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<p>5 Dazzling Medieval Manuscripts That Have Outlasted Empires</p><p>These manuscripts stand out for their artistry, craftsmanship, and historical significance.</p><p>by Tim Brinkhof</p><p><a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/illuminated-medieval-manuscripts-to-know-2710634" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="news.artnet.com/art-world/illuminated-medieval-manuscripts-to-know-2710634"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.artnet.com/art-world/illu</span><span class="invisible">minated-medieval-manuscripts-to-know-2710634</span></a></p><p>Old manuscripts at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=old+manuscripts" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=old+manuscripts"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=old+manuscripts</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#archeology</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/old_manuscripts/" rel="tag">#old_manuscripts</a></p>

Book of Kells (an illuminated manuscript), Folio 32v, Christ Enthroned.

Folio 32v from the Book of Kells, an illuminated manuscript created circa 800 CE, depicting Christ Enthroned. This masterpiece of Insular art showcases the elaborate Celtic ornamentation, vibrant colors, and intricate geometric patterns characteristic of medieval Irish monastic manuscripts. The page exemplifies the extraordinary artistic achievement of early medieval Ireland.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Kells#/media/File:KellsFol032vChristEnthroned.jpg

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<p>📚 We Could Be Rats by: Emily Austin</p><p>Sigrid hates working at the Dollar Pal but having always resisted the idea of growing up into the trappings of adulthood, she did not graduate high school, preferring to roam the streets of her small town with her best friend Greta, the only person in the world who ever understood her. Her...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/we-could-be-rats" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/we-could-be-rats"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/we-could-b</span><span class="invisible">e-rats</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/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#lgbtq</a> <a href="/tags/generalfiction/" rel="tag">#generalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/humorous/" rel="tag">#humorous</a> <a href="/tags/literaryfiction/" rel="tag">#literaryfiction</a></p>

Sigrid hates working at the Dollar Pal but having always resisted the idea of growing up into the trappings of adulthood, she did not graduate high school, preferring to roam the streets of her small town with her best friend Greta, the only person in the world who ever understood her. Her older sister Margit is baffled and frustrated by Sigrid’s inability to conform to the expectations of polite society.

But Sigrid's detachment veils a deeper turmoil and sensitivity. She's haunted by the pains of her past from pretending her parents were swamp monsters when they shook the floorboards with their violent arguments to grappling with losing Greta's friendship to the opioid epidemic ravaging their town. As Margit sets out to understand Sigrid and the secrets she has hidden, both sisters, in their own time and way, discover that reigniting their shared childhood imagination is the only way forward.

A must read (Haley Jakobson, New York Times Editor's Choice author), We Could Be Rats is an unforgettable story of two sisters finding their way back to each other, and a celebration of that transcendent, unshakable bond.

A one-sitting-read (Laurie Frankel, New York Times bestselling author) about two very different sisters, and a love letter to childhood, growing up, and the power of imagination from the bestselling author of Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead and Interesting Facts About Space.

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Why doesn't my year-in-review look like others' do? It's certainly little fun.

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<p>‘From her pen sprang unforgettable females’: 16th-century Spanish author’s knight’s tale given reboot</p><p>Beatriz Bernal’s pioneering novel features brave, chivalrous women who ride dragons and her adapter wants his illustrated version to reach young readers</p><p>By Sam Jones</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/20/16th-century-spanish-author-beatriz-bernal-knights-tale-given-reboot" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/20/16th-century-spanish-author-beatriz-bernal-knights-tale-given-reboot"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/world/2025</span><span class="invisible">/dec/20/16th-century-spanish-author-beatriz-bernal-knights-tale-given-reboot</span></a></p><p>Spanish literature at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=spanish+literature" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=spanish+literature"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">cts/search/?query=spanish+literature</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

On the left, cover of the first edition of Don Cristalián (Valladolid, 1545). On the right, its second edition (Alcalá de Henares, 1586).

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<p>A Review of Sunset: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-sunset/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-sunset/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-su</span><span class="invisible">nset/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#ScienceFiction</a> <a href="/tags/mystery/" rel="tag">#Mystery</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BooKReview</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>

Book cover for Sunset by P.B. Cannon. Image on cover shows a gorgeous orange and yellow sunset in the sky overhead a distant pine forest on an overcast day. The light appears to be dancing in the clouds almost because of how it gently touches everything.

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<p>Math Is Still Catching Up to the Mysterious Genius of Srinivasa Ramanujan</p><p>Born poor in colonial India and dead at 32, Ramanujan had fantastical, out-of-nowhere visions that continue to shape the field today.</p><p>By Jordana Cepelewicz via <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@QuantaMagazine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>QuantaMagazine</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/srinivasa-ramanujan-was-a-genius-math-is-still-catching-up-20241021/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.quantamagazine.org/srinivasa-ramanujan-was-a-genius-math-is-still-catching-up-20241021/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.quantamagazine.org/sriniva</span><span class="invisible">sa-ramanujan-was-a-genius-math-is-still-catching-up-20241021/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/mathematics/" rel="tag">#mathematics</a></p>

Kristina Armitage/Quanta Magazine

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 360.</p><p>Pappus of Alexandria, Greek philosopher, observes an eclipse of the Sun and writes a commentary on The Great Astronomer (Almagest).</p><p>In his commentary on the Almagest he calculates "the place and time of conjunction which gave rise to the eclipse in Tybi in 1068 after Nabonassar". This works out as 18 October 320, and so Pappus must have been active around 320.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pappus_of_Alexandria" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pappus_of_Alexandria"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pappus_o</span><span class="invisible">f_Alexandria</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a></p>

Title page of Pappus's Mathematicae Collectiones, translated into Latin by Federico Commandino (1588).

Pappus Alexandrinus - https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6069499

Pappi Alexandrini. Mathematicae collectiones. A Federico Commandino Vrbinatae in latinum conuersae, & commentarijs illustratae. Pesaro: Girolamo Concordia, 1588

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<p>New on my <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a>: "Holiday Post 2025: Books and reading." <a href="https://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2025/12/holiday-post-2025-books-and-reading.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2025/12/holiday-post-2025-books-and-reading.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2025/12/holiday-post-2025-books-and-reading.html</span></a></p><p>Third post in my holiday series, and today we at some of those book lists out this time of year. </p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/itinerantlibrarian/" rel="tag">#ItinerantLibrarian</a> <a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#Christmas</a> <a href="/tags/holidays/" rel="tag">#holidays</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</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>

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<p>American archaeologist and anthropologist Zelia Maria Magdalena Nuttall was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1857.</p><p>She discovered two forgotten manuscripts of pre-Columbian manuscripts in private collections, one of them being the Codex Zouche-Nuttall. She decoded the Aztec calendar stone and was one of the first to identify and recognise artefacts dating back to the pre-Aztec period.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zelia_Nuttall" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zelia_Nuttall"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zelia_Nu</span><span class="invisible">ttall</span></a></p><p>Books by Zelia Nuttal at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/35649" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/35649"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/35649</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#archeology</a> <a href="/tags/anthropology/" rel="tag">#anthropology</a> <a href="/tags/womeninstem/" rel="tag">#womeninSTEM</a></p>

Zelia Nuttall (1857-1933), American archaeologist and anthropologist.

Zelia Nuttall is likely shown as a middle-aged or older woman in the photograph, depending on when it was taken. Her hair is likely styled in a simple, practical manner, possibly pulled back into a bun or pinned up, in keeping with the fashion of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She may have some graying hair, reflecting her experience and wisdom in her field. Her face is composed, with an expression that conveys intelligence and determination.

She might be wearing a long dress or blouse with a high collar, made of dark or neutral-colored fabric. Her clothing would reflect both her professionalism and the norms of the period, with an understated elegance rather than showiness. She may also be wearing a brooch or another accessory, adding a subtle touch of personal style to her appearance.

Codex Nuttall; facsimile of an ancient Mexican codex belonging to Lord Zouche of Harynworth, England
by Nuttall, Zelia, 1858-1933; Zouche, Robert Nathaniel Cecil George Curzon, baron, 1851-; Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology

Publication date 1902

https://archive.org/details/gri_33125011146541

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<p>German novelist and translator Dorothea von Schlegel was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1764.</p><p>She met the poet & critic Friedrich von Schlegel in the salon of her friend Henriette Herz in 1797, after which Dorothea divorced Simon Veit in 1799.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothea_von_Schlegel" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothea_von_Schlegel"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothea</span><span class="invisible">_von_Schlegel</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Dorothea von Schlegel; portrait by Anton Graff (c.1790) Anton Graff - Own work, anagoria

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<p>This week's <a href="/tags/newbooks/" rel="tag">#NewBooks</a> at the library: I bought used copies at very sharp prices of Biology and <a href="/tags/evolution/" rel="tag">#Evolution</a> of <a href="/tags/crocodylians/" rel="tag">#Crocodylians</a> from Comstock Publishing Associates, and Imperial Nature: <a href="/tags/josephhooker/" rel="tag">#JosephHooker</a> and the Practices of Victorian Science from the University of Chicago Press, and adopted a damaged copy of <span class="h-card"><a href="https://techhub.social/@bugmanjones" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bugmanjones</span></a></span>'s Shieldbugs from HarperCollins.<br> <br><a href="/tags/reptiles/" rel="tag">#Reptiles</a> <a href="/tags/herpetology/" rel="tag">#Herpetology</a> <a href="/tags/crocodiles/" rel="tag">#Crocodiles</a> <a href="/tags/historyofscience/" rel="tag">#HistoryOfScience</a> <a href="/tags/sciencehistory/" rel="tag">#ScienceHistory</a> <a href="/tags/histsci/" rel="tag">#HistSci</a> <a href="/tags/entomology/" rel="tag">#Entomology</a> <a href="/tags/insects/" rel="tag">#Insects</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 hardback books standing on a small, brown, wooden table. The out-of-focus background shows black shelves full of books and part of the beech-coloured laminate floor.

On the left, Biology and Evolution of Crocodylians, showing a photo of a crocodile in water, with only its head visible.

In the middle, Imperial Nature: Joseph Hooker and the Practices of Victorian Science, showing dark red wooden shelves densely packed with folders containing dried plants. In the foreground are two herbarium sheets with dried plants

On the right, Shieldbugs, showing a colour drawing of a red-and-black shieldbug.

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<p>📚 Upgrade by: Blake Crouch</p><p>At first, Logan Ramsay isn’t sure if anything’s different. He just feels a little... sharper. Better able to concentrate. Better at multitasking. Reading a bit faster, memorizing better, needing less sleep.</p><p>But before long, he can’t deny it: Something’s happening to his brain. To hi...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/upgrade" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bookblabla.com/book/upgrade</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/thrillers/" rel="tag">#thrillers</a> <a href="/tags/technologicalfiction/" rel="tag">#technologicalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/suspensefiction/" rel="tag">#suspensefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a></p>

At first, Logan Ramsay isn’t sure if anything’s different. He just feels a little... sharper. Better able to concentrate. Better at multitasking. Reading a bit faster, memorizing better, needing less sleep.

But before long, he can’t deny it: Something’s happening to his brain. To his body. He’s starting to see the world, and those around him even those he loves most in whole new ways.

The truth is, Logan’s genome has been hacked. And there’s a reason he’s been targeted for this upgrade. A reason that goes back decades to the darkest part of his past, and a horrific family legacy.

Worse still, what’s happening to him is just the first step in a much larger plan, one that will inflict the same changes on humanity at large at a terrifying cost.

Because of his new abilities, Logan’s the one person in the world capable of stopping what’s been set in motion. But to have a chance at winning this war, he’ll have to become something other than himself. Maybe even something other than human.

And even as he’s fighting, he can’t help wondering: what if humanity’s only hope for a future really does lie in engineering our own evolution?

Intimate in scale yet epic in scope, Upgrade is an intricately plotted, lightning-fast tale that charts one man’s thrilling transformation, even as it asks us to ponder the limits of our humanity and our boundless potential.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. If Michael Crichton had written a superhero novel, it

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<p>📚 The Book of Luke by: Lovell Holder</p><p>Following the car accident that ended his football career and left his body scarred, twenty-two-year-old Luke Griffin joins the cast of Endeavor, a new competition-based reality show that pits the tabloids’ darlings against one another in tasks of endurance and problem solving. At first...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-book-of-luke" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-book-of-luke"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-book-o</span><span class="invisible">f-luke</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/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#lgbtq</a> <a href="/tags/gayfiction/" rel="tag">#gayfiction</a> <a href="/tags/friendshipfiction/" rel="tag">#friendshipfiction</a> <a href="/tags/familylife/" rel="tag">#familylife</a></p>

Following the car accident that ended his football career and left his body scarred, twenty-two-year-old Luke Griffin joins the cast of Endeavor, a new competition-based reality show that pits the tabloids’ darlings against one another in tasks of endurance and problem solving. At first, he thrives, effortlessly forming friendships and even a romantic relationship that he thinks will last a lifetime. But Luke has aspirations far bigger than the show's million-dollar prize, and soon a series of betrayals leads to irreversible tragedy, changing the course of his and his fellow contestants' lives forever.

Ten years later, Luke’s world looks very different: He is now a father of two and the stay-at-home husband to America’s only openly gay senator. When his husband's serial cheating is exposed, Luke impulsively joins the cast of Endeavor's latest season in a desperate bid to earn some fast cash. Back on set, he is confronted with everything he tried to leave in the past: bitter rivalries, shattered friendships, and crushing guilt, all of which threaten to tear down the walls he’s spent a decade building. As Season 20 of Endeavor kicks off, Luke must give everything to the game, even as he finally learns what it means––and what it costs––to face the truth.

Combining the fabulous rivalries of The Traitors with the epic physical stunts of The Challenge, THE BOOK OF LUKE offers a grounded portrait of what it means to reinvent yourself when no one will let you

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<p>📚 Hansel and Gretel by: Stephen King</p><p>The haunting tale of two brave children lost in a dark and dangerous forest is reimagined by literary legends Stephen King and Maurice Sendak in an all-new picture book.</p><p>Let Stephen King, global bestselling and award-winning author of The Long Walk, and Maurice Sendak...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/hansel-and-gretel" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/hansel-and-gretel"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/hansel-and</span><span class="invisible">-gretel</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/juvenilefiction/" rel="tag">#juvenilefiction</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/family/" rel="tag">#family</a> <a href="/tags/holidayscelebrations/" rel="tag">#holidayscelebrations</a> <a href="/tags/socialthemes/" rel="tag">#socialthemes</a></p>

The haunting tale of two brave children lost in a dark and dangerous forest is reimagined by literary legends Stephen King and Maurice Sendak in an all-new picture book.

Let Stephen King, global bestselling and award-winning author of The Long Walk, and Maurice Sendak, beloved creator of the Caldecott Medal-winning Where the Wild Things Are," guide you into the most deliciously daring rendition of the classic Grimm fairy tale yet. But will you find your way back out?
With a personal introduction from Stephen King, the beautiful book has been created in close collaboration with The Maurice Sendak Foundation. This stunning storybook makes the perfect gift for fans of King, Sendak, and the Brothers Grimm.

An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller!
An Instant #1 Indie Bestseller!

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<p>A controversial bestseller</p><p>Michael Gold's bestselling novel Jews Without Money depicts the plight of poor East European immigrants in New York. It resonated with readers in 1930 facing not-yet-fully-acknowledged impacts of the Depression.<br> <br>By John Mark Ockerbloom</p><p><a href="https://everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/21/a-controversial-bestseller/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/21/a-controversial-bestseller/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">everybodyslibraries.com/2025/1</span><span class="invisible">2/21/a-controversial-bestseller/</span></a></p><p>More information:<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews_without_Money" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews_without_Money"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews_wit</span><span class="invisible">hout_Money</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/publicdomaindaycountdown/" rel="tag">#publicDomainDayCountdown</a></p>

Cover of the 1930 novel Jews without Money by Michael Gold

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews_without_Money#/media/File:Cover_of_the_1930_novel_Jews_without_Money_by_Michael_Gold.jpg

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<p>I been re-watching ‘Stranger Things’, to prepare to for the show shutting down. Like the show, but it seems almost like a ‘Steven King’ knock off, more so with every sense begun. I also love the original ‘Twilight Zone’ best SciFi stories ever made, better than any TV & Movies ever made. I cannot tell you how many timesI have watched them, but give me $100 each episode I have watched & I would become the richest person in the world. I really liked the original ‘Amazing Stories’ as well. I liked all the remakes of both series that followed. </p> <p>So, here is my idea- </p> <p>Create a TV series that takes ‘Steven King’s stories, mostly the books, & makes at least one-entire season out of each of his stories. Maybe, need to increase seasons’ at least 1+-Hr. episodes to at least 20. Maybe, even do more than 1-‘Steven King’ stories at a time, already doing that for other famous authors.</p>

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<p>Well, my book on TDDA has become slightly more real:</p><p>It’s not expected to be available until April, but you can see it on the publisher’s website at</p><p><a href="https://www.routledge.com/Test-Driven-Data-Analysis/Radcliffe/p/book/9781032897158" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.routledge.com/Test-Driven-Data-Analysis/Radcliffe/p/book/9781032897158"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.routledge.com/Test-Driven-</span><span class="invisible">Data-Analysis/Radcliffe/p/book/9781032897158</span></a></p><p>Although the publisher won’t let you pre-order till the end of March, the paper copy is listed on Blackwells and Waterstones:</p><p><a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Test-Driven-Data-Analysis-by-Nicholas-J-Radcliffe/9781032897158" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Test-Driven-Data-Analysis-by-Nicholas-J-Radcliffe/9781032897158"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/prod</span><span class="invisible">uct/Test-Driven-Data-Analysis-by-Nicholas-J-Radcliffe/9781032897158</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/test-driven-data-analysis/nicholas-j-radcliffe/9781032897158" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.waterstones.com/book/test-driven-data-analysis/nicholas-j-radcliffe/9781032897158"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.waterstones.com/book/test-</span><span class="invisible">driven-data-analysis/nicholas-j-radcliffe/9781032897158</span></a></p><p>and Amazon will let you pre-order paper or Kindle copies.</p><p><a href="/tags/tdda/" rel="tag">#TDDA</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#data</a> <a href="/tags/analysis/" rel="tag">#analysis</a> <a href="/tags/testing/" rel="tag">#testing</a> <a href="/tags/datascience/" rel="tag">#datascience</a> <a href="/tags/quality/" rel="tag">#quality</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/ml/" rel="tag">#ML</a></p>

The cover of the book Test-Driven Data Analysis by Nicholas J. Radcliffe.
It is published by Chapman and Hall, part of CRC Press, from Taylor & Francis Group, and is part of the DATA SCIENCE SERIES.

The cover is black with mostly white text and a white graphic.

The graphic is a 3-row by 4-column grid of squares.
Each sqwuare contains a number of dots laid out on a regular 32x32 grid.

The top-left square has 1024 dots ("full") and working along each row
in turn, the number of dots roughly halves each time, apparently at
random (and, actually, pseudo-randomly).

The last rows boxes have six, two, two, and one dot.

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<p>Did Charles Dickens see A Christmas Carol as an anti-slavery story?</p><p>A Christmas Carol is usually read as a Victorian morality tale about capitalism and compassion. Yet an autographed script written by Charles Dickens during the American Civil War raises the possibility he may also have understood the story as speaking to the cause of ending slavery in the US.</p><p>By Lucy Whitehead</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/did-charles-dickens-see-a-christmas-carol-as-an-anti-slavery-story-272292" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/did-charles-dickens-see-a-christmas-carol-as-an-anti-slavery-story-272292"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/did-charle</span><span class="invisible">s-dickens-see-a-christmas-carol-as-an-anti-slavery-story-272292</span></a></p><p>Christmas Carol at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

"The Ghost of Christmas Present" from the original edition, 1843

Scrooge's third visitor, from Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. With Illustrations by John Leech. London: Chapman & Hall, 1843. First edition. This image is one of four hand-coloured etchings included in the first edition.

The illustration depicts the Ghost of Christmas Present as a jolly giant robed in green, surrounded by festive abundance including food and drink.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol#/media/File:Scrooges_third_visitor-John_Leech,1843.jpg

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<p>"Art is at least in part a way of collecting information about the universe. "<br>The Strange Necessity: Essays and Reviews (1928)</p><p>~Rebecca West, born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1892.</p><p>About Rebecca West:<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_West" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_West"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_</span><span class="invisible">West</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Rebecca West papers.

The image is a black-and-white, grainy portrait photograph, likely from the early 20th century. It shows a young woman in close-up, facing slightly to the viewer’s left, with a calm, serious, and introspective expression. Her gaze is steady and directed just past the camera.

She wears an ornate, beaded headpiece that fits closely around her head and extends down the sides, with strands of beads hanging near her ears. Her hair is mostly concealed beneath it. She is dressed in a dark garment with a simple neckline, which contrasts with her pale complexion and draws attention to her face.

https://beinecke.library.yale.edu/collections/highlights/rebecca-west-papers

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If you're looking for a polyam romance, I've narrated a good one.

<p>There's a lot of talk of polyam romance stories on my TL right now, so I want to point out I've narrated a *fantastic* polyamorous comedy romance:</p><p>The Trouble with Angels, by Maggie Adams.</p><p>This was my debut romance audiobook narrating as Eden Cavell.</p><p>It's about a woman divorcing an awful husband who's trying to start a new life from scratch. On the worst day of her life, she is taken in by two hot Daddy Doms who are best friends and run a sex club together. And she promptly falls in love with them both!</p><p>It's hands down one of the best-written books I've ever had the pleasure to narrate. It has a big heart. It's genuinely funny. It has a plot! The romantic tension between the leads is fabulous. And the sex scenes absolutely sizzle.</p><p>If you're looking for a polyamory-themed gift for someone special in your life, this is a wonderful book!</p><p>It's also a book that listeners constantly tell me that they love even though they don't think of themselves as romance fans.</p><p>If you've ever wanted to check out one of my audiobooks and didn't know where to start, The Trouble with Angels is a great choice!</p><p>It's available as an ebook and paperback, too, if that's more your thing than audiobooks. </p><p><a href="https://geni.us/TTWA" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>geni.us/TTWA</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@audiofiction" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>audiofiction</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/polyamory/" rel="tag">#Polyamory</a> <a href="/tags/polyamromance/" rel="tag">#PolyamRomance</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/audiobook/" rel="tag">#Audiobook</a> <a href="/tags/audiobooks/" rel="tag">#Audiobooks</a> <a href="/tags/audiofiction/" rel="tag">#Audiofiction</a> <a href="/tags/audiodrama/" rel="tag">#Audiodrama</a> <a href="/tags/romance/" rel="tag">#Romance</a> <a href="/tags/bdsm/" rel="tag">#BDSM</a> <a href="/tags/bdsmromance/" rel="tag">#BDSMRomance</a> <a href="/tags/secondchanceromance/" rel="tag">#SecondChanceRomance</a> <a href="/tags/giftgiving/" rel="tag">#GiftGiving</a> <a href="/tags/gifts/" rel="tag">#Gifts</a> <a href="/tags/holidaygifts/" rel="tag">#HolidayGifts</a></p>

Audiobook cover for The Trouble with Angels. The title is across the top in bold blue capital letters. A shining halo sits at a jaunty angle on the E of Trouble.

Beneath that, smaller pink letters say: "By Maggie Adams. Narrated by Eden Cavell."

The main image is silhouettes of two clean-cut men in sharp suits with white angel wings, standing in a field of wildflowers, against a radiant background.

A diagonal yellow banner across the bottom right corner says, "Now in audio."

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"Some More Birthdays": some of the older works of the Folger catalog

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<p>At Marcel Proust's table</p><p>To immerse oneself in In Search of Lost Time is a bit like becoming a guest of the narrator. The table plays a significant role in the novel, perpetuating a distinctly French literary tradition, evident at least since Rabelais.</p><p>By Junko Meguro</p><p><a href="https://essentiels.bnf.fr/fr/article/bf46724d-829b-4391-85e1-2efbce656fd6-table-marcel-proust?fbclid=IwVERFWAO0ipZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeuo9WZsk_SJ-_hI_7LiBjP3WDozkF_DuWHzmybBHIoHBBGBObdz9YFDA0FKM_aem_-N3e4IEhNZb99CCDERQs_g" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="essentiels.bnf.fr/fr/article/bf46724d-829b-4391-85e1-2efbce656fd6-table-marcel-proust?fbclid=IwVERFWAO0ipZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeuo9WZsk_SJ-_hI_7LiBjP3WDozkF_DuWHzmybBHIoHBBGBObdz9YFDA0FKM_aem_-N3e4IEhNZb99CCDERQs_g"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">essentiels.bnf.fr/fr/article/b</span><span class="invisible">f46724d-829b-4391-85e1-2efbce656fd6-table-marcel-proust?fbclid=IwVERFWAO0ipZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeuo9WZsk_SJ-_hI_7LiBjP3WDozkF_DuWHzmybBHIoHBBGBObdz9YFDA0FKM_aem_-N3e4IEhNZb99CCDERQs_g</span></a></p><p>In Search of Lost Time at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=+In+Search+of+Lost+Time" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=+In+Search+of+Lost+Time"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=+In+Search+of+Lost+Time</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=a+la+recherche+du+temps+perdu" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=a+la+recherche+du+temps+perdu"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=a+la+recherche+du+temps+perdu</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/cooking/" rel="tag">#cooking</a></p>

Marcel Proust in 1895.

A formal black and white portrait photograph of Marcel Proust taken in 1895, showing the young French novelist at age 24 with his characteristic mustache, slicked hair, and contemplative pose with hand near his chin.

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%80_la_recherche_du_temps_perdu#/media/Fichier:Marcel_Proust_1895.jpg

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<p>5 Christmas Poems That Have Been Treasured Since the 1800s</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/19th-century-christmas-poems/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/19th-century-christmas-poems/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/19th-cent</span><span class="invisible">ury-christmas-poems/</span></a></p><p>"A Visit From St. Nicholas (Twas the Night Before Christmas)" at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=A+Visit+From+St.+Nicholas" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=A+Visit+From+St.+Nicholas"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=A+Visit+From+St.+Nicholas</span></a></p><p>Alfred Tennyson at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2987" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2987"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/2987</span></a></p><p>Henry Wadsworth Longfellow at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/16" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/16"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/16</span></a></p><p>Christina Rossetti at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/7041" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/7041"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/7041</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Illustration from "Twas the Night before Christmas: A Visit from St. Nicholas" at PG. It shows a mantel with Christmas stockings hanging from it. On top of the mantel is a clock and two vases on each side.

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<p>Philosopher of pride</p><p>For Mandeville, humankind has a bottomless need to be liked: it is this perennial craving that forms the foundation of society</p><p>By Andrea Branchi</p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/the-hidden-role-of-pride-and-shame-in-the-human-hive?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=de76c78df1-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_12_20&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aeon.co/essays/the-hidden-role-of-pride-and-shame-in-the-human-hive?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=de76c78df1-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_12_20&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/essays/the-hidden-role</span><span class="invisible">-of-pride-and-shame-in-the-human-hive?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=de76c78df1-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_12_20&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972</span></a></p><p>Mandeville at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2543" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2543"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/2543</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a></p>

Possible portrait of the writer Bernard Mandeville.

Mandeville is shown from the waist up, turned slightly to the side but looking directly at the viewer.

He has long, softly curled brown hair falling to his shoulders, pale skin, and a calm, reserved facial expression.

He wears an elegant blue satin or silk coat with elaborate gold embroidery and decorative fastenings.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Mandeville#/media/File:Unknown_man,_formerly_known_as_Sir_James_Thornhill_by_John_Closterman.jpg

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<p>50% off @ <a href="/tags/smashwords/" rel="tag">#Smashwords</a>: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1667520" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smashwords.com/books/view/1667520"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smashwords.com/books/view/</span><span class="invisible">1667520</span></a></p><p>The Hunter seeks peace and quiet to mourn the loss of her best friend in a world that seems bound and determined to make that task impossible. Enemies attack when she’d rather be alone, allies can’t take a hint and the arch-demon Wrath seeks the Hunter’s hand in marriage, even though she’d sooner kill him.</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/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/eoysale25/" rel="tag">#EOYSale25</a> <a href="/tags/ebook/" rel="tag">#ebook</a> <a href="/tags/sale/" rel="tag">#sale</a> <a href="/tags/books2read/" rel="tag">#books2read</a> <a href="/tags/indiebooks/" rel="tag">#indiebooks</a></p>

(Left) The cover of She Seeks Peace, by Owen Tyme.

The background is a snow-capped, craggy mountain with green, grassy hills at its base, which feature yellow and blue flowers.

The foreground is dominated by the round symbol for peace, in gold. Along the bottom of it are two olive branches. At the top is a dove in flight. Arranged on the lower three spokes of it are three figures based on the AIGA symbol for a woman. The figure on the right is blue. The one in the middle is a very dark gray, bordering on black, which includes a top hat. The figure on the left is red and has horns, like a demon.

(Right) The background is a view from the interior of a gun's barrel, with the rifling very apparent and the following quote over the top:

Reggie looked down the barrel of one of his own pistols, which the girl held in both hands, because the M1911 was a little large for someone so small.

There was a long, silent moment as the girl giggled and met his gaze. The murderous look was gone, replaced by something more playful, like a cat toying with a mouse.

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

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