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A quotation from Tuchman, Barbara

Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature, dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. Without books, the development of civilization would have been impossible. The are engines of change (as the poet said), windows on the world, and lighthouses erected in the sea of time. They are companions, teachers, magicians, bankers of the treasures of the mind. Books are humanity in print.

Barbara W. Tuchman (1912-1989) American historian and author
β€œThe Book,” Lecture, Library of Congress (1979-10-17)

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β™² Jim Bodie - 2024-10-20 03:09:36 GMT

I finished book 79 which was Clifford D. Simak's, "All Flesh is Grass". This i one of those 254 page classic Sci-Fi books from the 1960s with the really small print that reads like a 400 page book. You'd think this would be a super quick read, but not so much. Good book indeed!#Reading #Books #JimsBooks #BookLog

Jim Bodie (@jimbodie@mstdn.social)

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One of my books. It's really great, well researched and illustrated. It's important to know what plants not to have at home, such as oleander, one of my favorites, because they can harm animals and children - even adults. There are also dangerous plants to look out for if you're hiking in wild areas, but dangerous plants are everywhere, they are even sold in supermarkets.

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