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@books4maphead.bsky.social

Books are Life. Everything is mere details. I’m the book blogger your mother warned you about. www.maphead.wordpress.com

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Formation of the United Arab Emirates Podcast Episode · Witness History · November 14, 2022 · 9m

Today’s nine minute history lesson. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

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Well that says it all.

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This morning with coffee it’s British author Jane Rogers’s 1991 historical novel Mr. Wroe's Virgins: A Haunting Literary Novel of Victorian Women, Faith, and Independence.

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Radio Free Europe Podcast Episode · Witness History · December 30, 2025 · 10m

Today’s nine minute history lesson. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

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Trump’s War of Choice Podcast Episode · To The Contrary with Charlie Sykes · March 3 · 43m

Great insights from Anne Applebaum into Trump's war on Iran. Kudos to Charlie Sykes for inviting her on to his podcast. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Book Beginnings: The Free World by David Bezmozgis Not only does Gilion host the European Reading Challenge and TBR 26 in 26 Challenge on her Rose City Reader blog but also Book Beginnings on Friday. While I’m no stranger to her European Reading Ch…

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Eight years trapped on the Suez Canal in Egypt Podcast Episode · Witness History · October 18, 2024 · 10m

Today’s nine minute history lesson. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

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Trump’s War With Iran and a New Danger at Home Podcast Episode · The David Frum Show · March 4 · 53m

Another take by Tom Nichols on Trump’s war on Iran. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Tom Nichols: There Are 500 Ways This War Goes Wrong Podcast Episode · The Mona Charen Show · March 3 · 54m

Tom Nichols’s take on Trump’s Iran War. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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How Greece got rid of their king Podcast Episode · Witness History · November 12, 2024 · 9m

Today’s nine minute history lesson. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

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Emperor Haile Selassie overthrown Podcast Episode · Witness History · September 9, 2024 · 10m

Today’s nine minute history lesson. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

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The Colony of Good Hope by Kim Leine Wanting something I could apply towards multiple reading challenges like the European, Historical Fiction and Books in Translation reading challenges back in 2024 I grabbed a Kindle edition of Dani…

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The Czech Freedom Train Podcast Episode · Witness History · June 24, 2025 · 11m

Today’s nine minute history lesson. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

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This morning with coffee it’s Spanish author Mario Escobar’s 2025 historical novel A Boookseller in Madrid. #booksky

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