I love the tower of Babel on the cover of the 1969 book Programming Languages: History and Fundamentals by Jean Sammet. This reference work covers the history, basics, similarities and differences of about 120 languages. Of course, there are many I never heard of.

At 820+ pages it's a hefty time capsule of early language research.

openlibrary.org/works/OL726939…

#retrocomputing #book #ProgLang

Programming Languages by Jean E. Sammet | Open Library

Programming Languages by Jean E. Sammet, unknown edition,

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Free Book Alert!

So my book is on promotion on Kobo, discounted to $0 from 3rd to 9th August, but I think it's only available in these locations: CA, US, UK, AU, NZ. It's being featured on the Free Page of Diverse Stories, so hoping it gets some more attention. Help spread the word!

Here is a link to get it.
kobo.com/ebook/the-blossoming-…

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I recommend Athens and Sparta by Adrian Goldsworthy #book #books #bookreview #bookstodon

reademall.blogspot.com/2026/07…

Have you prepared your bug out bookbag? 🤔
Books emergencies bore several people yearly! Don't let it happen to you! 😜

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All four countries are better off economically in a major way and don’t have to do bad things such as sell #oil or force their population to procreate and consume more!
The #climate affected get a chance to not just survive but thrive!
Well, that is the context the uplifting #climatefiction #book “A New Faith”.

tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith

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A New Faith

Sequoia, a city of climate refugees, has to decide whether to thrive in a future built from scratch or to barely survive because it cannot let go of its past. 

^TinJar

Well, I'm thrilled! As far as I know, this is the first instance of a copy of my #book being bought thanks to talking about it on Mastodon!
Now, who fancies being the second?

"Like Douglas Adams for the #Brexit age on acid"

Features cheeky digs at our government & former PM, UK working conditions and treatment of OAPs. All with endless ham baguettes, snarling black dogs and occasional and unexpected useage of the word "anus".

Available at:
beardedbadgerpublishing.com/on…

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