• His Majesty's Airship: Life and Death

    His Majesty’s Airship: Life and Death

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    • Written by historian S.C. Gwynne, known for the Pulitzer Prize finalist “Empire of the Summer Moon
    • Chronicles the rise and tragic fall of the British airship R101, which met a catastrophic end in 1930
    • Explores a doomed love story between an ambitious British officer and a married Romanian princess
    • R101 was the largest aircraft ever built, symbolizing the ambitious vision of connecting the British Empire through air travel
    • Highlights the dangers and flaws of large hydrogen-filled airships despite their initial allure and advanced engineering
    • Features notable historical figures, including Lord Christopher Thomson and Princess Marthe Bibesco, who played significant roles in the airship’s story
    • Described as a “Promethean tale” of ambition versus technical limitations, filled with dramatic and tragic elements
    • Received praise for its thorough research and captivating narrative style from sources like The New York Times Book Review and The Wall Street Journal
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    • Simply Business

      Simply Business

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      • Title: It’s Just Business
      • Genre: Standalone romance novel
      • Setting: Wealthy circles of New York City
      • Plot revolves around a naive girl navigating a complicated rebound relationship
      • Themes of unexpected romance and emotional entanglement
      • Publication date: September 20, 2024
      • Features include Text-to-Speech and screen reader support
      • Length: 330 pages in digital format
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      • Tripping on Utopia: Mead and Psychedelic Science

        Tripping on Utopia: Mead and Psychedelic Science

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        • Revisionist history of psychedelics in the 20th century, highlighting their impact on the Cold War and Silicon Valley
        • Challenges the notion that the Baby Boomers were the first to experiment with drugs; emphasizes their parents’ role
        • The post-WWII generation embraced social experimentation and mainstream drug use in the ’40s and ’50s
        • Features notable events, such as John C. Lilly’s LSD experiments with dolphins and Cary Grant’s philosophical musings under the influence
        • Centers on anthropologists Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson, who sought to reshape humanity through consciousness expansion
        • Chronicles their complex relationship against a backdrop of government opposition and the intertwining of psychedelic research with intelligence agencies
        • Explores a new origin story for psychedelic science, linking personal and scientific narratives from various global locations
        • Examines the evolution of drug culture and its connections to broader social and political movements
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