Litsy

The Loss of the SS. Titanic: Its Story and Its Lessons | Lawrence Beesley

Robin Gibb & his son RJ composed the Titanic Requiem for the 100th anniversary of the sinking. The song “Don‘t Cry Alone” is beautiful and haunting. #TuesdayTunes

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=jiQhey_fy14&si=6ydfDvqwe5dPTUem

TieDyeDude

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Butterfinger

Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age | Eleanor Barraclough

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I appreciated the attempt to tie archaeological finds to the Norse folklore or Sagas. I learned quite a bit, but I could not stomach the slang. "No take-backsies" doesn't sound very academic, in my opinion.

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mcctrish

Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI | Yuval Noah Harari

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This book is important. It‘s also A LOT. It goes way back in time to how we gathered and why ( we love a unifying narrative) and all the ways those narratives have caused us harm or to do harm. We are the smartest and dumbest of creatures. It all leads up to the creation of AI and the good and bad it can and will bring. We need to create self correcting strategies. We need to fund education. We need to start yesterday.

AnnCrystal 🤩💝. 23h

dabbe #lovingyourlegos ♥️ 21h

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jenniferw88

Global Crisis: War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century - Abridged Ed. | Geoffrey Parker

#whereareyoumonday @Cupcake12

17th century Europe!

DieAReader Beautiful map💖 1d

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Kerrbearlib

The Loss of the SS. Titanic: Its Story and Its Lessons | Lawrence Beesley

The RMS Titanic struck an iceberg at 11:40 pm on April 14, 1912. She sank at 2:20 am on April 15, 1912. Survivor Lawrence Beesley wrote a memoir that I wish was required reading in schools. It includes important lessons that are relevant today. Beesley doesn‘t just look at those directly involved with the tragedy. He looks at society‘s involvement as well. ⬇️

Kerrbearlib I love this quote about a man he met on the Carpathia who recognized his indirect role in the sinking. The man had demanded faster travel for his own convenience and thrown fits when he didn‘t get it. Other travelers had done the same, thinking of their own convenience rather than the safety of others. Their collective selfish and impatience played an indirect role in the Titanic tragedy. 1d

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keithmalek

The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore | Evan Friss

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keithmalek

The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore | Evan Friss

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Suet624 😭😭😭 1d

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mariaku21

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States | Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

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The author tries to tackle more than 400 years worth of history in about 300 pages, so some of a lot of details are left as a brief sentence or passage but for what is here, I can see that a lot of work and care went into this but a larger piece of me was really interested in learning about about the history of the different indigenous tribes and the meso American groups prior to European colonization a lot more but all in all a good read.

AnnCrystal 📚💝. 2d

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