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Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
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A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
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Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
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Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
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Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
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Hey everyone!
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
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Who Was Vivienne Westwood?
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Ukraine: A Further Guide for the Perplexed.
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What Was the First Triumvirate?
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Zodiac Love: Plaster Sex Sculptures by Tom Otterness (1982–87)
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Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
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Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
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5 Famous Cartographers You Need to Know About
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The World's First Computer
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‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
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Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
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Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
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The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs
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What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
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Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
11 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.
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Cars of Britain in the 1970s
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
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In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
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In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s
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Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
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Fireside Friday, May 10, 2024
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Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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Open Culture
Benedict Cumberbatch Reads Kurt Vonnegut’s Letter of Advice to People Living in the Year 2088
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How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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