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Bite-Sized Baseball History | Substack Stories and stats about baseball's history, players, and legends. Click to read Bite-Sized Baseball History on Substack. Launched 7 days ago.

Just posted my second article! My first series of posts is about players through history with weird off-season jobs. So far, #rubewaddell and #bojackson with more to come each Friday! #baseball #baseballhistory #biographies

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Peter the Great | Jacob Abbott Biography Audiobook | The Rise of Russia’s Legendary Tsar ⭐ Catholic Star-Rated Review ★★★★☆ — A Fascinating Portrait of Power, Reform, and Ambition Jacob Abbott’s biography Peter the Great presents a vivid and engaging look at one of history’s most transformative rulers. Known for his towering personality and relentless drive to modernize Russia, Peter reshaped his nation through military reform, naval power, and sweeping cultural change. Abbott’s storytelling makes complex historical events accessible, highlighting both the brilliance and the burdens of absolute power. From a Catholic perspective, the narrative invites reflection on the responsibilities of leadership, the moral consequences of ambition, and the tension between progress and human cost. Listeners will find this audiobook both educational and dramatic, filled with royal intrigue, war, exploration, and the creation of a new Russian empire. Abbott’s classic historical style brings the life of the formidable tsar to life while encouraging thoughtful reflection on history’s great leaders.

📣 New Podcast! "Peter the Great | Jacob Abbott Biography Audiobook | The Rise of Russia’s Legendary Tsar" on @Spreaker #abbott #audiobook_european #audiobook_great #audiobook_imperial #audiobook_jacob #audiobook_peter #audiobook_public #audiobook_tsar #biographies #biography #biography_classic

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📚💙I've finished reading two #biographies, one on John Keats and the other on William Wordsworth. It's striking to me to read about a #poet whose life was cut short (Keats) then to read about a poet who lived a long full life (Wordsworth) & see his friends and family pass away...

#RomanticPoetry

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#BookOfTheDay, March 8th - #NonFiction, #Rated5Stars

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Take Men on Board!: The Dutch WW2 Escapes to England. by Borre Winckel

#Biographies #AirForce #WorldWarII #GraduateTestGuides #Historical

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These wrestler biographies are the ones that shoot straight, take no prisoners, and teach all you want to know about the business of #professionalwrestling.

Read more at our 🔗 link in the comments.
#biographies #bookblog 📚 #booksky

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Happy Women's History Month! On the #12x12pb #podcast, 📚✨Caroline L. Perry ✨📚 & Julie Hedlund reveal the intersections in their #picturebook #biographies on Queen Elizabeth II & Julie Andrews.
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#author #kidlit #writingforkids #womenshistorymonth #nonfiction

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It's #WomensHistoryMonth! And we have the #picturebook #biographies Celebrate Henrietta Szold, a model for social justice and how to work for it. Meet the Hadassa founder in A QUEEN TO THE RESCUE by @nchurnin.bsky.social illustrated by Yevgenia Nayberg www.crestonbooks.co/queentothere...

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The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne: Discovering the Stars by Laura Alary Inspiring and empowering, this biography of Cecilia Payne, a pioneer in the field of astronomy, will engage and delight readers ages 7 – 12. The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne: Discovering the…

Check out my #review of this inspiring and empowering biography of Cecilia Payne by @lauraalary.bsky.social @ebyrbooks.bsky.social childrensandteensbookconnection.wordpress.com/2026/03/04/t... #biographies #GreatWomeninHistory #astronomy #juvenilenonfiction

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Lives in Stone "The biographies collected here are not endpoints but starting points—reminders that scientific progress is built by people who choose to look closely, think carefully, and follow evidence wherever it...

Lives in Stone: short biographies that remind us scientific progress comes from careful observation and following the evidence. Two-minute read: wix.to/U6v72im
#Science #Nonfiction #ReadingRecommendation #Geology #HistoryOfScience #LivesInStone #EarthScience #Biographies

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Book of the Day, February 27th—Non-Fiction, Rated 5 stars

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Peaceful Warrior: The Canaan Bower Story by Mary Haarmeyer & Craig Beeman

#NonFiction #Biographies #Inspiration #BookoftheDay #Rated5Stars

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#Yalit #bookreview DISCOVERING LIFE'S STORY: THE BIRTH OF GENETICS is at YABC!
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#nonfiction #genetics #biographies

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#BookOfTheDay, February 25th - #NonFiction, #Rated5Stars

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I Hate Campaign Hats by Randall Stevens

#Biographies #LawEnforcement #Memoir #HumorAboutLawAndCrime

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Mapping the Inner Landscape: A Journey Through "Understanding the Mind" "Understanding the Mind" offers a sweeping biographical history of the psychologists and psychiatrists who transformed our understanding of human behavior. From the foundational attachment theories of...

Explore the pioneers who mapped human behavior in "Mapping the Inner Landscape" — a 3-minute read tracing attachment theory to the cognitive revolution. Read more: wix.to/cMYGmMf #psychology #MentalHealth #BookRec #Biographies #UnderstandingTheMind #JeffreyIverson

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Digging Into Time Digging Into Time is a sweeping, accessible, and deeply human portrait of the thinkers, explorers, and innovators who built modern archaeology. Rather than presenting the field as a march of discoveri...

📣 Excited to share a new project in my portfolio: Digging Into Time
🏞️ You can check it out on my site wix.to/kwBrHmh
#NewWork #Portfolio #LinkInBio
#DiggingIntoTime #Archaeology #Biographies #History #BrightFieldPress #JeffreyIverson #Archaeologists #Discovery #Science

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The Green Foundation: Exploring the Human Stories of Plant Science in "Seeds of Knowledge" "Seeds of Knowledge" offers a panoramic view of the botanists who transformed plant science into a vital pillar of modern life. Through these biographical portraits, the book celebrates the curiosity ...

"Seeds of Knowledge" highlights the botanists who built the green foundation of our world. Short, human-centered portraits that make plant science accessible. Read: wix.to/3YCpZBZ

#SeedsOfKnowledge #Botany #SciComm #PlantScience #PlantScience #Biographies #STEM

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#caregivers #biographies

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Exploring the Human Story: A Deep Dive into "Social Minds, Social Worlds" Discover the human stories behind the theories that shaped our world. "Social Minds, Social Worlds" offers a panoramic view of the thinkers—from founders like Weber and Durkheim to modern innovators l...

Quick read: “Exploring the Human Story” — meet the thinkers behind social theory from Weber to Turkle. Short, insightful, and timely. Read more: wix.to/p65MEAe

#Sociology #Books #SocialTheory
#SocialScience #Biographies #SocialMindsSocialWorlds #BrightFieldPress

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A poster, with the text "2025 Top Titles in US Public Libraries / Genre: Memoir and Biography," and thirteen book covers.

A poster, with the text "2025 Top Titles in US Public Libraries / Genre: Memoir and Biography," and thirteen book covers.

Do you enjoy biography and memoir? Wondering what the top library titles in those genres were, for 2025? Look no further! We've compiled genre lists, with "The House of My Mother: A Daughter’s Quest for Freedom" by Shari Franke coming first in this area! #memoirs #biographies #💙📚 #Booksky

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#BookOfTheDay AND #BookOfTheMonth, February 1st - #HistoricalFiction, #Rated5Stars

Temporarily Discounted to $2.99 on Kindle! Get your copy below:

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Discovering Twins by Stella Claire ter Hart

#InspiringMemoir #WarFiction #Biographies #DiscountedBooks

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Why do people read #Biographies?
Who reads #books?
Who reads #BravoBiographies?

legitimate 🙋‍♀️ question: is the World a better place because #RHOBH #Dorit got someone to read a book? 📖
who is her #TargetAudience?
Do they read?
do they only read #gossip, #Page6 & #TMZ?

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The Training Ground: Grant, Lee, Sherman, and Davis in the Mexican War, 1846–1848 Few historical figures are as inextricably linked as Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. But less than two decades before they faced each other as enemies at Appomattox, they had been brothers -- both...

The Training Ground: Mexican War, 1846–1848

"Few historical figures are as inextricably linked as Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee."

Sale: $24.95 to $1.99

by Martin Dugard
Rating: 4.5/5 (366 Reviews)

#History #CivilWar #MexicanWar #Biographies #Military #Nonfiction #Books #BookSky

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Holding the book "Cross of Snow - A Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow" in front of an old cross gravestone in the snow at a cemetery

Holding the book "Cross of Snow - A Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow" in front of an old cross gravestone in the snow at a cemetery

Nicholas A. Basbanes's "Cross of Snow" is the 1st major literary #biography on #AmericanPoet & translator #HenryWadsworthLongfellow in 50 years & traces the tragedies & achievements of his life, w new material & a fresh look at #Longfellow 's 2nd wife Fanny

#AmericanLiterature #Poetry #biographies

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Asha and Baz Meet Sylvia Earle #7
by @parentclub.bsky.social and Dharmali Patel


This #chapterbook is perfect for readers who enjoy #STEM and #STEAM as well as #WomenInHistory and #biographies

COMING SOON Asha and Baz Meet Sylvia Earle #7 by @parentclub.bsky.social and Dharmali Patel This #chapterbook is perfect for readers who enjoy #STEM and #STEAM as well as #WomenInHistory and #biographies

COMING SOON

Asha and Baz Meet Sylvia Earle #7
by @parentclub.bsky.social and Dharmali Patel


This #chapterbook is perfect for readers who enjoy #STEM and #STEAM as well as #WomenInHistory and #biographies

COMING SOON Asha and Baz Meet Sylvia Earle #7 by @parentclub.bsky.social and Dharmali Patel This #chapterbook is perfect for readers who enjoy #STEM and #STEAM as well as #WomenInHistory and #biographies

COMING SOON

Asha and Baz Meet Sylvia Earle #7
by @parentclub.bsky.social and Dharmali Patel

This #chapterbook is perfect for readers who enjoy #STEM and #STEAM as well as #WomenInHistory and #biographies

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#BookOfTheDay, January 20th - #NonFiction, #Rated5Stars

Temporarily FREE on Kindle:

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The Accidental Educator: Life-Defining Stories of Rites and Wrongs by Dr. Eric Reno

#Memoirs #Biographies #EducationalJourney #Inspirational #PersonalGrowth #FreeBooks

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Edward Hopper: An Intimate Biography on JSTOR New York Times Notable Book Los Angeles TimesBook Prize Finalist Wall Street Journal-One of Five BestArtist Biographies Edward Hopper's canvasses are fille...

Gail Levine’s books are the best on Edward and Jo Hopper. #artistsatwork i always think an appropriate subtitle for most artist’s #biographies should be “it’s not easy being green” but that’s just me… www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv...

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"Eric Clapton wrote Wonderful Tonight at ours, sitting on a wheelbarrow": What happened when the bassist with one of the UK's biggest bands quit rock'n'roll for life on the farm and a travelling musical carnival Swapping champagne and private jets for a rundown farmhouse on the Welsh border
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Meet the Publisher: Creston Books Next up in our Meet the Publisher series, we are pleased to introduce you to Creston Books. Creston was founded in 2013 by Marissa Moss, who had a vision for giving diverse voices a place to shine …

How and why we're bringing #picturebook #biographies to young history students lernerbooks.blog/2023/11/meet...

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📣 The submission deadline for the 2026 AWM-MfA Essay Contest is coming up soon!

🗓️ Deadline: February 1

🔗 awm-math.org/awards/stude...

AWM thanks @mathforamerica.bsky.social for their co-sponsorship of this contest!

#AWM #MfA #Essay #Contests #Math #STEM #Biographies

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