A collection of annotated chess games, illustrating basic strategic principles
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colophon finished reading Simple Chess by Michael Stean
Written by a Grand Master, this guide isolates basic elements and illustrates them through Master …
colophon reviewed A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Djèlí Clark returns to his popular alternate Cairo universe …
A fun anti-imperialist, lesbian, steampunk mystery
4 stars
This was a great read. A dapper lesbian investigates a murder in a Cairo where magic and mythic creatures have returned. The world building is great and the characters are engaging.
colophon finished reading A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Djèlí Clark returns to his popular alternate Cairo universe for his fantasy novel debut, …
colophon quoted Liberalism by Domenico Losurdo
... the adscripti operi were in a sense an integral part of the opus or works (the salt work or mine) and, when this was sold, passed together with their family into the service of the new master. Hence it was not a question of actual slavery, of chattel slavery, which allowed individual members of a family to be put on the market like any other commodity. The adscripti operi could marry and lead a genuine family life; they could own a minimum of property; and, naturally, they did not risk being killed with impunity: ‘their lives are under the protection of the laws of the land’. But it remained the case that in Scotland workers in coalmines and salt works were obliged to wear a collar on which the name of their master was inscribed.
— Liberalism by Domenico Losurdo (Page 67)
Serfdom would persist in Scottish mines until the passage of the Colliers (Scotland) Act of 1799.
colophon started reading First Spanish Reader by Angel Flores
First Spanish Reader by Angel Flores
Especially designed for the beginning student, this handy volume helps students learn Spanish by presenting simple, easy-to-read adaptations of classic …
colophon finished reading A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
An alien armada lurks on the edges of Teixcalaanli space. No one can communicate with it, no one can destroy …
colophon started reading Simple Chess by Michael Stean
Simple Chess by Michael Stean
Written by a Grand Master, this guide isolates basic elements and illustrates them through Master and Grand Master games, breaking …