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Wishing you all…
a safe & happy Thanksgiving! In so many ways, Thanksgiving feels like the end of a year. Harvest foods are put on the table, a long summer leaves behind shivery nights and frosty mornings, and Advent, the Christian New Year, is right around the corner. I know I’ll be cozying up with the second half… Continue reading
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"It’s highly technical!", not quite – The Imitation Game
Last year, my family and I went to see an exhibit in Seattle called “SPY: The Secret World of Espionage.” It was an intriguing collection spanning historical, military, and technological history, focused mainly on the twentieth century – far back enough to not be secret anymore, yet still close enough to feel recent. Among other… Continue reading
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Seven Pillars of Wisdom – 3: A Railway Diversion
Previously: Introduction, Book I, Book II My precioussss paperback. Fun fact: the cover art has seven layers of hills. In the previous part, T. E. Lawrence acquiesced to his general’s request and returned to the field, where he and Feisal took the port city of Wejh, a key victory on the western side of Arabia. … Continue reading
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Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.
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