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Rome753
Discourses on Livy | Niccol Machiavelli
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"Men always praise antiquity and fault the present, although not always reasonably, and they are partisans of things past such that not only do they celebrate those ages that they know from what historians have preserved of them, but also those that as old men they recall having seen in their youth."
-Niccolo Machiavelli, "Discourses on Livy"

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dabbe
The complete poems | Sir Thomas Wyatt, Ronald A. Rebholz
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TheSpineView 💜💜💜 4mo
dabbe @TheSpineView 🩵💙🩵 4mo
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thereadingpal
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I'm finding it hard to study, but I'm trying nonetheless
Last exam.. c'mon...

BookmarkTavern Good luck! 🍀 5mo
Amor4Libros You‘re almost there, good luck!! 5mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks You can do it!! 🙌🏻 5mo
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bibliothecarivs
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Recent acquisitions:

📖 The Essential Erasmus: Selected and Translated with Introduction and Commentary by John P. Dolan (gift from my good friend Shawn)
📖 Ecohumanism (Volume 15 of Humanism Today) edited by Robert B. Tapp

#fREADom #UniteAgainstBookBans #LetUtahRead

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iread2much
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Pickpick

This book wanders a bit and I don‘t know that I believe the authors assertion that the specific poem that the book focuses on has as much of an impact as the authors claims, but it is well written and interesting.
The book follows the life of a papal secretary who rediscovered and made available through his copies a book the author claims jump started modern science and thought.
2.5/5 interesting and well written but weak in arguments sometimes

dabbe Castle! 🤩🐾🤩 9mo
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iread2much @dabbe he‘s a good boy! 9mo
iread2much @AnnCrystal 😊💜🐕 9mo
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thereadingpal
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Pickpick

I actually finished this book this morning xD sorry for the not to artistic photo. One day, I'll learn.
It's a nonfiction book about the history of Print and Books and how it all affected culture in Europe. I thought it was very well-written and interesting, and easy to understand. I also think that, despite the text being very short, it had s lot of information that helped contextualize the situation at that time.
4/5
#nonfiction #booksaboutbooks

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thereadingpal
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Sometimes one also gotta study...
I'm reading/studying a book on the history of Print and Books in Europe for my next uni exam. It's quite interesting

#nonfiction #booksaboutbooks

Dilara Good luck for your exam! 10mo
thereadingpal @Dilara thank you!!! 10mo
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peanutnine
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Samantha thanks so much for my #jolabokaflod gift!! Sorry for the later post, I was at my sister's today and forgot to open it before I left this morning. I'm looking forward to reading this book and the chocolates are my favorite 🤤😋
#jolabokaflodswap23 @sblbooks @MaleficentBookDragon

sblbooks You're welcome! This book is on my TBR as well, so I'll be interested in your review. 10mo
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GingerAntics
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