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readingjedi
Captain Corelli's Mandolin | Louis de Bernieres
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Sat in a beach bar, trying to read, but I keep getting distracted...🇬🇷♥️🇬🇷

Ruthiella Understandable! 🤩 6h
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Owls31092
Europe: A History | Norman Davies
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We learned some new terms in the end starting with Catastrophe Theory where math is used to understand how sudden, discontinuous changes can arise from smooth, continuous changes. #chaostheory #europe #normandavies #history #prehistory #cnossos #mycenae #thera #europeanhistory #volcano #volcanoceruptions #greece

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JillR
The Island | Victoria Hislop
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A reread; I do like to do a reading deep-dive before holidays, so I‘m seeking out the 🇬🇷 stories. The writing was a bit more flowery and overdone than I remembered, but still a solidly good read.

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CrowCAH
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#SummerCardSwap 2025

@kspenmoll your haiku is adorable, definitely gives a sense of summer!

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Rome753
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Definitely enjoyed this book. The author did a good job with examining the history, politics, and culture of ancient Athens. The book also examines Sparta to a lesser degree, as well as the relation between Athens and other city-states. Overall, it can serve as a good starting point for anyone interested in learning about Athens.

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On 28th May, 2022, Andrea Marcolongo spent a night at the Acropolis Museum, looking onto the Parthenon, ruined by Lord Elgin, whose biography she brought with her. Inspired by her impressions of that night, Shifting the Moon is a blend of histories: art history, colonial history, personal history, classical history.
While never condoning Elgin's theft, Marcolongo, presents him as a tragic figure, ruined by the act of ruination he committed.

Bookwomble Her reflections on personal bereavement were touching, as was her openness about her own insecurities and vulnerabilities. A lovely, thoughtful essay. 4.5🌕 2mo
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"On the last week of May, in an outdoor gear shop in Paris, I bought a camping bed, a sleeping bag, and a flashlight."

#FirstLineFridays @shybookowl

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RamsFan1963
Odyssey | Stephen Fry
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51/100 I know it's an old saying, but honestly, I could listen to Stephen Fry read a phone book, if they still existed. His narration really brings the story of Odessus to life, it's often quite funny when it's not being tragic, as Odessus has one misadventure after another, both helped and hindered by the various gods of Olympus. I know this is the last book of his Greek Mythology series, but I love to see him tackle Norse mythology. 5 🌟 read

dabbe I just started reading MYTHOS. I'm thinking I need to listen to it, instead. I love Stephen Fry! 💚💜💚 2mo
RamsFan1963 He has an amazing voice, and I love his characterization of Zeus, the most harassed father in history, always having his children pestering him for favors or to clean up messes they've mad in the mortal world. 2mo
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CBee I agree!! I LOVED Mythos and gave Troy and Heroes lined up. Might do Odyssey first though! 2mo
CBee @dabbe you MUST listen!! 2mo
dabbe @CBee 🎯🩵🎯 2mo
AlaMich The right narrator makes a good book into an amazing book. (edited) 2mo
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#TuesdayTunes @TieDyeDude

There are so many songs about the moon I could have chosen to accompany this book, but it's a marvelous morning for a Moondance, so the romantic, mystic, Celtic soul of Van Morrison it is💚🩵💚
#BooksAndMusic #BooksAndCoffee

kspenmoll Perfect musical choice! This book intrigues me. 2mo
Bookwomble @kspenmoll Van is a mood 😌 If you're interested in Classical Greece, Regency England, and a reflective personal style of writing, then I'd say it's worth giving it a try 📖 🙂 2mo
TieDyeDude Such an iconic album! Thanks for sharing. 2mo
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