Day 6

Mark Brandis: Raumsonde Epsilon

My first deep dive into Science Fiction.

This is the first of a series of more than 30 novels aimed at a youthful audience, which were hugely popular in Germany during the 70s and 80s.

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Day 5

First non fiction in my list.

Norbert Wiener: Mathematik - Mein Leben (original title: I am a Mathematician)

I don't think, it's possible to overstate the influence, this book had on my life.

When I got it from my grandpa, I thought "This looks boring, and who is this guy, anyway?",

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Day 9:

Let's start with the 1st digitized book.

I am sure you all agree that this book 📖, IF it had influenced all our lives decades earlier, the world 🌎 would be a better place.

Failed education. Humankind's calamity

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Day 4

Ever since I discovered this lovely family of animals, I have been a huge fan of the nose-walkers.

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#20Books20Days - The challenge is to choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #books #BookWyrm @mina

Tag 3
Liu Cixin "Die drei Sonnen"

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Day 8

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(3/3)

...Spanish, and the medieval court intrigues were interesting, I still remember it fondly.
It is all about managing expectations, I guess. ;)

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Day 8

(2/3)

...#SagradaFamília of the Catalan #AntoniGaudí (to be completed in 2033.)

That wasn't the only disappointment. I had expected something like Pillars of the Earth, but architecture is pretty much absent and construction work is chiefly just a background story.
That said, as it was one of my first novels in...

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@Hawaiishelldiver
My choice for today's #BooksThatInfluencedYou is also one from James Michener. I just love how he does his deep history by following fictional families.

I've read a bunch of his and not sure which might be the one I'd highlight, but I will definitely choose this one considering that I think a lot of people talking about Israel would benefit from reading this.

Day 3

Michail Bulgakow "The Master and Margarita"

My first dive into Russian literature: So many laughs, thoughts and a lot of fodder for the fantasy!

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Walkers Mammals of the World,
Volume I
Volume II
Day 3:

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Day 7:

Today, I was torn between going with the architectural theme from yesterday and a long-time word-class author.
I went for the latter, #JamesAMichener. Apart from a few autobiographic novels, he tells the story of a region from the perspective of a fictitious family, much like #PillarsOfTheEarth.
To pick but one,...#Hawaii

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Day 6 :
Book, Claus Krämer, Die Heilkunst der Kelten

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Day 6 :

When I read "Pillars of the Earth," the added value for me was, apart from learning about that important period in #English history and being entertained, was learning about a major new architectural feat, the #Gothic , with lots of new vocabulary.

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I've just re-posted my books from Day 1 as the included some of my all-time favs and most of you were not yet participating.

Alas, despite copying the most recent handles list, some handles are now shown as inactive. WTF?
I've seen this happening quite a few times on #Mastodon for a week or so.

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Day 1:

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Day 5:
I'm seeing a theme in what books I think have most influenced me it seems.

Day 2:

I read this, the classical Greek mythology as a kid, and it impressed me deeply, of course especially the Trojan War and the Odyssey.

I became a big fan of the goddess Athena back then, and still am.

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Challenge to post 20 books that greatly influenced you, 1 book per day. No explanations or reviews¹, just covers. Day 1

¹I don't know if that goes with the rules, but I will happily discuss my books in the comments (if there are any).

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Actually, the hashtag was

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Day 5:

(2/2)

...though, and the author, #JonathanMBryant, Professor Emeritus of History at Georgia Southern University, tells a riveting story.

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Day 5:

(1/2)

I am missing Mina, what's up?

Today's book, I listened to as an audio book some years ago. In the beginning, I thought, what have I gotten myself into? #US #Legal #History? #HumanRights? #Slavery? It is a really difficult subject. I learned a lot about the history of Slavery,...

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Day 4:

This book stoked a fierce green fire in my soul.

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Yes, all this talk about AI recently has made me think about psychohistory quite a bit really.

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Day 3:
Ugh, this is hard w/o looking at my library.

This series of books taught me quite a bit about the culture I live in and human nature along with a famous person's perspective on that history.

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(2/2)

...I'd read 📚 novels in French (quite a feat for me, as I didn't know many historical terms in other languages either, but it also greatly enhanced my understanding of #medieval #European history, in particular the rivalry between #France and #England.

And, boy, it was a page-turner, too!

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https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26824993

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Day 3

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I can honestly say that the epic 7-volume of #MauriceDruon's 14th century #France saga of #TheAccursedKings (#LesRoisMaudits) didn’t only influence #GeorgeRRMartin in writing the fantasy series*, #GameOfThrones, but also me.

For one thing, it had been a long time since...

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Day 2

Hey, Kevin, thanks for the great inspiration. 👍

I just loved the idea of #Psychohistory. 🤗

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Uh, no.
You can bring your family, too:

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0068137/?language=us-us&ref_=ext_shr_lnk

...and your prep school pals, though that might turn out not to be such a good idea after all, and this is also among the #BooksThatInfluencedYou:

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Day 1:

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