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Review | 2 months ago

Can You Define a Color? | 2 Nonfiction Books on Color

Turns out color is more complicated than you thought.

๐Ÿ“” True Color by Kory Stamper ๐Ÿ“” Amazon: https://amzn.to/48rGtAQ Barnes and Noble: https://go.magik.ly/ml/3t6w6/ Libro.fm (audiobook): https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=25361&awinaffid=731046&ued=https%3A%2F%2Flibro.fm%2Faudiobooks%2F9798217066452 Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/20187/9781524733032

๐ŸŽจ The World According to Color by James Fox ๐ŸŽจ Amazon: https://amzn.to/3CsAonZ Barnes and Noble: https://go.magik.ly/ml/3t6wb/ Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/20187/9781250278517

๐Ÿ“š Further Reading ๐Ÿ“š Full Spectrum by Adam Rogers: https://amzn.to/3T0gZpY On Color by David Scott Kastan: https://amzn.to/3QY0N8a Color by Victoria Finlay: https://amzn.to/4vCOrla Chromatopia by David Coles: https://amzn.to/4aEXMAv The Secret Lives of Color by Kassia St. Clair: https://amzn.to/2PF0dJo Bright Earth by Philip Ball: https://amzn.to/3jhfhKQ Blue by Kai Kupferschmidt: https://amzn.to/3PeSphs The History of Color by Neil Parkinson: https://amzn.to/4eHih0t Nature's Palette by Patrick Baty, Elaine Charwat, et.al: https://amzn.to/4xJAKCp

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๐Ÿ• Time Stamps ๐Ÿ•‘ 00:00 True Color: Dictionary Drama & Defining Color 07:36 The World According to Color: Culture, Art, & Meaning 13:12 Which Book Is Better? 14:02 Why We Canโ€™t Stop Trying to Define Color 15:31 Final Thoughts & Further Reading

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Can You Define a Color? | 2 Nonfiction Books on Color

Review | 2 months ago

Turns out color is more complicated than you thought. ๐Ÿ“” True Color by Kory Stamper ๐Ÿ“” Amazon: https://amzn.to/48rGtAQ Barnes and Noble: https://go.magik.ly/ml/3t6w6/ Libro.fm (audiobook): https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=25361&awinaffid=731046&ued=h...

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Strange Discoveries & Dangerous Curiosity | Uncanny Books in Summer & Fall 2026

Guide | 3 months ago

๐Ÿ“š Books Discussed ๐Ÿ“š Scavenging Beauty by Angelica Glass (July 7): https://amzn.to/4eLsOt2 Miss Bates: Emma Revisited by Catherine Cliff (July 7): https://amzn.to/4sWYgbe The Half Life by Rachel Beanland (July 14): https://amzn.to/4czLb2K The Devoted by Ca...

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Reacting to the Wishbone Documentary Trailer

Review | 4 months ago

The Whatโ€™s the Story, Wishbone? documentary trailer is finally here! Let's watch it together. Keep up with news about the doc: Website: https://www.whatsthestorywishbone.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewishbonedocumentary/ Larry Brantley's Inst...

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Favorite Classic Books

Review | 5 months ago

A look at some of my favorite classic books and why theyโ€™ve stayed with me. ๐ŸคŽ ๐Ÿ“š Classics Discussed ๐Ÿ“š Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell: https://amzn.to/31JqyLW The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera: https://amzn.to/4viXWpy The House o...

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A literary adaptation DVD haul!! #booktube #booktomovie #bookadaptation #janeausten #oscarwilde

Short | 5 months ago

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Fixing My Reading Year (An Intervention) | 5โญ Predictions

Review | 5 months ago

This reading year has been...interesting (derogatory). Time to step in. ๐Ÿ“š Books Mentioned ๐Ÿ“š Immune by Philipp Dettmer: https://amzn.to/3NOIelj The Queen of Bloody Everything by Joanna Nadin: https://amzn.to/4lGcgnK Life on a Little-Known Planet by Elizabe...

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A Stack of Books Followed Me Home ๐Ÿ˜‡ | Book Haul

Review | 5 months ago

I'm totally not buying books right nowโ€ฆobviously. ๐Ÿ˜‰ ๐Ÿ“š Books Shown ๐Ÿ“š The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff: https://amzn.to/3HsW6uX The Patriots by Sana Krasikov: https://amzn.to/2BSrmRN There's a Monster Behind the Door by Gaรซlle Bรฉlem: https://amzn.to/40AoyU...

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Complicated Women, High-Octane Scandals, Fractured Families | Anticipated Books in Spring 2026

Review | 6 months ago

Scandals, estrangement, complicated women, oh my! ๐Ÿ“š Books Discussed ๐Ÿ“š London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe (April 7): https://amzn.to/4cOVfFr Love & Other Monsters by Emily Franklin (April 7): https://amzn.to/4cf18Ma The Midnight Show by Lee Kelly & Jen...

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The Author Name Experiment Went Awry

Review | 6 months ago

I continued my ongoing author name reading experiment by reading only authors named Juliaโ€ฆand the results were mixed, to say the least. ๐Ÿ“š Books Discussed ๐Ÿ“š The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz: https://amzn.to/4b0DFwS Black-Eyed Susans by Julia Heaberlin: h...

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Mean Girls or Misunderstood? Rethinking Jane Austenโ€™s Side Characters | 2 Book Reviews

Review | 7 months ago

Today Iโ€™m discussing two books that revisit Jane Austenโ€™s side characters, from overlooked favorites to infamous mean girls. โ–ถ๏ธ Psychology of Literary Heroines playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCRHghOMpbJ4LdRMPJz4m_HVezEb7JOsy ๐Ÿ’™ Ladies in W...

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Why Edith Whartonโ€™s Twilight Sleep Feels Chillingly Relevant Today

Review | 7 months ago

Today Iโ€™m discussing Edith Whartonโ€™s Twilight Sleep (1927), focusing on its characters, historical context, and the uneasy dynamics between two generations. โ„๏ธ Twilight Sleep by Edith Wharton โ„๏ธ Amazon: https://amzn.to/3LioHbQ Barnes and Noble: https://go.m...

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Top Nonfiction Books of 2025

Review | 8 months ago

โ–ถ๏ธ Nonfiction Favorites Playlist โ–ถ๏ธ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCRHghOMpbJ6tpiNVdOoabeFLwudUDRZ9 ๐Ÿ“บ Other Videos Mentioned ๐Ÿ“บ "Jason" Books Challenge: https://youtu.be/rKb3vCdhcqQ 2 Books on Tigers ๐Ÿฏ: https://youtu.be/ElgB-acUDeY 25 Nonfiction ...

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