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10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
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8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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Did the Ramones Invent Punk?
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Three Rubens Paintings to Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules
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Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition)
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This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
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Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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Dolly Wilde: The Tragic Story of Oscar Wilde’s Niece
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Dr Alun Withey
Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
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Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
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7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
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There are no "why"s in our world.
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Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2023
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a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Heriot Bay, Ballet Bay Octopus Islands, and...
Trying to Understand...
La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
3 weeks ago
Another of my essays in French.
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How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
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Overcoming Bias
Tension-Filled Black Holes
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its...
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Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its shape, instead of collapsing down to a point mass.
African History...
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plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
Open Culture
The Story Behind the Making of the Iconic Surrealist Photograph, Dalí Atomicus (1948)
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks,...
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With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks, Salvador Dalí would appear to have cultivated his own photographability. But taking a picture of the man who stood as a living definition of popular surrealism wasn’t a task to be...
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
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Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
TheCollector
How Did Solomon’s Temple Influence Worship?
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What Was Jim Crow?
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7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter
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Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793
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A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the...
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“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the oldest antiques market in Italy,” says collector Enrico Maltoni. His interest in antique espresso coffee makers became a labour of love means. He’s written extensively on the subject...
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How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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Grand Palais to Reopen for the Paris Summer Olympics
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Dreams of Space -...
Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
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Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
a year ago
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
TheCollector
Cecilia Beaux: Esteemed American Portraitist
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Classical Wisdom
Happy Holidays
From Anya, Joel and Frida
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From Anya, Joel and Frida
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Who Is Theatrical Artist Augusto Boal?
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10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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Global Inequality...
The third framing
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
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Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
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Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
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Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
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4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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Global Inequality...
The politics of physiocracy
Quesnay and China
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
Wunderland...
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
TheCollector
What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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Who Was Marcus Licinius Crassus, and How Did He Die?
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Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
a year ago
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
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What Is Assemblage? A Look Into 3D Collage Techniques
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