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"The Terror: a novel" by Dan Simmons describes (another) horror-like ending scenario of the ill-fated Franklin expedition. Such a foretelling name for a ship...

The storyline was also converted into an interesting TV series.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Terror_(TV_series)

#book #goodread

📚 „Mosaik des Herzens“ („Heart mosaic“) by Zenta Maurina is a collection of essays telling of a riveting time in the life of this Latvian genius of a woman. Highly recommend this, this book has had its own ripple effects during the time and even today. #goodread #EmpowerWomen #books

During the McCarthy era’s darkest days, public lands came under attack. History now repeats itself – and this may be the last chance to defend what’s ours. #goodread
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/may/18/trump-public-lands-conservation-workers

📚 „Les Fleurs du Mal“ („The Flowers of Evil“) by Chareles Baudelaire encompass all the mastery of Baudelaire. French poetry at its finest caused ripples through all of Europe at the time and beyond. A very European masterpiece. #goodread #fantastiqueélequent #books

Vlot geschreven en daardoor prettig leesbaar: "De schaduw van Vermeer" door Jeroen Windmeijer. Wederom speelt Delft een hoofdrol, meestervervalser van Meegeren, en Vermeer natuurlijk.

Komt het geheim van de Hollandse meester aan het licht in deze thriller?
Ik ga het niet verklappen 😉

#boek #goodread

We gaan even door, nu met Zacharias Wagner. Gevlucht voor oorlog en chaos, in Nederland terechtgekomen, en vandaar de hele wereld gezien. Wie meer boeken van Jan de Lint gelezen heeft, komt een aardig aantal 'bekenden' tegen in deze uitgave.

#boek #goodread

De cover van het boek: een 17de eeuwse wereldkaart (van Bleau?) met daarop de titel "Zacharias Wagner 1614-1668 - een leven op vier continenten".

"Wisselwachter" van mijn favoriete geschiedenisleraar, Geert Mak, gaat over Harry Hopkins (ooit van gehoord?) en speelt zich grotendeels af tijdens de vier (!) presidentschappen van Roosevelt. Hopkins' invloed (veelal achter de schermen) op de wereldpolitiek van die tijd en ver daarna kan nauwelijks onderschat worden.
Tegelijkertijd kun je dit boek niet lezen zonder aan de actuele toestand(en) in de VS te denken.

#boek #goodread

📚 „The Hobbit“ by J.R.R.Tolkien whisks you away going along with Bilbo on his grand adventure. A flawless, magical masterpiece. #goodread #classics #books

💀 ZODIAC HAUNTED HOUSE MASSACRE: WHO DIES FIRST? (ARIES, YOU’RE TOAST) 👻 Aries: Ballsy, but ghost-dragged to attic hell. Taurus: Crushed hoarding snacks. Scorpio: Spooky sidekick or betrayed. Most of you? DEAD MEAT Click for full doom! 🔪🎤 #Zodiac #Horror #Comedy #GoodRead

How to Survive a Haunted House...

#booktodon #20thcenturyhistorical #goodread Can two artists survive each other. They circle warily. "Well, where do I start. This is an engrossing historic romance novel that I have already recommended to several friends and family." www.amazon.com/dp/B06WVFG7M8 or books2read.com/u/bWZdoD

https://www.mentalfloss.com/fatigued-vs-tired-whats-the-difference?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Zoho+Social

#GoodRead #HashtagReports

Looking for a #goodread? Check out the review of At Childhood's End by #SophieAldred - a #doctorwho novel by Ace herself! Long-time whovian #SueCook offers her take on the delightful #novel. https://shorturl.at/TIPl5

Brown background with yellow-green leaf corners. Cover of novel DOCTOR WHO - At Childhood's End - Sophie Aldred. TEXT: Fiction Book Review - Sue Cook

"Four Points of the Compass: The Unexpected History of Direction": how the cardinal points of the compass have changed our world view.

A journey through history, discovery, religion, maps and much more.
And how online maps and GPS are reducing its relevance.
By Jerry Brotton.

https://flic.kr/p/tAv8JZ

#book #goodread

Weer een goed leesbare historisch roman rondom de wereldreis van Olivier van Noort. Nijmegenaar Lambert Biesman heeft in zijn korte leven veel van de wereld gezien, zoals gereconstrueerd door Jan de Lint.
De ondertitel klopt, maar het geloof is, voor zover mogelijk in de 16de/17de eeuw een bijzaak.

#boek #goodread

De cover van het besproken boek, met een zeilschip uit de 16de eeuw op de cover.

Snow widows by Katherine MacInnes focuses on the women left behind when Scott's expedition did not end as planned.
One of few #books that focus specifically on the lives of the women involved in the male business of antarctic exploration in class-sensitive Edwardian times.

#book #goodread

Wat denken Chinese arbeiders over de Communistische Partij?
https://www.doorbraak.eu/wat-denken-chinese-arbeiders-over-de-communistische-partij/

Is China een kapitalistisch land?
https://www.doorbraak.eu/is-china-een-kapitalistisch-land/

Is China een socialistisch land?
https://www.doorbraak.eu/is-china-een-socialistisch-land/

Was China een communistisch land onder Mao?
https://www.doorbraak.eu/was-china-een-communistisch-land-onder-mao/

Is China de sweatshop van de wereld?
https://www.doorbraak.eu/is-china-de-sweatshop-van-de-wereld/

#Arbeidersstrijd #Beweging #Chuǎng #Internationaal #Kapitalisme #Repressie
#GoodRead #LongRead

Here's a suggestion for World Book Day. Something to read to the kids or grandkids: Keystone Beavers by Joseph Murphy-James.

UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09NRH6X5N

USA: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NRH6X5N

AUS: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09NRH6X5N

#WorldBookDay #Books #GoodRead #Children

A sketch of a beaver sat on his tail in Dingle Valley, a fictional place created by writer Joseph Murphy-James.

Ahhh... the good life!

#Greece #Agistri #Angistri #Beach #Goodread #Book #WeltTagDesBuches #WorldBookDay

Photo taken from inside a yellow tent, showing a book, a beach, and the sea under a blue sky.

Enlightening comparison of European and US-American behaviour (written by #theeconomist), it's a #goodread:
"There is no Brussels quip about turning an unwilling neighbour into “our 28th state” (on the contrary, many of the EU’s neighbours are desperate to join the club). Nor do European vice-presidents fly uninvited to places they are seeking to annex, on the pretext that their spouse wants to watch a sledge race."
#Europe #Trump #Tariffs
https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/04/10/the-thing-about-europe-its-the-actual-land-of-the-free-now

Screenshot from the article: "The thing about Europe is that it is indecisive, too slow to act. Every crisis requires multiple summits of the European Union’s national leaders, often quibbling late into the night. The boring processes of rule by consensus can slow the EU to a crawl: it took four days and four nights of haggling to agree on the bloc’s latest seven-year budget, in 2020. Then again, the European state apparatus does not arbitrarily shut down every few years when political agreement over funding proves elusive, leaving millions of public employees on furlough and basic services unavailable for days or weeks. Consensus rule also means that the petulant policy tweets of one misguided politician—125% tariffs on China, anyone?—do not result in global stockmarkets being sent into a tailspin. The EU’s top brass are unelected and sometimes unaccountable. Still, they would not dare be photographed playing a round of golf after having wiped out the savings of millions of their compatriots."

"Murder in the Arctic" would also be a suitable sitle. The #book focuses on C.F. Hall's last expedition. Richard Parry goes into the details of the expedition, the shortsighted way in which the expedition members were chosen, showing that Hall was murdered, who did it, and how.
"Trial by Ice"

#book #arctic #goodread

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