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Novela "La inevitabilidad del arte"

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Tupac Shakur Was Forged in a Revolutionary Political Culture <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.world/post/38999082">See Original Page</a> </small>

tupac-biography-black-panthers-hip-hop

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<p><a href="/tags/page42/" rel="tag">#page42</a> <a href="/tags/pagina42/" rel="tag">#pagina42</a> <br>'Ordinair, zeg maar, zoiets als slagroomtaart?' </p><p>"Leer me alles wat je weet" van Hanna Bervoets <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/boeken/" rel="tag">#boeken</a> <a href="/tags/lezen/" rel="tag">#lezen</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

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<p>Rethinking where language comes from: Framework reveals complex interplay of biology and culture</p><p>by Max Planck Society</p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-11-rethinking-language-framework-reveals-complex.html#google_vignette" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="phys.org/news/2025-11-rethinking-language-framework-reveals-complex.html#google_vignette"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-11-rethinki</span><span class="invisible">ng-language-framework-reveals-complex.html#google_vignette</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#culture</a> <a href="/tags/biology/" rel="tag">#biology</a> <a href="/tags/language/" rel="tag">#language</a></p>

The Tower of Babel by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Oil on board, 1563.

Humans have speculated about the origins of language throughout history. The Biblical myth of the Tower of Babel is one such account; other cultures have different stories of how language arose.

The painting shows Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s The Tower of Babel (1563), depicting a colossal, spiraling tower under construction. The structure dominates the landscape, its arches and stacked tiers resembling a monumental, half-finished coliseum. Workers and scaffolding cling to the tower’s surface, emphasizing the scale and ambition of the project.

In the foreground, a gathering of figures appear to be overseeing the construction. The surrounding landscape shows a bustling port city, with ships, houses, and fields extending toward the horizon. The sky is partly cloudy, contrasting the monumental tower with the smallness of human activity below.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language#/media/File:Pieter_Bruegel_the_Elder_-_The_Tower_of_Babel_(Vienna)_-_Google_Art_Project_-_edited.jpg

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<p>American activist and author Jane Addams died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1935.</p><p>Addams co-founded Hull House, one of America's most famous settlement houses, in Chicago, Illinois, providing extensive social services to poor, largely immigrant families. In 1910, Addams was awarded an honorary Master of Arts degree from Yale University, becoming the first woman to receive an honorary degree from the school.</p><p>Books by Jane Addams at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/602" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/602"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/602</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Sociologist, suffragette, social worker, philosopher, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jane Addams, in 1924 or 1926 (the way the date is written (mirror image, at top of the TIFF version) is probably 3-2-26, but could be 3-2-24.

An elderly woman wearing a black coat and hat stands on a boat, exuding a timeless elegance.

Title page of Newer ideals of peace by Jane Addams

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<p>This week's <a href="/tags/newbooks/" rel="tag">#NewBooks</a> at the library: I bought second-hand copies of Fevered Planet: How <a href="/tags/diseases/" rel="tag">#Diseases</a> Emerge When We Harm Nature by the late John Vidal and <a href="/tags/dust/" rel="tag">#Dust</a>: The Modern World in a Trillion Particles by Jay Owens, and picked up a review copy of Uncommon Ground: Rethinking Our Relationship With the <a href="/tags/countryside/" rel="tag">#Countryside</a> by Patrick Galbraith.<br> <br><a href="/tags/atmosphericsciences/" rel="tag">#AtmosphericSciences</a> <a href="/tags/pandemics/" rel="tag">#Pandemics</a> <a href="/tags/epidemics/" rel="tag">#Epidemics</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/zoonoses/" rel="tag">#Zoonoses</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/scicomm/" rel="tag">#Scicomm</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

A photo of three books standing upright on a small, brown, wooden table. The out-of-focus background shows black shelves full of books.

On the left, Fevered Planet, showing a black-and-white photo of the rocky landscape of a hand-dug open-pit mine. In the foreground is a small, lone human figure resting one leg on a pile of shattered rocks. The title is written across the photo in neon-orange, with the last letters of each word rendered as if they are powdering into fine dust at their edges.

In the middle, Uncommon Ground, showing part of the oil painting "Wivenhoe Park, Essex" by John Constable, showing a bucolic landscape with a grazing cow behind a wooden fence. The fence runs across the picture in the foreground, while there is a large pond in the background. Behind the pond can be seen a small planted grove of large trees, and on the right, part of what looks like a mansion. The centre of the image has been rendered as if part of the drawing has been ripped out, showing the rough edge of torn paper and at the bottom, a curled-up piece of torn paper.

On the right, Dust, showing a NASA satellite photograph of planet Earth at night. Next to artificial lighting, several colourful swirls are visible in blue, red, and purple. This is a composite image that was taken on the 23rd of August 2018 that shows the various aerosols in our atmosphere. You can read more about this particular image here: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92654/just-another-day-on-aerosol-earth

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<p>I just finished reading Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford. It's set in an alternate 1920s USA in the state of Cahokia. It's centered on a detective relatively new to the city of Cahokia, so you are learning the city through his coming to terms with it. The start is somewhat grisly, but worth getting past that for experiencing the setting. For my part, I enjoyed the atmospherics more than the story itself, but you may feel different.</p><p><a href="/tags/murdermystery/" rel="tag">#MurderMystery</a> <a href="/tags/althistory/" rel="tag">#AltHistory</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1911.</p><p>Wilhelm Apollinaris de Kostrowitzky, writing as "Guillaume Apollinaire", is suspected in the theft of the Mona Lisa and a number of Egyptian statuettes from the Louvre museum in Paris on August 21 and imprisoned for six days. This year he publishes his first book of poetry, Le Bestiaire ou Cortège d'Orphée.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillaume_Apollinaire" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillaume_Apollinaire"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillaum</span><span class="invisible">e_Apollinaire</span></a></p><p>Books by Guillaume Apollinaire at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6075" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6075"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/6075</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

La Joconde est Retrouvée (Mona Lisa Found), Le Petit Parisien, Numéro 13559, 13 December 1913

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<p>Long and Short Reviews is looking for guest bloggers for their Winter Blogfest: <a href="https://www.longandshortreviews.com/miscellaneous-musings/calling-all-authors-free-author-promo/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.longandshortreviews.com/miscellaneous-musings/calling-all-authors-free-author-promo/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.longandshortreviews.com/mi</span><span class="invisible">scellaneous-musings/calling-all-authors-free-author-promo/</span></a></p><p>They would like a 250-500 word guest post about winter or any winter holiday you celebrate. </p><p>The submission deadline is December 19. Click on the link above for more information.</p><p><a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">#Blogging</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/guestpost/" rel="tag">#GuestPost</a> <a href="/tags/holidays/" rel="tag">#Holidays</a> <a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#Christmas</a> <a href="/tags/hanukkah/" rel="tag">#Hanukkah</a> <a href="/tags/wintersolstice/" rel="tag">#WinterSolstice</a> <a href="/tags/newyearseve/" rel="tag">#NewYearsEve</a> <a href="/tags/newyearsday/" rel="tag">#NewYearsDay</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

A dark blue banner with white snowflakes gently falling from the top portion of it. The blue gradually grows lighter, too, as your eye scans to the bottom of the banner. The text reads” Long and Short Reviews Winter Blogfest. A Prize on Every Post. December 22-26, 2025. www.longandshortreviews.com.”

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<p>"Here’s what the line wasn’t: a gray inert nowhere. Imagine instead an all-Soviet public square, a hurly-burly where comrades traded gossip and insults, caught up with news left out of the newspapers, got into fistfights, or enacted comradely feats." -- from 'Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking' by Anya von Bremzen</p><p><a href="/tags/bookquote/" rel="tag">#BookQuote</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

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<p>Spanish writer Francisco Gómez de Quevedo y Villegas died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1645.</p><p>Along with his lifelong rival, Luis de Góngora, Quevedo was one of the most prominent Spanish poets of the age. His style is characterized by what was called conceptismo. This style existed in stark contrast to Góngora's culteranismo.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_de_Quevedo" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_de_Quevedo"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisc</span><span class="invisible">o_de_Quevedo</span></a></p><p>Books by Francisco de Quevedo at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/35792" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/35792"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/35792</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a></p>

Portrait of celebrated Spanish poet and writer, Francisco de Quevedo, attributed to Juan van der Hamen, 17th century (Instituto Valencia de Don Juan).

In the portrait, Francisco de Quevedo is depicted as a middle-aged man with a serious, contemplative expression. His distinctive facial features include a long, narrow face, a prominent mustache, and a goatee. One of the most notable details is the presence of Quevedo’s signature pince-nez glasses, which rest on his nose. These round spectacles are closely associated with Quevedo and emphasize his scholarly image.

Quevedo is dressed in the formal attire typical of a Spanish nobleman and intellectual of the 17th century. He wears a dark, austere robe, which contrasts with the lighter tones of his skin and the dark background.

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<p>127 pages of very short 'sketch' scenario narratives that I use to help create the Sub Orbital Machine universe; almost like adventure starters! You might like it. You might think it sucks. You might get confused. Regardless, I am putting it out there for all to download for the tiny cost of a subbing to my newsletter (which you might find interesting!)</p><p><a href="https://iamgerardthomas.com/b/TyE" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>iamgerardthomas.com/b/TyE</a></p><p><a href="/tags/wipwednesday/" rel="tag">#WIPWednesday</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#MastoArt</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#FediArt</a> <a href="/tags/conceptart/" rel="tag">#ConceptArt</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/artist/" rel="tag">#artist</a> <a href="/tags/design/" rel="tag">#design</a> <a href="/tags/artistonmastodon/" rel="tag">#ArtistOnMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/scifiart/" rel="tag">#SciFiArt</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/scifibooks/" rel="tag">#scifibooks</a></p>

Mock book cover for my Sub Orbital Machine pdf book

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<p>"Strengthen the female mind by enlarging it, and there will be an end to blind obedience."<br>A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (ed. 1793)</p><p>British writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights Mary Wollstonecraft was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1759. In "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" (1792), Wollstonecraft argued that women are not naturally inferior to men but appear so only because of a lack of education. </p><p>Books by Mary Wollstonecraft at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/84" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/84"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/84</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

A classic oil painting depicts Mary Wollstonecraft wearing a white v-neck gown with a soft, flowing texture. The attire seems to be of a delicate fabric that drapes elegantly around the figure's arms and chest. The background is predominantly dark, contrasting with the bright white of the gown. The figure's hair appears to be styled up and away from the face, with hints of brown tones, which suggests a sense of sophistication and poise.

An old, worn book opened to the title page which reads "A VINDICATION OF THE RIGHTS OF WOMAN: WITH STRICTURES ON POLITICAL AND MORAL SUBJECTS. BY MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT. PRINTED AT BOSTON, BY PETER EDES FOR THOMAS AND ANDREWS, FAUST'S STATE, NO. 45, NEWBURY-STREET, MDCCXCIX." The text is in black capital letters centered on the page with a decorative monogram between the author's name and the printer information.

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<p>📚 Echo of Worlds (The Pandominion, 2) by: M. R. Carey</p><p>Two mighty empires are at war - and both will lose, with thousands of planets falling to the extinction event called the Scour. At least that's what the artificial intelligence known as Rupshe believes.</p><p>But somewhere in the multiverse there exists a force - the Mother Mass - that could end the war in an instant, ...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/echo-of-worlds-the-pandominion-2" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/echo-of-worlds-the-pandominion-2"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/echo-of-wo</span><span class="invisible">rlds-the-pandominion-2</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a></p>

Two mighty empires are at war - and both will lose, with thousands of planets falling to the extinction event called the Scour. At least that's what the artificial intelligence known as Rupshe believes.

But somewhere in the multiverse there exists a force - the Mother Mass - that could end the war in an instant, and Rupshe has assembled a team to find it. Essien Nkanika, a soldier trying desperately to atone for past sins; the cat-woman Moon, a conscienceless killer; the digitally recorded mind of physicist Hadiz Tambuwal; Paz, an idealistic child and the renegade robot spy Dulcimer Coronal.

Their mission will take them from the hellish prison world of Tsakom to the poisoned remains of a post-apocalyptic Earth, and finally bring them face to face with the Mother Mass itself. But can they persuade it to end eons of neutrality and help them? And is it too late to make a difference?

Because the Pandominion's doomsday machines are about to be unleashed - and not even their builders know how to control them.

From the author of the bestselling The Girl With All the Gifts comes the thrilling conclusion to the spectacular Pandominion duology, an exhilarating science fiction story perfect for fans of The Space Between Worlds, The Long Earth and Children of Time.

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<p>My Favorite Books I Read in 2025: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-my-favorite-books-i-read-in-2025/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-my-favorite-books-i-read-in-2025/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesda</span><span class="invisible">y-my-favorite-books-i-read-in-2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#AmReading</a> </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

A sideways snapshot of four layers of bookshelves that are all stacked with antique hardbound books in various muted shades of red, orange, and dark yellow.

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<p>Space Worms now on preorder everywhere! Only 99c. When the galaxy gets absurd, it's Space Squad 51 to the rescue! This extra adventure goes back in time to when Nikili Echols gets her calling to join Orbital Rescue Services. <a href="https://books2read.com/u/4NBlGz" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/u/4NBlGz</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#humor</a> <a href="/tags/readers/" rel="tag">#readers</a></p>

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<p>New on my YouTube channel: "White Poverty: an Under 5 Review." <br><a href="https://youtu.be/Q5GaCMtT10I?si=4286PX-AxfI5efAF" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="youtu.be/Q5GaCMtT10I?si=4286PX-AxfI5efAF"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/Q5GaCMtT10I?si=4286PX</span><span class="invisible">-AxfI5efAF</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/under5reviews/" rel="tag">#Under5Reviews</a>: where I tell you about a book and help you decide if you want to read it or not in under 5 minutes. </p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/reviews/" rel="tag">#reviews</a> <a href="/tags/itinerantlibrarian/" rel="tag">#ItinerantLibrarian</a> <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/vlog/" rel="tag">#vlog</a> <a href="/tags/poverty/" rel="tag">#poverty</a> <a href="/tags/thisisamerica/" rel="tag">#ThisIsAmerica</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/badeconomy/" rel="tag">#BadEconomy</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <br>💙📚</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

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<p>The big reveal…</p><p>So I wrote up a lot of these little stories a few years ago but I’ve added some new ones, cleaned it all up and now I’m the happiest with it that I’ve ever been. You can definitely get a copy in time for Christmas, if you’re so inclined…</p><p><a href="https://amzn.eu/d/2kbNn7k" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>amzn.eu/d/2kbNn7k</a></p><p><a href="/tags/bookreveal/" rel="tag">#bookreveal</a> <a href="/tags/newreleases/" rel="tag">#newreleases</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/selfpublishing/" rel="tag">#selfpublishing</a> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/shortstories/" rel="tag">#shortstories</a></p>

A man with glasses is smiling and holding several copies of a book titled "With So Many Sagas in the World..." by David Olsen. The background shows a cozy room setting with warm lighting.

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<p>Break out the calculators: November 23 is Fibonacci Sequence Day</p><p>The cornerstone of modern math wouldn’t be possible without the Hindu-Arabic numerical system.</p><p>by Andrew Paul</p><p><a href="https://www.popsci.com/science/fibonacci-sequence-day-2025/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.popsci.com/science/fibonacci-sequence-day-2025/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.popsci.com/science/fibonac</span><span class="invisible">ci-sequence-day-2025/</span></a></p><p>Fibonacci at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=fibonacci" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=fibonacci"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=fibonacci</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/mathematics/" rel="tag">#mathematics</a> <a href="/tags/old_manuscripts/" rel="tag">#old_manuscripts</a></p>

A page of Fibonacci's Liber Abaci from the Biblioteca Nazionale di Firenze showing (in box on right) 13 entries of the Fibonacci sequence: the indices from present to XII (months) as Latin ordinals and Roman numerals and the numbers (of rabbit pairs) as Hindu-Arabic numerals starting with 1, 2, 3, 5 and ending with 377.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/Liber_abbaci_magliab_f124r.jpg

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Medieval Apps <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.world/post/39223928">See Original Page</a> </small>

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<p>In October 1902.</p><p>Beatrix Potter's self-illustrated children's book The Tale of Peter Rabbit (originally published privately a year earlier) appears in its first trade edition with Frederick Warne & Co in London. It sells 28,000 copies by the end of the year. Potter created both the text and the illustrations. </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_Peter_Rabbit#" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_Peter_Rabbit#"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale</span><span class="invisible">_of_Peter_Rabbit#</span></a></p><p>The Tale of Peter Rabbit at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/14838" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/14838</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Cover of the first, privately printed edition of The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

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<p>"As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into an enormous insect."<br>First lines</p><p>In October 1915.</p><p>Franz Kafka's seminal novella The Metamorphosis (Die Verwandlung) is first published in Die Weißen Blätter. Kafka finishes writing The Trial this year, but it will not be published until 1925, the year after his death.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Metamorphosis" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Metamorphosis"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Meta</span><span class="invisible">morphosis</span></a></p><p>The Metamorphosis at PG, translated by David Wyllie:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/5200" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/5200</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

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<p>English novelist, poet, playwright, and critic D. H. Lawrence was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1885.</p><p>Four of his most famous novels — Sons and Lovers, The Rainbow, Women in Love , and Lady Chatterley's Lover— were the subject of censorship trials for their radical portrayals of sexuality and use of explicit language.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._H._Lawrence" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._H._Lawrence"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._H._La</span><span class="invisible">wrence</span></a></p><p>Books by D.H. Lawrence at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/123" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/123"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/123</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/literarycriticism/" rel="tag">#literarycriticism</a></p>

Passport photograph of the British author D. H. Lawrence, enclosed in a letter to Bernard Falk (1882–1960), dated 24 February 1929.

D. H. Lawrence is shown from the shoulders up, in a close-up portrait. He is likely around 43 years old, with his signature short, dark hair and a neatly trimmed beard, both streaked with hints of gray, which give him a distinguished, slightly rugged appearance. His face is thin, with sharp, angular features, reflecting both the toll of his health struggles and his intellectual vigor. His expression is serious, with an intense, focused gaze typical of someone deeply reflective.

Lawrence is dressed in a formal jacket, possibly a dark suit or coat, as would be expected in a passport photo of the period. The collar of his shirt is visible, neatly folded under his jacket, though the tie, if present, would be partially obscured by the frame.

As this is a passport photo, Lawrence is seated facing directly toward the camera, in a straightforward and neutral position. The image is cropped closely around his face and upper torso, in line with the typical format for official identification photos. His posture is upright, and his head is held high, reflecting a sense of formality and self-possession.

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<p>📚 Stranger in a Strange Land by: Robert A. Heinlein</p><p>Raised by Martians on Mars, Valentine Michael Smith is a human who has never seen another member of his species. Sent to Earth, he is a stranger who must learn what it is to be a man. But his own beliefs and his powers far exceed the limits of humankind, and as he teache...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/stranger-in-a-strange-land" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/stranger-in-a-strange-land"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/stranger-i</span><span class="invisible">n-a-strange-land</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/literaryfiction/" rel="tag">#literaryfiction</a> <a href="/tags/classics/" rel="tag">#classics</a></p>

Raised by Martians on Mars, Valentine Michael Smith is a human who has never seen another member of his species. Sent to Earth, he is a stranger who must learn what it is to be a man. But his own beliefs and his powers far exceed the limits of humankind, and as he teaches them about grokking and water-sharing, he also inspires a transformation that will alter Earth’s inhabitants forever...

Robert Heinlein's Hugo Award-winning all-time masterpiece, the brilliant novel that grew from a cult favorite to a bestseller to a science fiction classic.

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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/TymeStarwitch" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TymeStarwitch</a></p><p>The undead queen of the space pirates kidnapped Amelia's sisters and damaged her ship, leaving her with little fuel. Amelia’s a dead woman without her sisters, forced to attack the pirate’s mountain-sized star ship, despite how slim the odds are…</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

(Left) The cover of Starwitch, by Owen Tyme.

In the background is a red, orange and white nebula.

In the foreground is a line drawing of a red spotted newt, in white. The lines of the newt are outlined in black, to help it stand out. The interior is red, with an appearance similar to stained glass.

(Right) In the background is a red and orange galaxy, with a blue core, which bears a resemblance to an eye. It has the following text over it:

“First you turn my dog against me, then you steal my ship’s core? What’s next, pulling my teeth?”

“We didn’t ask for this! You attacked us! Why don’t you just let us go?”

“I might as well cover myself in tartar sauce, then go swimming in shark infested waters! My lieutenants would tear me to shreds, just the same!”

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/TymeStarwitch

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