#readbooks — Public Fediverse posts
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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
#literacy #anti-intellectualism #SUPPORT-YOUR-LOCAL-LIBRARY #they-want-you-stupid #they-want-you-compliant #READ-BOOKS #ONLY-YOU-CAN-PREVENT-BOOK-BURNINGS #READ-BOOKS-FIGHT-FASCISM #Irene-Vallejo #Alberto-Manguel #What's-the-Story-Wishbone #Wishbone-PBS #quotes #literature #book-quotes -
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This is someone how great it is good to hear that you advise others to read books, yes, our school many of them are youth and students who can #readbooks , what books are you advising us to read? -
@readit @bookstodon
This is someone how great it is good to hear that you advise others to read books, yes, our school many of them are youth and students who can #readbooks , what books are you advising us to read? -
“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*
#The-Secret-History #Donna-Tartt #book-quote #literature #quotes #dark-academia #perception #beauty #affinity #culture #intellectualism #read-books #support-your-local-library #be-curious -
“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*
#The-Secret-History #Donna-Tartt #book-quote #literature #quotes #dark-academia #perception #beauty #affinity #culture #intellectualism #read-books #support-your-local-library #be-curious -
“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*
#The-Secret-History #Donna-Tartt #book-quote #literature #quotes #dark-academia #perception #beauty #affinity #culture #intellectualism #read-books #support-your-local-library #be-curious -
“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*
#The-Secret-History #Donna-Tartt #book-quote #literature #quotes #dark-academia #perception #beauty #affinity #culture #intellectualism #read-books #support-your-local-library #be-curious -
“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*
#The-Secret-History #Donna-Tartt #book-quote #literature #quotes #dark-academia #perception #beauty #affinity #culture #intellectualism #read-books #support-your-local-library #be-curious -
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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📚 This is what happens when you say history is boring 📚
#history #historyrepeating #READBOOKS #StopFascism #protestisnotterrorism #protestisnotterror
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📚 This is what happens when you say history is boring 📚
#history #historyrepeating #READBOOKS #StopFascism #protestisnotterrorism #protestisnotterror
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📚 This is what happens when you say history is boring 📚
#history #historyrepeating #READBOOKS #StopFascism #protestisnotterrorism #protestisnotterror
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📚 This is what happens when you say history is boring 📚
#history #historyrepeating #READBOOKS #StopFascism #protestisnotterrorism #protestisnotterror
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📚 This is what happens when you say history is boring 📚
#history #historyrepeating #READBOOKS #StopFascism #protestisnotterrorism #protestisnotterror
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📚 This is what happens when you say history is boring 📚
#history #historyrepeating #READBOOKS #StopFascism #protestisnotterrorism #protestisnotterror
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📚 This is what happens when you say history is boring 📚
#history #historyrepeating #READBOOKS #StopFascism #protestisnotterrorism #protestisnotterror
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📚 This is what happens when you say history is boring 📚
#history #historyrepeating #READBOOKS #StopFascism #protestisnotterrorism #protestisnotterror
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📚 This is what happens when you say history is boring 📚
#history #historyrepeating #READBOOKS #StopFascism #protestisnotterrorism #protestisnotterror
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Why and how to read more books!
2025 wasn't a particularly good year for me in terms of reading compared to previous years.
This year I'm taking deliberate steps to counter this and read atleast 10 books this year.
First step in this is taking inspiration from authors like Cal Newport and Ryan Holiday and really push myself to start the reading habit again.
Will share my reading progress here as I go along.
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Why and how to read more books!
2025 wasn't a particularly good year for me in terms of reading compared to previous years.
This year I'm taking deliberate steps to counter this and read atleast 10 books this year.
First step in this is taking inspiration from authors like Cal Newport and Ryan Holiday and really push myself to start the reading habit again.
Will share my reading progress here as I go along.
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Today's 10x10 contains a few familiar faces. Click below for "Booky Binchy", then hunker down with a good book to stave off winter's chill! :)
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Today's 10x10 contains a few familiar faces. Click below for "Booky Binchy", then hunker down with a good book to stave off winter's chill! :)
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Today's 10x10 contains a few familiar faces. Click below for "Booky Binchy", then hunker down with a good book to stave off winter's chill! :)
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Today's 10x10 contains a few familiar faces. Click below for "Booky Binchy", then hunker down with a good book to stave off winter's chill! :)
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Currently reading "Ghosts of Hiroshima", by Charles Pellegrino. I read "Hiroshima" by John Hersey maybe 50 years ago. "Ghosts of Hiroshima" brings to life so many survivors stories, updated in a truly fascinating way. What are you reading? #Readabook #Readbooks #read
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Der Bodybuilder Dustin Pace hat nicht nur einen ziemlichen tollen Insta-Account (non_toxic_masulinity), in dem er sich viel mit Männlichkeit, aber auch mit den #BookBans in den Staaten beschäftigt. Pace trägt in seinen Reels stets politisch korrekte Shirts und vertickt diese sogar noch über seinen Shop. #ReadBooks #LiftWeights #FightFascists https://non-toxic-masculinity.printify.me/
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Der Bodybuilder Dustin Pace hat nicht nur einen ziemlichen tollen Insta-Account (non_toxic_masulinity), in dem er sich viel mit Männlichkeit, aber auch mit den #BookBans in den Staaten beschäftigt. Pace trägt in seinen Reels stets politisch korrekte Shirts und vertickt diese sogar noch über seinen Shop. #ReadBooks #LiftWeights #FightFascists https://non-toxic-masculinity.printify.me/
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Der Bodybuilder Dustin Pace hat nicht nur einen ziemlichen tollen Insta-Account (non_toxic_masulinity), in dem er sich viel mit Männlichkeit, aber auch mit den #BookBans in den Staaten beschäftigt. Pace trägt in seinen Reels stets politisch korrekte Shirts und vertickt diese sogar noch über seinen Shop. #ReadBooks #LiftWeights #FightFascists https://non-toxic-masculinity.printify.me/
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Der Bodybuilder Dustin Pace hat nicht nur einen ziemlichen tollen Insta-Account (non_toxic_masulinity), in dem er sich viel mit Männlichkeit, aber auch mit den #BookBans in den Staaten beschäftigt. Pace trägt in seinen Reels stets politisch korrekte Shirts und vertickt diese sogar noch über seinen Shop. #ReadBooks #LiftWeights #FightFascists https://non-toxic-masculinity.printify.me/
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Der Bodybuilder Dustin Pace hat nicht nur einen ziemlichen tollen Insta-Account (non_toxic_masulinity), in dem er sich viel mit Männlichkeit, aber auch mit den #BookBans in den Staaten beschäftigt. Pace trägt in seinen Reels stets politisch korrekte Shirts und vertickt diese sogar noch über seinen Shop. #ReadBooks #LiftWeights #FightFascists https://non-toxic-masculinity.printify.me/
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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#ReadBooks! And good ones... 😜📚 The friends of our local public #library were holding a book sale last week. Our shelves are already full. But when you love #books (and libraries) that doesn't matter! 😊 Got a dozen of titles. Just a couple of air & space items this time, though. 🫤
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#ReadBooks! And good ones... 😜📚 The friends of our local public #library were holding a book sale last week. Our shelves are already full. But when you love #books (and libraries) that doesn't matter! 😊 Got a dozen of titles. Just a couple of air & space items this time, though. 🫤
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#ReadBooks! And good ones... 😜📚 The friends of our local public #library were holding a book sale last week. Our shelves are already full. But when you love #books (and libraries) that doesn't matter! 😊 Got a dozen of titles. Just a couple of air & space items this time, though. 🫤
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#ReadBooks! And good ones... 😜📚 The friends of our local public #library were holding a book sale last week. Our shelves are already full. But when you love #books (and libraries) that doesn't matter! 😊 Got a dozen of titles. Just a couple of air & space items this time, though. 🫤
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#ReadBooks! And good ones... 😜📚 The friends of our local public #library were holding a book sale last week. Our shelves are already full. But when you love #books (and libraries) that doesn't matter! 😊 Got a dozen of titles. Just a couple of air & space items this time, though. 🫤
