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petruska13 (56)in #south-africa • 6 years ago
Lawrence Green - Tavern of the Seas - Book Review
Lawrence Green: Tavern of the Seas Own Image Own Image This was Lawrence Green's third book and today it is viewed as a valuable addition to South African literature.…
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petruska13 (56)in #quotation • 6 years ago
See the light in others.
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petruska13 (56)in #zimbabwe • 6 years ago
Book Review: When a Crocodile Eats the Sun by Peter Godwin
As South Africa enters a very uncertain phase in her history, the relevance of "When a Crocodile Eats the Sun by Peter Godwin" should be obvious. When live on a continent where…
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petruska13 (56)in #quotation • 6 years ago
Wise Words from Einstein.
The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it. —Albert Einstein Image Source
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petruska13 (56)in #south-africa • 6 years ago
An Introduction to the UFO Phenomena
Very often I am asked by friends who know of my interest in the UFO phenomena, “Why do you believe in the reality of UFO’s?” I usually try and answer them to the best of my…
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petruska13 (56)in #south-africa • 6 years ago
Book Review - The Blank Slate - Steven Pinker - Nature or nurture?
The debate on nature or nurture has been going on for many years. Every decade or so the popularity of one idea or the other gains favour then is replaced by a new idea from the…
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petruska13 (56)in #south-africa • 6 years ago
Book Review - Sowing the Wind - Shirley De Villiers - Well worth a read.
Sowing the Wind – Shirley van Zyl. Copyright 1986. Published by Hooome & De Villiers CC Own image Sowing the wind gives an insightful look into the second Boer war…
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petruska13 (56)in #history • 6 years ago
Book Review - The Coburgs of Belgium - Theo Aronson
The Coburgs of Belgium – Theo Aronson – Hardcover with Wrapper – First Edition 1969. Own Image Own Image In 1830 after a successful rebellion against the Dutch…
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rarebooksleuth (63)in #books • 7 years ago
Moby Dick; or, The Whale, Herman Melville. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. First Edition Thus.
Moby-Dick is quite possibly the quintessential Great American Novel. Believe it or not, Melville saw almost no literary success during his lifetime, making just over $10,000 from…
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rarebooksleuth (63)in #books • 7 years ago
Rare Book of the Day – Oh, God!, Avery Corman. First Edition. Basis for the 1977 Film Starring George Burns and John Denver.
This is a fun one. Avery Corman, born in 1935, is an American novelist best known for 'Oh, God!' and 'Kramer vs Kramer', both of which were adapted into highly successful motion…
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rarebooksleuth (63)in #philosophy • 7 years ago
Friday Night Vibes – Alan Watts: A Conversation with Myself.
In keeping with last night's post on Alan Watts, I figured I'd share one of my favorite videos of him. Youtube is chock full of wonderful Watts lectures, but this is one of the…
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petruska13 (56)in #bookcollecting • 7 years ago
Book Collecting – Looking at Bindings
Book Collecting – Looking at Bindings The first thing we see when we pick up a book is the jacket (if it has one) but soon we look under the jacket and look at the…
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petruska13 (56)in #south-africa • 7 years ago
Wildlife in the home revisited
Yesterday evening I heard a familiar call from my lounge, " Peter there is something crawling on the floor." From experience this could be almost anything, from a snake to a…
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petruska13 (56)in #fantasy • 7 years ago
Fantasy Castle Build 1
One of my hobbies is building castles, various medieval buildings, and the odd bit of siege equipment. Living in a small flat, I don't have much of a storage area and if you have…
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petruska13 (56)in #music • 7 years ago
Music that reaches your heart
I came across an article recently about music and the emotional response it elicits in different people. When I listen to certain types of music or see a particularly talented…
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alishi (70)in #steemiteducation • 7 years ago
Lets learn more about the Middle Ages Part 1 - The Feudal system - History lesson for kids
Society in the Middle ages (or the Medieval time) were divided into different groups, and that would tell the other people how rich or poor you were. Unfortunately that also…
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steemitbooks (40)in #books • 7 years ago
Book Around You #3 - Curation of Book Posts
Source Welcome to the third edition of Book Around You , a curation project from @steemitbooks. It's been seven days since the last curation post and it's (past) time for…
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rarebooksleuth (63)in #books • 7 years ago
Rare Book of the Day – R.U.R., Karel Capek. Featuring the first appearance of the word "Robot." First American Printing.
This one's got a killer dust jacket and is also noteworthy for introducing the term "robot" into the world lexicon. Karel Capek was a Czech writer in the early twentieth…
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ruthofisrael (63)in #nature • 7 years ago
The Mystery of Caves
Most caves that are not near the sea, were made by water that wore away soft rock, such as limestone. Water from above ground sank down into the soft rock The water sank until it…
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getonthetrain (69)in #education • 7 years ago
Seek Useful Knowledge
Life is beautiful but also quite short. So how much time do you want to spend watching cat gifs? As much as we’d like to not think about it, the truth is most of us are…
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