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Emeritus Prof Christopher May

For all my book loving Masto-friends, as we know the answer is always in a book... or is it?

@bookstodon#books #reading

@tomgauld.bsky.social

Cartoon (3 panels):
1. a women reading in a library is told by an out-of-picture voice: 'You can't survive on books alone'; to which she replied 'Maybe I can'
2. out-of-picture voice: 'how'
reader: 'I don't know yet but I'm sure the answer will be in one of my books'
3. However.... [picture of a skull on a the chair in the library' saying: 'I regret nothing'! — Cartoon (3 panels): 1. a women reading in a library is told by an out-of-picture voice: 'You can't survive on books alone'; to which she replied 'Maybe I can' 2. out-of-picture voice: 'how' reader: 'I don't know yet but I'm sure the answer will be in one of my books' 3. However.... [picture of a skull on a the chair in the library' saying: 'I regret nothing'!

Emeritus Prof Christopher May

@ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us · 6 days ago

For all my book loving Masto-friends, as we know the answer is always in a book... or is it?

@bookstodon#books #reading

@tomgauld.bsky.social

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xinit ☕

@xinit@mastodon.coffee · 2 weeks ago

A bunch of Martha Wells (Murderbot) ebooks are in a recent Humble Bundle. All the released Murderbot series and these five other books as well.

* Witch King
* The Book of Ile-Rien
* The Emilie Adventures
* City of Bones
* Wheel of the Infinite

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/martha-wells-murderbot-and-more-tor-books

#bookstodon #books #reading #scifi

xinit ☕

@xinit@mastodon.coffee · 2 weeks ago

A bunch of Martha Wells (Murderbot) ebooks are in a recent Humble Bundle. All the released Murderbot series and these five other books as well.

* Witch King
* The Book of Ile-Rien
* The Emilie Adventures
* City of Bones
* Wheel of the Infinite

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/martha-wells-murderbot-and-more-tor-books

#bookstodon #books #reading #scifi

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The Vulgar Tongue

@TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us · 2 months ago

GOSPEL SHOP. A church.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons

Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot):

GOSPEL SHOP. A church.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785) — Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GOSPEL SHOP. A church. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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The Vulgar Tongue

@TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us · 2 weeks ago

FLAYBOTTOMIST. A bum-brusher, or schoolmaster.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons

Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot):

FLAYBOTTOMIST. A bum-brusher, or schoolmaster.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785) — Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): FLAYBOTTOMIST. A bum-brusher, or schoolmaster. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

Jorge Sanz

@jorgesanz@mapstodon.space · 2 weeks ago

My birthday auto-gift will arrive a bit later this year 🥰

The Word for World: The Maps of Ursula K. Le Guin – The Map Room

https://www.maproomblog.com/2025/08/the-word-for-world-the-maps-of-ursula-k-le-guin/

#maps #Books #ursulakleguin

The Vulgar Tongue

@TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us · 2 weeks ago

FLAYBOTTOMIST. A bum-brusher, or schoolmaster.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons

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Nate Shivar

@nshivar@www.nateshivar.com · last month

Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is an underrated collection of eleven short stories, published in 1893.

Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle --> https://www.nateshivar.com/28108/memoirs-of-sherlock-holmes-by-arthur-conan-doyle/

#Books #Fiction

Nate Shivar

@nshivar@www.nateshivar.com · last month

Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is an underrated collection of eleven short stories, published in 1893.

Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle --> https://www.nateshivar.com/28108/memoirs-of-sherlock-holmes-by-arthur-conan-doyle/

#Books #Fiction

The Vulgar Tongue

@TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us · 2 months ago

GOSPEL SHOP. A church.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons

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GoinFawr

@goinfawr@mstdn.social · 2 months ago

Started reading S. King's IT, made it to page 16; it turns out it's not actually about clowning around with computer science.

Moved on to 12th Night, or What You Will, and got so annoyed with the trendy poser Malvolio I dropped it. Maybe I'll go back and finish at some point; I hope Olivia goes medieval on the jackass.

Picked up Rick Mercer's

Talking To Canadians

and finished it in a day. Fun read.

#Books

GoinFawr

@goinfawr@mstdn.social · 2 months ago

Started reading S. King's IT, made it to page 16; it turns out it's not actually about clowning around with computer science.

Moved on to 12th Night, or What You Will, and got so annoyed with the trendy poser Malvolio I dropped it. Maybe I'll go back and finish at some point; I hope Olivia goes medieval on the jackass.

Picked up Rick Mercer's

Talking To Canadians

and finished it in a day. Fun read.

#Books