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The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits of times past. These pictures cover three of the photographer’s major bodies of work from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s: Greatham Creek; the Redcar blast furnace and Smith’s Dock...
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What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
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Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
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8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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Creating Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa – An Illustrated History
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How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
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My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
GrimGrains, added a quick grilled cheese recipe.
Noodle,...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
Overcoming Bias
Beware Value Dashboards
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering...
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The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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Celebrating Diversity at The National Mall’s Outdoor Show
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 22, 2024 (Roman Naming Conventions)
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post...
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Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post ready to go this week, but in addition to the continued work on the book project, I was asked to write a review of the now-out-in-the-USA Gladiator II and that consumed a fair bit of...
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The United States Bill of Rights: History & Overview
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The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers
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Switzerland’s Historic Neutrality: Why Doesn’t the Country Take Sides?
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Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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Flashbak
President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a...
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On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
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Reclaiming Medusa: How Did She Become a Symbol of Female Empowerment?
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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What is the Soul?
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Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
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Black Panther Party Founder: Who Was Huey Newton?
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How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution
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Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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5 Phases of Phenomenology and the Rise of Existentialism
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Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
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Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926 Arthur...
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Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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History Today Feed
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
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Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
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What Are the 7 Most Spoken Languages in the World?
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Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
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Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
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Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
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Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
TheCollector
Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies: The West’s 1st Feminist Text?
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Classical Wisdom
Essential Greeks LIVE Webinar Times
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Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
TheCollector
What Was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
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Flashbak
Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was...
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1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was sold, women raged in raucous nightclubs, gay rights found its voice, Madonna joined her first band, BLADE used trains as his canvas and In 1981, 22-year-old Christopher Morris was...
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Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
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Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part I: Divisa in Partes Tres
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This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical assumptions of Imperator: Rome, a historical grand strategy game by Paradox Interactive, set during the rise and collapse of the Roman Republic from 304-27 BC and covering the broader...
TheCollector
Who Was Louise Bourgeois? 7 Facts About the Surrealist Artist
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Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
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10 Ghost Towns in California You Need to Explore
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How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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How the Nazis Captured the Minds of Germany’s Youth
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How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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History Today Feed
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
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London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
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Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
Trying to Understand...
Externalising Our Hatreds.
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It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
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What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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Weekend Roundup
The Epics Collection
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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Patterns in Humanity
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Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
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When Did World War II Start and End?
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What’s the Biblical Background to the Sword in the Stone?
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How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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What Was the Korean Conflict of 1968?
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The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
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Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
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The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
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African History...
a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
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the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
TheCollector
Helter Skelter: Who Was Charles Manson?
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Free French Bombers Over France
Free French Bombers Over France
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Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
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Free French Bombers Over France
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Flashbak
Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
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These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who spent 32 years as a patient of the Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders in Branice, Poland. Admitted to the hospital’s Psychopathological Art Expression workshop in...
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The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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What Is Assemblage? A Look Into 3D Collage Techniques
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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
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Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
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Classical Wisdom
The Immortals
...and the feared Persian Army
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...and the feared Persian Army
TheCollector
The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
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Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
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!
Clyne,...
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6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
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The Life of Terence
Slave turned Playwright
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4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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Battle of Kursk: The Largest Tank Battle in History
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Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
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Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
8 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration.
Uxn, added 2 new commands...
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Sotheby’s Sells Monet’s Water Lilies For $65.5 Million
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Who Were the Disciples Thomas, Judas and Simon?
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The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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Wrong Side of...
The Scottish Play
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
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Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
Dreams of Space -...
Planet Trip (1960)
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
a year ago
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester is Planet Trip. The next logical step to them was exploring the solar system. They started with Mars and the books ends with Venus.
Nephew, William and Michael Chester....
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TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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SoHo And New York City In The 1980s
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,”...
4 months ago
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,” he tells us, “but I became a computer scientist. I lived for a long time in the suburbs of Paris, Colombes and then Maisons Laffitte. Now I live in the center of France in Nevers....
Dreams of Space -...
The Conquest of Space (1962?)
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a...
a year ago
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a couple of things I had not seen before. The Conquest of Space is a 1962 (?) Australian stamp album. It is intended for children to collect paper stamps they get in Nestle chocolate...
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The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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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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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVc: Perseus
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa,...
8 months ago
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb) look at the how the Roman military system and its manipular legion were able to defeat the Hellenistic military system and its Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and...
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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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The 25 Best Bedroom Bands Ever – 1980s Volume 1
For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the...
9 months ago
For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the pointy guitar, the hair, the band, the drive, the tights, the most piercing scream outside a Pee Wee Herman meets Cher Christmas convention. And you also had the hair. In the 1980s …...
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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The Controversial Story of Scientology: Paying for Religion?
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Sufism in the Ottoman Balkans
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The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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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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Marx’s German Ideology: What is Historical and Dialectical Materialism?
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Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
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Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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The Night of the Long Knives: How the Nazis Purged the SA
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La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
11 months ago
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
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