HeyJaredA View From My Disjointed Laptop
A dash of history, science and, at times, books and stories.
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A View From My Disjointed Laptop - Issue #174 (opens the original)
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Welcome to my newsletter and thank you for reading.This week, I have a look at The Crusades Through Arab Eyes by Amin Maalouf. Primarily sourced from Arab writers of the time, it gives a new perspective on the Crusades. In the history threads this week, I look at two powerful female monarchs of Rome.Apologies for another missed week. I just realized the last time I missed a week in the newsletter was also when I was busy with a Rotary event.(Image credit for the threads in Alt Text. Since the po
A View From My Disjointed Laptop - Issue #173 (opens the original)
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Welcome to my weekly newsletter and thank you for reading.This week, I have a look at Armour Wars, a Marvel series by David Michelinie, Bob Layton, Mark Bright and Barry Windsor-Smith. Tony Stark has to fight his demons when he finds his inventions are being misused by bad guys. In the history threads this week, I look at two more prominent monarchs from the Eastern Mediterranean during the Crusades.(Image credit for the threads in Alt Text. Since the post has two threads with images, it may get
A View From My Disjointed Laptop - Issue #172 (opens the original)
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Welcome to my weekly newsletter and thank you for reading.This week, I have a look at The Mystery of the Stuttering Parrot by Robert Arthur. The second book in the Three Investigators series, it is the story of a trio of teenagers who set out to find a missing parrot but ends up chasing a treasure. In the history threads this week, I look at two prominent queens from the Eastern Mediterranean during the Crusades.(Image credit for the threads in Alt Text. Since the post has two threads with image
A View From My Disjointed Laptop - Issue #171 (opens the original)
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Welcome to my weekly newsletter and thank you for reading.This week, I have a look at A Bagful of Mystery. It is a graphic novel adaptation of the Bengali mystery novel, Bakso Rahasya, from Satyajit Ray’s Feluda series. In the history threads this week, I look at two rulers who commandeered their wife’s kingdoms for their own purposes, preventing their children from inheriting.(Image credit for the threads in Alt Text. Since the post has two threads with images, it may get truncated in your emai
A View From My Disjointed Laptop - Issue #170 (opens the original)
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Welcome to my weekly newsletter and thank you for reading.This week, I have a look at Cleopatra’s Daughter by Jane Draycott. It covers the life of Cleopatra Selene, the daughter of Cleopatra and Mark Antony, who would go on to rule Mauretania, a region that covers the northern coastline of present-day Algeria and Morocco, for almost two decades. In the history threads this week, I look at two rulers who had a significant impact on the Low Countries.I also wish all my Malayali readers a happy Ona
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