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What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
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Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
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17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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How important are dreams?
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea?
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L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73)
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Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant
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What Is First Corinthians About?
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What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
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Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
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How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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What Was the Berlin Conference?
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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6 Must-See English Castles
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Isaac Asimov’s Books of Dirty Limericks
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Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction writing, impressive ‘lamb chops’ – of which he said: “They became a permanent feature of my face, and it is now difficult to believe early photographs that show me without sideburns”...
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Beyond Watergate: A Look at President Nixon’s Legacy
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