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We left our mooring at...
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The Value of Wills to Historians
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Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
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Why Did the 1904 Olympic Marathon End in Disaster?
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6 months ago
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‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
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What Was the First Written Language?
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Dreams of Space -...
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Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
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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“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry...
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Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying...
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a year ago
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President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
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‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
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How the South Became Republican
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The Death of a Mnemonist
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
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Outer Space (1953)
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plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
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The Hero's Ride (1963)
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an...
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This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an anthology of stories for children but with space art on the cover and a couple of space illustrations within I needed to share it.
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What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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I Want To Be A Space Pilot (1961)
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Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
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Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
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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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Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
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10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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Planet Trip (1960)
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4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
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10 Presidents Who Changed the US
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