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<p>Trip. By Amie Barrodale.</p><p>You are the mother of an autistic teenager, and when you accidentally die at a conference for afterlife studies, you find you have an unexpected chance to maybe fix some things you think you did wrong, though your impact on the living is slight, brief and unwieldy.</p><p>4 of 5 library cats 🐈 🐈 🐈 🐈 </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> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/death/" rel="tag">#death</a> <a href="/tags/autism/" rel="tag">#autism</a> <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#parenting</a> <a href="/tags/teenagers/" rel="tag">#teenagers</a></p>

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<p>7 Out-of-This-World Facts About Ray Bradbury’s ‘The Martian Chronicles’</p><p>The fix-up novel, which turns 75 this year, would become one of Bradbury’s most famous books—and inspire future scientists.</p><p>By Lorna Wallace</p><p><a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/ray-bradbury-martian-chronicles-book-facts" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.mentalfloss.com/ray-bradbury-martian-chronicles-book-facts"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.mentalfloss.com/ray-bradbu</span><span class="invisible">ry-martian-chronicles-book-facts</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

Publicity photo of Ray Bradbury from the television progam Alfred Hitchcock Presents in 1959.

It shows him as a middle-aged man with a youthful yet intellectual demeanor. Bradbury, known for his iconic works such as Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles, typically had neatly combed hair and wore thick, dark-framed glasses, which contributed to his scholarly appearance.

In this black-and-white image, he is dressed in a suit, appropriate for the formal nature of television appearances in the late 1950s.

His expression is serious yet approachable, reflecting his deep imagination and storytelling prowess.

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<p>Prophet Song by Paul Lynch. This is a very well written book but geez is it bleak. Honestly I think it will age well as a record of modern war but right now it’s not exactly what I want for my recreational <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a>. If you have or love children prepare to have your heart ripped out <a href="/tags/bookerprize/" rel="tag">#BookerPrize</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>

Black, white and red cover of Prophet Song by Paul Lynch.

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<p>This month's Distributed Proofreaders' (DP) Blog talks about the book "Famous Old Receipts." In this case Receipts means recipes. Read all about this cookbook and see the delicious looking dish our brave blogger tried from it.</p><p><a href="https://blog.pgdp.net/2026/02/01/famous-old-receipts/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blog.pgdp.net/2026/02/01/famous-old-receipts/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.pgdp.net/2026/02/01/famou</span><span class="invisible">s-old-receipts/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/dp/" rel="tag">#dp</a> <a href="/tags/dpblog/" rel="tag">#dpblog</a> <a href="/tags/cooking/" rel="tag">#cooking</a> <a href="/tags/food/" rel="tag">#food</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

Cover of "Famous Old Receipts" - Used a hundred years and more in the Kitchens of the North and the South - Contributed by Descendants

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<p>Happy birthday Shakespeare (born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1564)!</p><p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1932. To mark Shakespeare's birthday:</p><p>The Royal Shakespeare Company's new theatre opens at Stratford-upon-Avon.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Shakespeare_Company" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Shakespeare_Company"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Sh</span><span class="invisible">akespeare_Company</span></a></p><p>The Folger Shakespeare Library opens in Washington, D.C.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folger_Shakespeare_Library" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folger_Shakespeare_Library"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folger_S</span><span class="invisible">hakespeare_Library</span></a></p><p>Shakespeare at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/65" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/65"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/65</span></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>

Artistic depiction of the Shakespeare family, late 19th century

Perine, George Edward, 1837-1885, printmaker. - engraved for the Eclectic by Perine & Giles.

Illustration of William Shakespeare reciting his play Hamlet to his family. His wife, Anne Hathaway, is sitting in the chair on the right; his son Hamnet is behind him on the left; his two daughters Susanna and Judith are on the right and left of him. (Hamnet shown younger than his twin, Judith, as he had died a few years before Hamlet was written).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare#/media/File:Shakespeare's_family_circle.jpg

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<p>An Austen relative I’ve never heard of, but she seems like a hoot!</p><p><a href="https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/history/dirt-vulgarity-after-jane-austens-10110403" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/history/dirt-vulgarity-after-jane-austens-10110403"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/hi</span><span class="invisible">story/dirt-vulgarity-after-jane-austens-10110403</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/amreading/" rel="tag">#AmReading</a> <a href="/tags/amwriting/" rel="tag">#AmWriting</a> @bookstodon <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/regency/" rel="tag">#Regency</a> <a href="/tags/georgian/" rel="tag">#Georgian</a> <a href="/tags/janeausten/" rel="tag">#JaneAusten</a> @romancelandia</p>

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<p>What Is Rousseau’s Social Contract Theory? (Definition & Criticisms)</p><p>Rousseau’s social contract theory advocates for collective sovereignty, freedom, and equality through the general will for a just society.</p><p>By Viktoriya Sus</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/rousseau-social-contract-theory-definition/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/rousseau-social-contract-theory-definition/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/rousseau-</span><span class="invisible">social-contract-theory-definition/</span></a></p><p>The Social Contract at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46333" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46333</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a></p>

1766 portrait of Rousseau wearing an Armenian papakha and costume, Allan Ramsay

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<p>New 📚 Release! How EV Charging Actually Works: A guide to the technology, business, and operations of electric vehicle charging by Charles O'Donoghue</p><p>Find it on Leanpub!</p><p>Link: <a href="https://leanpub.com/anevcharging101" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>leanpub.com/anevcharging101</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/evs/" rel="tag">#evs</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a></p>

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<p>"About 26 billion <a href="/tags/chickens/" rel="tag">#chickens</a> occupy Earth, but apart from the lucky ones in backyards, most are condemned to the hellscape that is <a href="/tags/industrialfarming/" rel="tag">#industrialFarming</a>."</p><p>Ian Frazier reviews <a href="/tags/underthehenfluence/" rel="tag">#UnderTheHenfluence</a>, <a href="/tags/yardbirds/" rel="tag">#Yardbirds</a>, and <a href="/tags/hatched/" rel="tag">#Hatched</a></p><p><a href="https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2026/02/12/bang-the-drumstick-slowly-under-the-henfluence-yard-birds/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nybooks.com/articles/2026/02/12/bang-the-drumstick-slowly-under-the-henfluence-yard-birds/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nybooks.com/articles/2026/</span><span class="invisible">02/12/bang-the-drumstick-slowly-under-the-henfluence-yard-birds/</span></a><br><a href="https://archive.ph/v4Fjl" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>archive.ph/v4Fjl</a></p><p><a href="/tags/farms/" rel="tag">#farms</a> <a href="/tags/factoryfarms/" rel="tag">#factoryFarms</a> <a href="/tags/factoryfarming/" rel="tag">#factoryFarming</a> <a href="/tags/cafos/" rel="tag">#CAFOs</a> <a href="/tags/crueltytoanimals/" rel="tag">#crueltyToAnimals</a> <a href="/tags/bigag/" rel="tag">#BigAg</a> <a href="/tags/animalwelfare/" rel="tag">#animalWelfare</a> <a href="/tags/poultryindustry/" rel="tag">#poultryIndustry</a> <a href="/tags/poultry/" rel="tag">#poultry</a> <a href="/tags/backyardchickens/" rel="tag">#backyardChickens</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>Bookish Discoveries I Made in 2025: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-bookish-discoveries-i-made-in-2025/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-bookish-discoveries-i-made-in-2025/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesda</span><span class="invisible">y-bookish-discoveries-i-made-in-2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#ReadingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/readersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#ReadersOfMastodon</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>

Drawning of four hardback books stacked on top of each other neatly. There is a spigot attached to the top novel, and little lightbulbs glowing of light are gently falling out of it like large drops of water.

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<p>📚 The Day of the Triffids by: John Wyndham</p><p>When a freak cosmic event renders most of the Earth’s population blind, Bill Masen one of the lucky few to wake up with his sight—finds himself trapped in a London packed with sightless mobs who prey on those who can still see. With civilization in chaos, the tr...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-day-of-the-triffids" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-day-of-the-triffids"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-day-of</span><span class="invisible">-the-triffids</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/generalfiction/" rel="tag">#generalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/apocalypticpostapocalyptic/" rel="tag">#apocalypticpostapocalyptic</a></p>

When a freak cosmic event renders most of the Earth’s population blind, Bill Masen one of the lucky few to wake up with his sight—finds himself trapped in a London packed with sightless mobs who prey on those who can still see. With civilization in chaos, the triffids huge, venomous, large-rooted plants able to walk are rising up as humanity falls.

John Wyndham's 1951 classic post-apocalypse novel introduced the world to triffids, walking man-eating plants, preying on humanity in a world struck blind by a cosmic disaster. Only a few sighted people remain, and it is up to them to rebuild civilization and keep the triffids at bay if they can learn to survive in this new world!

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<p>This week's <a href="/tags/newbooks/" rel="tag">#NewBooks</a> at the library: I adopted damaged copies of The Princeton Field Guide to Mesozoic Plants (look out for a review in the near future) and David Attenborough's Life Trilogy Boxset.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/scicomm/" rel="tag">#Scicomm</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/paleobotany/" rel="tag">#Paleobotany</a> <a href="/tags/palaeobotany/" rel="tag">#Palaeobotany</a> <a href="/tags/plants/" rel="tag">#Plants</a> <a href="/tags/botany/" rel="tag">#Botany</a> <a href="/tags/naturalhistory/" rel="tag">#NaturalHistory</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> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@princetonupress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>princetonupress</span></a></span></p>

A photo of four 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, standing up, The Princeton Field Guide to Mesozoic Plants, showing colour drawings of prehistoric plants (a conifer, a cycad, and a fern).

On the right, lying down, a dark green slipcase with three hardback books (in blue, red, and green bindings) partially pulled out. From top to bottom, we have David Attenborough's The Trials of Life, Living Planet, and Life on Earth.

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<p>In February 1929.</p><p>The first of Margery Allingham's crime novels to feature Albert Campion, The Crime at Black Dudley (U.S. title: The Black Dudley Murder), is published in the UK. It introduces Albert Campion, her misleadingly vapid detective, who would go on to appear in another 18 novels and many short stories over the next 30 years.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crime_at_Black_Dudley" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crime_at_Black_Dudley"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crim</span><span class="invisible">e_at_Black_Dudley</span></a></p><p>Books by Margery Allingham at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Margery+Allingham&submit_search=Search" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Margery+Allingham&submit_search=Search"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=Margery+Allingham&submit_search=Search</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

First edition of The Crime at Black Dudley by Margery Allingham.

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<p>"I did not think; I investigated."</p><p>German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1923.</p><p>On 8 November 1895, he produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range known as X-rays or Röntgen rays, an achievement that earned him the inaugural Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901. The non-SI unit of radiation exposure, the roentgen (R), is also named after him.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_R%C3%B6ntgen" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_R%C3%B6ntgen"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_</span><span class="invisible">R%C3%B6ntgen</span></a></p><p>Books about Röntgen at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=R%C3%B6ntgen&submit_search=Search" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=R%C3%B6ntgen&submit_search=Search"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=R%C3%B6ntgen&submit_search=Search</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/physics/" rel="tag">#physics</a></p>

Hand mit Ringen (Hand with Rings): a print of one of the first X-rays by Wilhelm Röntgen (1845–1923) of the left hand of his wife Anna Bertha Ludwig.

It was presented to Professor Ludwig Zehnder of the Physik Institut, University of Freiburg, on 1 January 1896.

Photo of Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen.

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<p>From February to August 1929.</p><p>Voltaire's Candide (1759) is held to be obscene by the United States Customs Service in Boston.</p><p>Immediately after its secretive publication, the book was widely banned because of its religious blasphemy, political sedition, and intellectual hostility hidden under a thin veil of naivety.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candide" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candide</a></p><p>Candide at PG:<br><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/19942" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gutenberg.org/ebooks/19942</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

This was a frontispiece of Voltaire's Candide, or Optimism. It reads, "Candide, or Optimism. Translated from the German of Dr. Ralph."

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<p>A History of Existential Anxiety</p><p>From medieval theology to modern philosophy, dread has long been a guide for living ethically.</p><p>By: Livia Gershon </p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/a-history-of-existential-anxiety/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/a-history-of-existential-anxiety/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/a-history-of-e</span><span class="invisible">xistential-anxiety/</span></a></p><p>Original article:<br><a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/44017151?mag=a-history-of-existential-anxiety&seq=1" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.jstor.org/stable/44017151?mag=a-history-of-existential-anxiety&seq=1"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.jstor.org/stable/44017151?</span><span class="invisible">mag=a-history-of-existential-anxiety&seq=1</span></a></p><p>Kierkegaard, Julian of Norwich, Margery Kempe at PG: <br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/46682" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/46682"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/46682</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/47157" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/47157"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/47157</span></a><br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Margery+Kempe" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Margery+Kempe"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=Margery+Kempe</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a> <a href="/tags/religion/" rel="tag">#religion</a></p>

The Sacrifice of Isaac, Tobias and the Angel, The Angels Appearing to Abraham, Abraham Welcoming the Three Angels (painting series).

This series of paintings predominantly tells the Old Testament story of Abraham and Isaac, and each of the canvases treats the interaction of humans and angels. In three works, angels appear to Abraham and, in one particularly dramatic canvas, an angel intercepts Abraham before he sacrifices his own son. Like another work in this series, Tobias and the Angels, the Sacrifice of Isaac is a narrative about fathers and sons as well as obedience inspired by faith.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Francesco_Guardi_-_The_Sacrifice_of_Isaac,_Tobias_and_the_Angel,_The_Angels_Appearing_to_Abraham,_Abraham_Welcoming_the_Three_Angels_(painting_series)_-_1952.235_-_Cleveland_Museum_of_Art.tiff

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<p>finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/3KbaJj5K06P6oemmvQHWBX" rel="nofollow">The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑 <br>Essays on the author's experience of schizophrenia (along with bipolar, PTSD & chronic Lyme!) in the US. Fascinating & unsettling view into psychiatric hospitals, mental health 'support' in Ivy League colleges, and what the hell a psychotic break feels like. Blimey.</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/essays/" rel="tag">#Essays</a> <a href="/tags/autobiography/" rel="tag">#Autobiography</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#MentalHealth</a> <a href="/tags/schizophrenia/" rel="tag">#Schizophrenia</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> @wildwoila@wyrms.de<br></p>

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<p>"Little Brother" von Cory Doctorow ( <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span> ) handelt davon, wie schnell die eigene Heimat zum Feindstaat werden kann, wenn die Freiheit der Sicherheit untergeordnet wird. Und davon wie schnell die Technik, die uns ermächtigt und vernetzt, zum Mittel der Überwachung und Unterdrückung werden kann. Dabei macht Doctorow Mut mit den Mitteln der Technik für die Demokratie zu kämpfen. <a href="/tags/bücherwabe/" rel="tag">#bücherwabe</a> <a href="/tags/chemnitz/" rel="tag">#chemnitz</a> <a href="/tags/bücher/" rel="tag">#bücher</a> <a href="/tags/literatur/" rel="tag">#literatur</a> <a href="/tags/lesen/" rel="tag">#lesen</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/politik/" rel="tag">#politik</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a></p>

$Ein Bild der Bücherwabe im Schaufenster der Buchhandlung am Brühl. Es sind neun Bücher zu sehen: Ursula K. LeGuin: The Word for World is Forest, Stefan Heym: Schwarzenberg, Leaf\Lawson: Ferdinand, Norbert Bobbio: Rechts und Links, Arne Semsrott: Machtübernahme, Magdalena Sorger: Ameisen, Hannah Arendt: Menschen in finsteren Zeiten, Cory Doctorow: Little Brother (Aufstand), Mely Kiyak: Werden sie uns mit FlixBus deportieren?$

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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, by Jules Verne <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.ml/post/34087150">See Original Page</a> </small>

twenty-thousand-leagues-under-the-sea.html

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<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1776.</p><p>Scottish political economist Adam Smith's book The Wealth of Nations, the first modern work in economics, was published.</p><p>It has become a fundamental work in classical economics, and has been described as "the first formulation of a comprehensive system of political economy".</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wealth_of_Nations" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wealth_of_Nations"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weal</span><span class="invisible">th_of_Nations</span></a></p><p>Wealth of Nations at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3300" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3300</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#economy</a></p>

The full title reads:

"An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations",
by Adam Smith, LL.D. and F.R.S.,
Formerly Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Glasgow.

The title is arranged in a centered layout, using a combination of capital and small capital letters, reflecting the typographic conventions of the time. Below the author’s name and credentials, the volume number (as the work was published in two volumes) is indicated.

At the bottom of the page is the publication information, which reads:

"London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell in the Strand. MDCCLXXVI."

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<p>An Enduring Source of Inspiration: In Search of Proust’s Legacy in Ireland</p><p>Max McGuinness Explores the French Writer’s Influence on Generations of Irish Literature</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/an-enduring-source-of-inspiration-in-search-of-prousts-legacy-in-ireland/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/an-enduring-source-of-inspiration-in-search-of-prousts-legacy-in-ireland/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/an-enduring-source-</span><span class="invisible">of-inspiration-in-search-of-prousts-legacy-in-ireland/</span></a></p><p>Marcel Proust at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/987" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/987"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/987</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>

First galley proof of A la recherche du temps perdu: Du côté de chez Swann with handwritten revision notes by Marcel Proust (1871 - 1922). Auctioned by Christie's in July 2000 for £663,750 — a world record for a French literary manuscript.

This document shows:
Printer's proofs that Proust received for correction before final publication
Handwritten additions, deletions, and annotations throughout
Typeset text in columns with Proust's notes in margins and between lines
Shows Proust's creative process in action
The paper shows its age and the intensity of Proust's work

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

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<p>Forgotten, priceless medieval book found in school library</p><p>The hermit and mystic Richard Rolles was basically a bestselling author in the Middle Ages.</p><p>by Andrew Paul</p><p><a href="https://www.popsci.com/science/medieval-book-found-school-library/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.popsci.com/science/medieval-book-found-school-library/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.popsci.com/science/medieva</span><span class="invisible">l-book-found-school-library/</span></a></p><p>Richard Rolle at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25856" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25856</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#archeology</a></p>

Cover image of the book English prose treatises of Richard Rolle de Hampole :(who died A. D. 1349).

https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/en/view/bsb10748408?page=1

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<p>The first <a href="/tags/concentrationcamp/" rel="tag">#concentrationcamp</a>. Decades from now this <a href="/tags/photo/" rel="tag">#photo</a> will (hopefully) be in the <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>

The first concentration camp. Decades from now this photo will (hopefully) be in the history books

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why i wrote the final exodus and how 2026 is closer than u think

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<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/JigsawCity" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/JigsawCity</a></p><p>Nicole’s brain is slowly being taken over by an ancient, magical artifact, a small fragment of a magic city. She seeks a cure, before the city can destroy her sanity and then eventually, take her life by replacing her mind. Racing against time, she gathers pieces of the city, hoping to find an answer among them.</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 Jigsaw City, by Owen Tyme.

The background is a futuristic city of sky scrapers covered in greenery, with water ways in place of some streets. The background has been divided by dark lines that cut it up, into a jigsaw puzzle.

The foreground is a hexagonal coin with an indentation in the center that follows the same shape, with raised lines forming a hexagram in the center, which has a smaller one turned at a ninety-degree angle inside the hexagon at the center of it. The smaller hexagram has another inside it, a pattern that repeats until the lines become so fine and indistinct, they blend together.

(Right) There's a pool of lava at the base of a rocky slope, with some sharp rocks sticking upward out of it and the following text over the top:

“I’m immune to heat and fire. I can easily carry and protect one of you…”

“Ye’d need to deliver an army to make a difference, not one person!”

“I *am* an army.”

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

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