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#OnTyranny — Special 250th Edition
With friends, on video, to recall and to rebel #timothySnyder with friends #Thinkingabout... #tyranny #freedom #liberty #democracy #readbooks #usa #independanceday #citizenship

https://snyder.substack.com/p/on-tyranny-special-250th-edition

#OnTyranny — Special 250th Edition
With friends, on video, to recall and to rebel #timothySnyder with friends #Thinkingabout... #tyranny #freedom #liberty #democracy #readbooks #usa #independanceday #citizenship

https://snyder.substack.com/p/on-tyranny-special-250th-edition

Book 44 for 2026

The Mystery of the back Passage
By
C Rawlins

#Reading #BoxSet #BookReader #ReadBooks #BookWprm

Book 44 for 2026

The Mystery of the back Passage
By
C Rawlins

#Reading #BoxSet #BookReader #ReadBooks #BookWprm

Book 44 for 2026

The Mystery of the back Passage
By
C Rawlins

#Reading #BoxSet #BookReader #ReadBooks #BookWprm

Book 44 for 2026

The Mystery of the back Passage
By
C Rawlins

#Reading #BoxSet #BookReader #ReadBooks #BookWprm

Book 44 for 2026

The Mystery of the back Passage
By
C Rawlins

#Reading #BoxSet #BookReader #ReadBooks #BookWprm

..I truly #believe people who #read #books ..are much smarter than those who do not #readbooks ..

Alberto Manguel writes in A History of Reading, “Throughout the South, it was common for plantation owners to hang any slave who tried to teach the others how to spell… The slave-owners (like dictators, tyrants, absolute monarchs and other illicit holders of power) were strong believers in the power of the written word. They knew, far better than some readers, that reading is a strength that requires barely a few first words to become overwhelming. Someone able to read one sentence is able to read all… For all these reasons, reading had to be forbidden… An illiterate crowd is easiest to rule; since the craft of reading cannot be untaught once it has been acquired, the second-best recourse is to limit its scope.”
— Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World by Irene Vallejo

“Maybe that’s why I tend to equate physical beauty with qualities with which it has absolutely nothing to do. I see a pretty mouth or a moody pair of eyes and imagine all sorts of deep affinities, private kinships. Never mind that half a dozen jerks are clustered round the same person, just because they’ve been duped by the same pair of eyes.” — *[Francis] “The Secret History” by Donna Tartt*

“Maybe that’s why I tend to equate physical beauty with qualities with which it has absolutely nothing to do. I see a pretty mouth or a moody pair of eyes and imagine all sorts of deep affinities, private kinships. Never mind that half a dozen jerks are clustered round the same person, just because they’ve been duped by the same pair of eyes.” — *[Francis] “The Secret History” by Donna Tartt*

Visited the #PlanetWord museum in DC for the first time this week. Nice privately-run educational facility with cool installations and interactive features about words, #languages, and #literacy! For all ages. Beautiful building. And they have an interesting restaurant as well. ☺️📚📝✍️ #readbooks

Visited the #PlanetWord museum in DC for the first time this week. Nice privately-run educational facility with cool installations and interactive features about words, #languages, and #literacy! For all ages. Beautiful building. And they have an interesting restaurant as well. ☺️📚📝✍️ #readbooks

Visited the #PlanetWord museum in DC for the first time this week. Nice privately-run educational facility with cool installations and interactive features about words, #languages, and #literacy! For all ages. Beautiful building. And they have an interesting restaurant as well. ☺️📚📝✍️ #readbooks

Visited the #PlanetWord museum in DC for the first time this week. Nice privately-run educational facility with cool installations and interactive features about words, #languages, and #literacy! For all ages. Beautiful building. And they have an interesting restaurant as well. ☺️📚📝✍️ #readbooks

Visited the #PlanetWord museum in DC for the first time this week. Nice privately-run educational facility with cool installations and interactive features about words, #languages, and #literacy! For all ages. Beautiful building. And they have an interesting restaurant as well. ☺️📚📝✍️ #readbooks

My #LittleFreeLibrary in South Saanich has just been restocked with some new books, bookmarks, stickers & some gardening seed packs - all are free for folks in the community, self serve ✌️💚💗📚🆓️

#FreeBooks #Saanich #Freebies #CommunityLibrary #SharingBooks #literacy #ReadMoreBooks #FreeLibrary #Placemakers #CommunityBuilding #CommunitySharing #ShareBooks #ReadBooks #Books #monochrome #BWphoto #YYJ #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #Placemaking

My #LittleFreeLibrary in South Saanich has just been restocked with some new books, bookmarks, stickers & some gardening seed packs - all are free for folks in the community, self serve ✌️💚💗📚🆓️

#FreeBooks #Saanich #Freebies #CommunityLibrary #SharingBooks #literacy #ReadMoreBooks #FreeLibrary #Placemakers #CommunityBuilding #CommunitySharing #ShareBooks #ReadBooks #Books #monochrome #BWphoto #YYJ #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #Placemaking

My three favourite reads of 2023.
https://shepherd.com/bboy/2023/f/andi-brooks
#bookreview #shepherdbookreviews #OscarWilde #CarlosRuizZafon #LetticeGalbraith #readbooks

Are there any #authors #mysteryauthors or #mysteryreaders here at all? Anyone who likes to #readbooks or #writebooks?

Are there any #authors #mysteryauthors or #mysteryreaders here at all? Anyone who likes to #readbooks or #writebooks?