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<p>JUST IN TIME FOR HALLOWEEN (😭), my latest review went up at Grimdark Magazine. Joe R. Lansdale totally is your favorite horror writer’s favorite horror writer, and this is a solid retrospective.</p><p>(As always, boosts are appreciated!)</p><p><a href="https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-the-essential-horror-of-joe-r-lansdale-by-joe-r-lansdale/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-the-essential-horror-of-joe-r-lansdale-by-joe-r-lansdale/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.grimdarkmagazine.com/revie</span><span class="invisible">w-the-essential-horror-of-joe-r-lansdale-by-joe-r-lansdale/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booksky/" rel="tag">#Booksky</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> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#Horror</a></p>

<p>Would I read this crossover, hell yes I would! 😂 <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> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor@lemmy.world</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/aiop" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aiop</span></a></span> <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/hemingway/" rel="tag">#Hemingway</a> <a href="/tags/vs/" rel="tag">#Vs</a> <a href="/tags/montypython/" rel="tag">#MontyPython</a><br><a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#Book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookmemes/" rel="tag">#BookMemes</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a><br><a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/novels/" rel="tag">#Novels</a> <a href="/tags/bookshelf/" rel="tag">#Bookshelf</a> <a href="/tags/mastobooks/" rel="tag">#Mastobooks</a> <a href="/tags/booksofmastodon/" rel="tag">#BooksofMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookworm/" rel="tag">#Bookworm</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booklove/" rel="tag">#BookLove</a></p>

<p>The book was good, its story compelling.</p><p>But the desire to close her eyes -- for just . . . one . . . moment . . . -- was stronger.</p><p>Somnolent canvas print -- <a href="https://fineartamerica.com/featured/somnolent-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fineartamerica.com/featured/somnolent-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fineartamerica.com/featured/so</span><span class="invisible">mnolent-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/artwork/" rel="tag">#artwork</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#mastoart</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#fediart</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#buyintoart</a> <a href="/tags/ayearforart/" rel="tag">#ayearforart</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/nap/" rel="tag">#nap</a> <a href="/tags/sleep/" rel="tag">#sleep</a> <a href="/tags/home/" rel="tag">#home</a> <a href="/tags/bedroom/" rel="tag">#bedroom</a> <a href="/tags/relax/" rel="tag">#relax</a> <a href="/tags/fedigiftshop/" rel="tag">#fedigiftshop</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/woman/" rel="tag">#woman</a> <a href="/tags/beauty/" rel="tag">#beauty</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1887.</p><p>L. L. Zamenhof published Unua Libro, the first publication to describe Esperanto, a constructed international language.</p><p>First published in Russian on July 26 [O.S. July 14] 1887, the publication of Unua Libro marks the formal beginning of the Esperanto movement.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unua_Libro" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unua_Libro"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unua_Lib</span><span class="invisible">ro</span></a></p><p>Books in Esperanto at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/34" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/34"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/books</span><span class="invisible">helf/34</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1928.</p><p>The novel The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall</p><p>Publication, originally scheduled for late 1928, was brought forward when he discovered that another novel with a lesbian theme, Compton Mackenzie&#x27;s Extraordinary Women, was to be published in September. The Well appeared on 27 July, in a black cover with a plain jacket. </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Well_of_Loneliness" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Well_of_Loneliness"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Well</span><span class="invisible">_of_Loneliness</span></a></p><p>The Well of Loneliness at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/73042" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/73042</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>Italian poet, writer, literary critic and teacher Giosuè Carducci was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1835.</p><p>His poetry collections, such as &quot;Rime nuove&quot; and &quot;Odi barbare&quot;, are notable for their classical forms and themes, often drawing inspiration from ancient Roman and Greek literature. In addition to his literary work, Carducci was a respected academic. He taught Italian literature at the University of Bologna for many years.</p><p>Books by Giosuè Carducci at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/43982" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/43982"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/43982</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>&quot;The time is out of joint: O cursed spite,<br>That ever I was born to set it right!&quot;<br>Hamlet, Act I, scene v.</p><p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1759.</p><p>The earliest known professional performance of Shakespeare&#x27;s Hamlet in North America (in Garrick&#x27;s version) is given by the American Company in Philadelphia, with Lewis Hallam Jr. as Hamlet.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet</a></p><p>Hamlet at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/1524" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/1524</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/theatre/" rel="tag">#theatre</a></p>

<p>American writer Herman Melville was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1819.</p><p>Melville&#x27;s first two books, &quot;Typee&quot; (1846) and &quot;Omoo&quot; (1847), were based on his adventures in the South Seas and were quite popular. These semi-autobiographical novels painted a romanticized view of life among the Pacific Islanders. Published in 1851, &quot;Moby-Dick&quot; is considered Melville&#x27;s masterpiece. Initially, the book was not well-received, and its complex structure and themes puzzled readers and critics alike.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a><br>1/3</p>

<p>Hey hey fellow <a href="/tags/legendsandlattes/" rel="tag">#LegendsAndLattes</a> fans, Brigands &amp; Breadknives comes out tomorrow! 🎉🎉🎉</p><p>Travis Baldree is such a great narrator that I&#x27;m getting my copy on audio at libro.fm. </p><p><a href="/tags/brigandsandbreadknives/" rel="tag">#BrigandsAndBreadknives</a> <a href="/tags/travisbaldree/" rel="tag">#TravisBaldree</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</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>

<p>I wish old books were properly digitised and available as ePubs.</p><p>My brain suddenly had a hankering to read &quot;The Intergalactic Omniglot&quot;. </p><p>It seems there&#x27;s only a 2nd hand paper-version for sale 😢</p><p>Also - isn&#x27;t it cool how the kid on the cover has a foldable device? Pretty cool for 1988.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a></p>

<p>📚 Wonder by: R. J. Palacio</p><p>I won&#x27;t describe what I look like. Whatever you&#x27;re thinking, it&#x27;s probably worse.</p><p>August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid—but his new classmates can’t get...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/wonder" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bookblabla.com/book/wonder</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/juvenilefiction/" rel="tag">#juvenilefiction</a> <a href="/tags/disabilities/" rel="tag">#disabilities</a></p>

<p>A Review of Refuge: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-refuge/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-refuge/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-re</span><span class="invisible">fuge/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#ScienceFiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/fivestars/" rel="tag">#FiveStars</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>The StoryGraph has changed it&#x27;s review priorities, I wonder if it is because of the advent of LLMs.</p><p>Since it&#x27;s inception The StoryGraph has emphasized its questioner as the preferred method of book review. Allowing it to categories its database according to easily measurable criteria instead of free text reviews.</p><p>The open text box was located at the bottom of the page and regarded as optional. </p><p>This week the text box and star rating where elevated to the top of the page and strongly emphasized </p><p>I speculate that this may have something to do with LLMs. For the StoryGraph who&#x27;s stated goal is to give the best book reccomendations, the free text box is now more valuable as data than the traditional statistical model. </p><p><a href="/tags/thestorygraph/" rel="tag">#TheStoryGraph</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> <br><a href="https://bookstodon.thestorygraph.com/@thestorygraph" rel="nofollow">@thestorygraph</a></p>

<p>&quot;Aristocracy has three successive ages, — the age of superiorities, the age of privileges, and the age of vanities; having passed out of the first, it degenerates in the second, and dies away in the third.&quot;<br>Book I, Ch. 1 : The Vallé-aux-loups</p><p>In August 1830.</p><p>François-René de Chateaubriand sacrifices his political career by refusing to swear an oath of allegiance to Louis-Philippe, and retires to write his memoirs.</p><p>Books by Chateaubriand at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/7255" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/7255"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/7255</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>What really happened on Easter Island? Ancient sediments rewrite the &#x27;ecocide&#x27; story</p><p>edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan</p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-11-easter-island-ancient-sediments-rewrite.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="phys.org/news/2025-11-easter-island-ancient-sediments-rewrite.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-11-easter-i</span><span class="invisible">sland-ancient-sediments-rewrite.html</span></a></p><p>Easter Island at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/38560" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/38560"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/38560</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/earth/" rel="tag">#earth</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#environment</a></p>

<p>From Tablets to Papyrus: When Was Paper Invented?</p><p>The invention of paper as a medium for writing was a revolutionary breakthrough that altered the course of human culture.</p><p>by Matt Whittaker</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/when-was-the-invention-of-paper/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/when-was-the-invention-of-paper/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/when-was-</span><span class="invisible">the-invention-of-paper/</span></a></p><p>Papyrus at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=papyrus" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=papyrus"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=papyrus</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#culture</a></p>

<p>A Fierce Devotion to the “Empress of Hell”</p><p>Medieval dramatizations of the confrontation between the Virgin Mary and King Herod offered a symbolic resistance to tyranny.</p><p>By: H.M.A. Leow </p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/a-fierce-devotion-to-the-empress-of-hell/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/a-fierce-devotion-to-the-empress-of-hell/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/a-fierce-devot</span><span class="invisible">ion-to-the-empress-of-hell/</span></a></p><p>Theater history at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=theater+history" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=theater+history"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">cts/search/?query=theater+history</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>📚 Fundamentally by: Nussaibah Younis</p><p>When Nadia Amin, a witty and bighearted PhD, publishes an article on deradicalization, everything changes. The United Nations comes calling with an opportunity to put her theory into practice and lead a rehabilitation program for women caught in the crosshairs of harmful ideology. And why n...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/fundamentally" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/fundamentally"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/fundamenta</span><span class="invisible">lly</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/politicalfiction/" rel="tag">#politicalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/humorous/" rel="tag">#humorous</a> <a href="/tags/generalfiction/" rel="tag">#generalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#women</a></p>

<p>&quot;It Shouldn&#x27;t Be Printed At All. It Should Be Burnt&quot; — 23 Books Writers Regret Writing<br>The author of &#x27;Little Women&#x27; wrote in her journal that she &quot;never liked girls or knew many.&quot;</p><p>by Amy Glover via ⁦<span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@buzzfeed" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>buzzfeed</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/aglover/books-writers-regret-writing" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.buzzfeed.com/aglover/books-writers-regret-writing"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.buzzfeed.com/aglover/books</span><span class="invisible">-writers-regret-writing</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

<p>Irish mathematician, astronomer &amp; physicist William Rowan Hamilton was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1805.</p><p>Hamilton made his discovery of the algebra of quaternions in 1843. His work is fundamental to modern theoretical physics, particularly his reformulation of Newtonian mechanics. Hamiltonian mechanics including its Hamilitonian function are now central both to electromagnetism &amp; quantum mechanics.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Rowan_Hamilton" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Rowan_Hamilton"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_</span><span class="invisible">Rowan_Hamilton</span></a></p><p>Books about William Rowan Hamilton at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=William+Rowan+Hamilton&amp;submit_search=Go%21" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=William+Rowan+Hamilton&amp;submit_search=Go%21"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=William+Rowan+Hamilton&amp;submit_search=Go%21</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/mathematics/" rel="tag">#mathematics</a></p>

<p>German poet Sibylla Schwarz died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1638.</p><p>Her verse reflects the difficult times in the middle of the Thirty Years&#x27; War, of which she saw neither the beginning nor the end. Her verse was published posthumously in 1650 by her teacher Samuel Gerlach under the title Deutsche Poëtische Gedichte in two parts containing over 100 poems. She was famous as the &quot;Pomeranian Sappho&quot;, but her work fell into oblivion in the 18th century. </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibylla_Schwarz" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibylla_Schwarz"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibylla_</span><span class="invisible">Schwarz</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>

<p>&quot;Johnson argues that the <a href="/tags/liberalmedia/" rel="tag">#liberalMedia</a> took upon itself the task of dulling the outrage of ordinary news consumers and making <a href="/tags/israel/" rel="tag">#Israel</a>’s slaughter seem understandable or unavoidable and thus not too objectionable [...] </p><p>&quot;The focus on the &#x27;liberal&#x27; <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> is essential. Genocide support from right-wing media is a given; liberal buy-in is essential for genocide to become normalized.&quot;</p><p>Ida Audeh reviews <a href="/tags/adamjohnson/" rel="tag">#AdamJohnson</a>&#x27;s <a href="/tags/howtosellagenocide/" rel="tag">#HowToSellAGenocide</a></p><p><a href="https://countercurrents.org/2026/07/manufacturing-consent-for-genocide-adam-h-johnsons-indictment-of-the-liberal-media/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="countercurrents.org/2026/07/manufacturing-consent-for-genocide-adam-h-johnsons-indictment-of-the-liberal-media/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">countercurrents.org/2026/07/ma</span><span class="invisible">nufacturing-consent-for-genocide-adam-h-johnsons-indictment-of-the-liberal-media/</span></a><br><a href="/tags/gaza/" rel="tag">#Gaza</a> <a href="/tags/palestine/" rel="tag">#Palestine</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>

<p>I’ve enjoyed all of her other books, but Michelle Obama’s “The Look” was a DNF for me because fashion isn’t something I find interesting other than making sure my clothes and shoes are neat, clean, and comfortable to wear. </p><p>If you do like that topic, there are plenty of pictures of the fancy outfits she’s worn over the years in it. </p><p>There is something to be said for trying new stuff sometimes, though. </p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/fashion/" rel="tag">#Fashion</a> <a href="/tags/michelleobama/" rel="tag">#MichelleObama</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>finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&amp;q=https://reviewdb.app/book/5vHoPnEKgpwQNlrqpN033y" rel="nofollow">The Art of Uncertainty: How to Navigate Chance, Ignorance, Risk and Luck</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑 <br>by David Spiegelhalter.</p><p>A fairly readable overview of probability &amp; uncertainty, from the straightforward games of chance through to the deep uncertainty of future risks such as climate change &amp; AI. Not sure who it&#x27;s aimed at: some of it is too complex for the layman, but not deep enough for the technically minded. Has some good examples, especially from covid. Would have liked some worked examples of how to apply its principles to real life decision-making.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/nonfiction/" rel="tag">#Nonfiction</a> <a href="/tags/statistics/" rel="tag">#Statistics</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wyrms.de/user/wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wildwoila@wyrms.de</span></a></span><br></p>