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Reader. Writer. Creator of The Marginalian (long ago named Brain Pickings). Author of #Figuring. Lover of trees. Petter of moss. Rider of a cobalt blue bicycle.
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"The Little Prince" – one of the great works of philosophy – was published on this day in 1943. Here are Saint-Exupéry's original watercolors for the beloved book and the bittersweet true story behind it https://t.co/KbUNzw9OlC

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On Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s original watercolors for "The Little Prince" (which I consider one of the greatest books of all time and still reread once a year every year) and the bittersweet story of his beloved classic https://t.co/KbUNzw9OlC

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Merlyn's advice on what to do when the world gets you down – consolation for sorrow and confusion from King Arthur's court (with a side of Yo-Yo Ma) https://t.co/RUAPvDF3PE

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Otherworldly beauty from the world’s first encyclopedia of jellyfish — the moving story of how Ernst Haeckel (who coined the word "ecology") turned his profound personal tragedy into transcendent art advancing science: https://t.co/kqZ5GGdgeU

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For a moment of reprieve from the terrors of our moment and our species, savor these stunning and sensual 19th-century squid and octopus illustrations from the world's first encyclopedia of deep-sea cephalopods https://t.co/QuPtIrwfSP

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Elizabeth Blackwell is 29. The year is 1736. Her husband is in debtor’s prison and she has a toddler to feed. So she turns desperation into inspiration, learning botany and painting an exquisite encyclopedia of medicinal plants https://t.co/LaTPLKA2kh

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Until the end of the 19th century, scientists believed life couldn't exist below 300 fathoms. Then one pioneering expedition found strange and wondrous creatures in the deep. Here they are illustrated, the world's first encyclopedia of deep-sea cephalopods https://t.co/QuPtIrwfSP

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The Moral of Flowers – an illustrated Victorian encyclopedia of poetic lessons from the garden https://t.co/Z2PIoXBCDK

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Elizabeth Blackwell is 29. The year is 1736. Her husband is in debtor’s prison and she has a small child to feed at home. What does she do? She turns desperation into inspiration, learning botany and painting an exquisite encyclopedia of medicinal plants https://t.co/LaTPLKA2kh

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A sweet celebration of connection and inner softness in a culture that encourages hard individualism and prickly exteriors https://t.co/fR8edVtWIa

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