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Nice Tries - A Encyclopedia of Brave Attempts at Building a Utopian State
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An Encyclopedia of Brave Attempts at Building a Utopian State. Many have written about what the ideal state should like. Some brave and often crazy people have actually attempted to build their own utopias. Here is a partial list of some utopian states that actually got off the ground, at least sort of. The Republic of Amikejo. Named after the Esperanto. The State of Franklin. In late March 1788, the Cherokee, Chickamauga and Chickasaw nations began joint attacks against white American settlements in the...
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Ancient Antigravity Device from Ancient India
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Here is an amazing account of an antigravity device found in an ancient Indian Temple. Read below for the full article. The Hindus put up a desperate resistance, centered around the temple of the idol Somnat. A later Arab historian, Al Kazwini, writing in the 13th century states that the defenders fought desperately. "They would go weeping and crying for help into the temple and then issue forth to battle till all were killed. The number of [Indians] slain exceeded 50,000.". Moreover loadstones are not t...
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September 29, 2915 - re-wrote part of the section on Utopian societies. Tinkered with the front page to make it more accessible by mobile devices, but haven't quite got it yet. December 13, 2014 - set up htaccess to compress and cache resources to improve site speed. December 11. 2014 - tweaked the ad layout. April 9, 2014 - Added an article about the South Sea Bubble. March 9, 2014 - added a new section on historical events and famous people. The first article is about Benjamin Franklin. Middot; Shakesp...
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Biography of Miguel de Cervantes, the author of Don Quixote
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Biography of Miguel de Cervantes. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, a distinguished Spanish poet and novelist, born near Madrid, Spain, Oct. 9 (? 1547; died there, April 23, 1616. He is said to have spent two years at the University of Salamanca, and to have studied afterward in Madrid. El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha I. The Labors of Persiles and Sigismunda: A Northern Story. Los trabajos de Persiles y Segismunda, historia septentrional,. Published posthumously, 1617).
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Plin. Epist. i. 18, 24, iii. 8, v. 11, ix. 34, x. 95.
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Anno Urbis - The Roman Empire Online. THE LIVES OF THE TWELVE CAESARS. Lives of the Grammarians. Lives of the Poets. To which are added,. HIS LIVES OF THE GRAMMARIANS, RHETORICIANS, AND POETS. 43] AU.C. 695. 51] AU.C. 702. 56] AU.C. 705. 61] AU.C. 706. 63] VENI, VIDI, VICI. 64] AU.C. 708. 92] AU.C. 709.
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The Best Biographies and Autobiographies
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The Website for Book Lovers. Biographies and Autobiographies That Are Worth Reading. THE ANDY WARHOL DIARIES. Every morning for over twenty years, artist Andy Warhol. THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK. THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MALCOLM X. Also offers a brutally honest portrayal of a great but flawed man, from his days as a hustler in Harlem to his religious conversion, rise to national prominence as a civil rights and religious leader, and finally his assassination. ENDGAME: BOBBY FISCHER's REMARKABLE RISE AND FALL.
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A Confederacy of Dunces: The Fascinating Story of How John Kennedy Toole's Classic Novel Was Almost Never Published
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The Website for Book Lovers. A Confederacy of Dunces: The Classic Novel Nearly Lost to History. A Confederacy of Dunces: One of the Most Realistic Depictions of New Orleans and Its People. Born, raised and educated in New Orleans, perhaps captured the city’s unique cultural nuances in a manner more profound than any other author ever has or will. A Confederacy of Dunces. John Kennedy Toole During His Army Service, When He Wrote Confederacy of Dunces. The Beautiful Illustrations of a Dark Fairy Tale.
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Medieval Libraries and Manuscripts
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The Website for Book Lovers. Medieval Libraries and Manuscripts. The Medieval Library of Malatestiana. Italy, which has the distinction of being the first Civic lending library in the world. Picture courtesy of Uomedis08. Available under the Creative Commons 3.0 License. The content and layout of our modern libraries evolved from monastic book presses and collections in the hands of noblemen and early institutions of learning such as the Sorbonne. Introduction: The Medieval Library. The Loves of Krishna.
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The Loves of Krishna, Illustrated
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The Website for Book Lovers. THE LOVES OF KRISHNA IN INDIAN PAINTING AND POETRY. By W G. ARCHER. The Loves of Krishna refers to a series of tales or religious legends about the romantic exploits of Krishna, the incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu. This book is presented not for religious purposes but as an example of beautiful Indian art, depicting the adventures of this amorous god among the cow girls and with his beloved, Radha. II THE MAHABHARATA: KRISHNA THE HERO. III THE BHAGAVATA PURANA: THE COWHERD.