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787 – Second Council of Nicaea: The council assembles at the church of Hagia Sophia.
The Second Council of Nicaea is recognized as the last of the first seven ecumenical councils by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church. In addition, it is also recognized as such by the Old Catholics, the Anglican Communion, and others. Protestant opinions on it are varied.

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762 – Led by Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya, the Hasanid branch of the Alids begins the Alid Revolt against the Abbasid Caliphate.
The Alid revolt of 762–763 or Revolt of Muhammad the Pure Soul was an uprising by the Hasanid branch of the Alids against the newly established Abbasid Caliphate. The Hasanids, led by the brothers Muhammad (called “the Pure Soul”) and Ibrahim, rejected the legitimacy of the Abbasid family’s claim to power. Reacting to mounting persecution by the Abbasid regime, in 762 they launched a rebellion, with Muhammad rising in revolt at Medina in September and Ibrahim following in Basra in November.

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715 – Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne.
The Battle of Compiègne was fought on 26 September 715 and was the first definite battle of the civil war which followed the death of Pepin of Heristal, Duke of the Franks, on 16 December 714.

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Born On This Day

936 – ‘Adud al-Dawla, Buyid king (d. 983)
Fannā (Panāh) Khusraw (Persian: پناه خسرو), better known by his laqab of ʿAḍud al-Dawla (Arabic: عضد الدولة, “Pillar of the [Abbasid] Dynasty”) (September 24, 936 – March 26, 983) was an emir of the Buyid dynasty, ruling from 949 to 983, and at his height of power ruling an empire stretching from Makran to Yemen and the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. He is widely regarded as the greatest monarch of the dynasty, and by the end of his reign he was the most powerful ruler in the Middle East.[2]

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1403 – Louis III of Anjou (d. 1434)[12]
Louis III (25 September 1403 – 12 November 1434) was a claimant to the Kingdom of Naples from 1417 to 1426, as well as count of Provence, Forcalquier, Piedmont, and Maine and duke of Anjou from 1417 to 1434. As the heir designate to the throne of Naples, he was duke of Calabria from 1426 to 1434.

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1329 – Anne of Bavaria, German queen consort (d. 1353)[10]
Anne of Bavaria (or of the Palatinate; Czech: Anna Falcká; 26 September 1329 – 2 February 1353) was Queen of Bohemia by marriage to Charles of Luxembourg. She was the daughter of Rudolf II, Count Palatine of the Rhine, and Anna, daughter of Otto III of Carinthia.[1]

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FYI

 
 
NASA: Astronomy Picture of the Day
 
 
EarthSky News
 
 
This Day in Tech History
 
 
This Day In History
 
 
Interesting Facts
 
 
Word Genius: Word of the Day
 
 

David Keith McCallum (19 September 1933 – 25 September 2023) was a Scottish actor and musician.[1] He gained wide recognition in the 1960s for playing secret agent Illya Kuryakin in the television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. His other notable television roles include Carter in Colditz (1972–1974) and Steel in Sapphire & Steel (1979–1982). Beginning in 2003, McCallum gained renewed international popularity for his role as NCIS medical examiner Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard in the American television series NCIS, which he played for 20 seasons until his death. On film, McCallum notably appeared in The Great Escape (1963).

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By Ernie Smith, Tedium: The Obvious Warning Sign The decision by Unity to screw over its developers, even if they reverse it, points at deeper unresolved issues in the digital economy.
 
 
By Ernie Smith, Tedium: The Modem Tax How a real-life attempt to charge online services for using the phone line became an infamous internet legend. The “modem tax” was a chain-mail boogeyman.
 
 
By Ernie Smith, Tedium: Kill It With Fire Lessons on a summer with a smartphone-enabled itch-killing device. Yes—it works, even if a smartphone is a weird vessel for the Heat-It.
 
 
 
 

By Ayun Halliday, Open Culture: Patti Smith Reads Sylvia Plath’s Poem, “The Moon and the Yew Tree”
 
 
 
 

Rare Historical Photos: Dialing Back in Time: The 1951 Bell’s Guide on How to Use a Rotary Dial Telephone
 
 
 
 
By Thomas MacDonald, The Canadian Press: Quebec author at heart of controversy in France over ‘sensitivity reading’

By Beatriz Martins, Her Campus: 3 independent female authors published on Amazon

Wickersham’s Conscience: A Pair of Parakeets
 
 
Wickersham’s Conscience: A Possibly Last Interim Post

 
 
 
 
By Alyce Collins, Newsweek: Watch Guard Dog Rushing To Defend His Flock From Danger: ‘Protect Them’
 
 
 
 
Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) speaks about Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith – September 21, 2023
 
 
Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) on Fox Business Network – September 26, 2023
 
 
 
 
Navy SEAL Crossfit King Dave Castro | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 155
 
 
 
 

Ideas

Instructables: The Ultimate Halloween Decorations Collection
 
 
By jonesaw: Sweet Little Souls Hot Coco Bombs
 
 

Recipes

By Betty Crocker Kitchens: All These Dinners Start with an Easy Hack
 
 
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On This Day

1122 – Pope Callixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V agree to the Concordat of Worms to put an end to the Investiture Controversy.
The Investiture Controversy or Investiture Contest (German: Investiturstreit, pronounced [ɪnvɛstiˈtuːɐ̯ˌʃtʁaɪt] ⓘ) was a conflict between the Church and the state in medieval Europe over the ability to choose and install bishops (investiture)[1] and abbots of monasteries and the pope himself. A series of popes in the 11th and 12th centuries undercut the power of the Holy Roman Emperor and other European monarchies, and the controversy led to nearly 50 years of conflict.

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Born On This Day

1158 – Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1186)
Geoffrey II (Breton: Jafrez; Latin: Galfridus, Anglo-Norman: Geoffroy; 23 September 1158 – 19 August 1186) was Duke of Brittany and 3rd Earl of Richmond between 1181 and 1186, through his marriage to Constance, Duchess of Brittany. Geoffrey was the fourth of five sons of Henry II of England and Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine.[1]

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FYI

 
 
NASA: Astronomy Picture of the Day
 
 
EarthSky News
 
 
This Day in Tech History
 
 
This Day In History
 
 
Interesting Facts
 
 
Word Genius: Word of the Day
 
 

Craig Medred: Success?
 
 
Craig Medred: Sea change
 
 
 
 
The New York Times: The Restaurant List 2023 The 50 places in the United States that we’re most excited about right now.
 
 
By Emily Anthes, The New York Times Science: Science Times: What We Learned from a Summer of Birding
This is the finale of our special birding edition of the Science Times newsletter. Thank you for taking part and for all of your contributions — the many illustrations you submitted and the birding experiences you shared with us each week. Let us know how this project went for you.
 
 
 
 
Wickersham’s Conscience: Return of Bird of the Week: Grace’s Warbler
 
 
 
 

Adapting?
Wired: Ski Resorts Are Giving Up on Snow
With natural snow becoming scarcer and artificial powder woefully unsustainable, Europe’s mountain resorts are starting to look at life beyond downhill skiing.
 
 
 
 
By Marian Bull, Eater: The Constant Reinvention of No-Recipe Recipes
The earliest cookbooks were light on instruction and heavy on assumed knowledge — a style our recent, prescriptive recipe-obsessed food culture is now looping back to.
 
 
 
 

By Gillian Brockwell, TheWashington Post: The Jewish Commando Who Rescued His Parents From a Nazi Concentration Camp
In the waning days of World War II, Manfred Gans drove across Nazi Germany in a borrowed jeep with no brakes, in a desperate bid to find his parents.
 
 
 
 

By Quin Myers, MEL Magazine: The Untold History of the ‘Whassup?’ Super Bowl Commercial How a grainy VHS tape became one of the most famous ads of all time — and went viral before viral was even a thing.
 
 
 
 
Excellent!
Deion Sanders: The 2023 60 Minutes Interview
 
 
 
 

Recipes

By Allison Robicelli, Taste of Home: 47 Fall Soup Recipes to Keep You Warm and Toasty
 
 
By Allison Robicelli, Taste of Home: 40 Warm and Cozy Fall Dinner Recipes
 
 
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Welcome to the Stump the Bookseller blog!

Stump the Bookseller is a service offered by Loganberry Books to reconnect people to the books they love but can’t quite remember. In brief (for more detailed information see our About page), people can post their memories here, and the hivemind goes to work. After all, the collective mind of bibliophiles, readers, parents and librarians around the world is much better than just a few of us thinking. Together with these wonderful Stumper Magicians, we have a nearly 50% success rate in finding these long lost but treasured books. The more concrete the book description, the better the success rate, of course. It is a labor of love to keep it going, and there is a modest fee. Please see the How To page to find price information and details on how to submit your Book Stumper and payment.

Thanks to everyone involved to keep this forum going: our blogging team, the well-read Stumper Magicians, the many referrals, and of course to everyone who fondly remembers the wonder of books from their childhood and wants to share or revisit that wonder. Isn’t it amazing, the magic of a book?

On This Day

1586 – The Battle of Zutphen is a Spanish victory over the English and Dutch.
The Battle of Zutphen was fought on 22 September 1586, near the village of Warnsveld and the town of Zutphen, the Netherlands, during the Eighty Years’ War. It was fought between the forces of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, aided by the English, against the Spanish. In 1585, England signed the Treaty of Nonsuch with the States-General of the Netherlands and formally entered the war against Spain. Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, was appointed as the Governor-General of the Netherlands and sent there in command of an English army to support the Dutch rebels. When Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma and commander of the Spanish Army of Flanders, besieged the town of Rheinberg during the Cologne War, Leicester, in turn, besieged the town of Zutphen, in the province of Gelderland and on the eastern bank of the river IJssel.

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Born On This Day

1211 – Ibn Khallikan, Iraqi scholar and judge (d. 1282)
Aḥmad bin Muḥammad bin Ibrāhīm bin Abū Bakr ibn Khallikān[a][3] (Arabic: أحمد بن محمد بن إبراهيم بن أبي بكر ابن خلكان; 22 September 1211 – 30 October 1282), better known as Ibn Khallikān, was a renowned Islamic historian who compiled the celebrated biographical encyclopedia of Muslim scholars and important men in Muslim history, Deaths of Eminent Men and the Sons of the Epoch (‘Wafayāt al-Aʿyān wa-Anbāʾ Abnāʾ az-Zamān’).[4] Due to this achievement, he is regarded as the most eminent writer of biographies in Islamic history.[5]

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FYI

 
 
NASA: Astronomy Picture of the Day
 
 
EarthSky News
 
 
This Day in Tech History
 
 
This Day In History
 
 
Interesting Facts
 
 
Word Genius: Word of the Day
 
 

US DOL: Upcoming WB Webinar: Empowering Women – Navigating Health Protections Throughout Your Career
 
 
 
 

Joanne Guidoccio: Book Blast: Voices of Cancer by Lynda Wolters
 
 
 
 
Wickersham’s Conscience: Evolution Is Amazing: Convergent Evolution
 
 
Wickersham’s Conscience: Some Birds Are Easy
 
 
Wickersham’s Conscience: So You Want to See Jaguars?
 
 
Wickersham’s Conscience: SE Brazil, Sep 16
 
 
Wickersham’s Conscience: WC Is Feeling Coquettish
 
 
 
 
Important!
Cleared Hot Podcast: You Are Not Alone
 
 
 
 
Functional Medicine Nutritionist Rachel Scheer | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 154
 
 
 
 
Jocko Podcast 404: Doing the Right Things For The Right Reasons. With Navy SEAL Officer, Sean Glass.
 
 
 
 
The Dalai Lama says:
“Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can.”
 
 
 
 

Ideas

glassic touch: Saving Summer Colors
 
 
 
 

Recipes

Saveur: Culture The Complete(ish) History of the BLT Plus, a veteran recipe tester’s absolute favorite version.
 
 
Jennifer Bowers, PhD, RD, Taste of Home: 26 Nacho Recipes for the Snack Lover in All of Us
 
 
Lauren Habermehl, Taste of Home: How to Make the TikTok-Famous Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls
 
 
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Pixel of Ink

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Stacy, Carol RT Book Reviews

Welcome to the Stump the Bookseller blog!

Stump the Bookseller is a service offered by Loganberry Books to reconnect people to the books they love but can’t quite remember. In brief (for more detailed information see our About page), people can post their memories here, and the hivemind goes to work. After all, the collective mind of bibliophiles, readers, parents and librarians around the world is much better than just a few of us thinking. Together with these wonderful Stumper Magicians, we have a nearly 50% success rate in finding these long lost but treasured books. The more concrete the book description, the better the success rate, of course. It is a labor of love to keep it going, and there is a modest fee. Please see the How To page to find price information and details on how to submit your Book Stumper and payment.

Thanks to everyone involved to keep this forum going: our blogging team, the well-read Stumper Magicians, the many referrals, and of course to everyone who fondly remembers the wonder of books from their childhood and wants to share or revisit that wonder. Isn’t it amazing, the magic of a book?

On This Day

324 – Constantine the Great decisively defeats Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis, establishing Constantine’s sole control over the Roman Empire.[2]
The Battle of Chrysopolis was fought on 18 September 324 at Chrysopolis (modern Üsküdar), near Chalcedon (modern Kadıköy), between the two Roman emperors Constantine I and Licinius. The battle was the final encounter between the two emperors. After his navy’s defeat in the Battle of the Hellespont, Licinius withdrew his forces from the city of Byzantium across the Bosphorus to Chalcedon in Bithynia. Constantine followed, and won the subsequent battle. This left Constantine as the sole emperor, ending the period of the Tetrarchy.

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634 – Siege of Damascus: The Rashidun Arabs under Khalid ibn al-Walid capture Damascus from the Byzantine Empire.[2]
The siege of Damascus (634) lasted from 21 August to 19 September 634[2][a] before the city fell to the Rashidun Caliphate. Damascus was the first major city of the Eastern Roman Empire to fall in the Muslim conquest of Syria.

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1058 – Agnes of Poitou and Andrew I of Hungary meet to negotiate about the border territory of Burgenland.[1]

Medieval Kingdom of Hungary

In 1043, Henry III and King Samuel Aba of Hungary signed a peace treaty. On 20 September 1058, Agnes of Poitou and Andrew I of Hungary met to negotiate the border.[6] The area of Burgenland remained the western frontier of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary until the 16th century.

The majority of the population was Germanic, except for the Hungarian border guards of the frontier March (Gyepű). Germanic immigration from neighbouring Austria was also continuous in the Middle Ages.

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Born On This Day

524 – Kan B’alam I, ruler of Palenque (d. 583)
Kan Bahlam I[N 1] (Mayan pronunciation: [kan ɓahlam]), also known as Chan Bahlum I, (September 18, 524 – February 1, 583) was an ajaw of the Maya city-state of Palenque. He acceded to the throne on April 6, 572 at age 47 and ruled until his death.[N 2][1] Kan Bahlam was most likely the younger brother of his predecessor, Ahkal Mo’ Nahb II and probably son of K’an Joy Chitam I.[2] He was the first ruler of Palenque to use the title K’inich, albeit inconsistently. The title is usually translated as “radiant” but literally means “sun-faced”.[1]

 
 
866 – Leo VI the Wise, Byzantine emperor (d. 912)[19]
Leo VI, called the Wise (Greek: Λέων ὁ Σοφός, romanized: Léōn ho Sophós, 19 September 866 – 11 May 912), was Byzantine Emperor from 886 to 912. The second ruler of the Macedonian dynasty (although his parentage is unclear), he was very well read, leading to his epithet. During his reign, the renaissance of letters, begun by his predecessor Basil I, continued; but the empire also saw several military defeats in the Balkans against Bulgaria and against the Arabs in Sicily and the Aegean. His reign also witnessed the formal discontinuation of several ancient Roman institutions, such as the separate office of Roman consul.

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1161 – Emperor Takakura of Japan (d. 1181)
Emperor Takakura (高倉天皇, Takakura-tennō, September 20, 1161 – January 30, 1181) was the 80th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1168 through 1180.[1]

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FYI

 
 
NASA: Astronomy Picture of the Day
 
 
EarthSky News
 
 
This Day in Tech History
 
 
This Day In History
 
 
Interesting Facts
 
 
Word Genius: Word of the Day
 
 

Scary!
Craig Medred: Uncharted waters

By Colin Marshall, Open Culture: Scientists Working in Antarctica Unwittingly Started to Develop a New Accent

 
 
By Colin Marshall, Open Culture: The 500-Year-Old Chinese “Bagel” That Helped Win a War
 
 
By Colin Marshall, Open Culture: Why the Leaning Tower of Pisa Still Hasn’t Fallen Over, Even After 650 Years

By Bianca Fortis, Pro Publica: 5 Documents That Helped Us Understand How Columbia Protected a Predator

Courtesy of Rosie Hidalgo, Director, Office on Violence Against Women: Violence Against Women Act: Milestones Achieved and the Road Ahead

By Dylan Scott, Vox: What happened to the family doctor? Primary care is the foundation of American medicine — and it’s withering.
 
 
 
 
Pocket Collections: Your Dog’s Quirks, Explained.

By Pam Weintraub, Aeon: Fighting kung fu From chopsocky films to disco earworms, Asian caricatures have proliferated since the 1970s. Can Hollywood kick the habit?

These are definitely different… Warning at 2:29!
Dalibor Truhlar: Funny South African Commercials

 
 
 
 
John Crist on Selective Outrage
 
 
 
 
Douglas Brunt: The Strange Mystery Surrounding the Death of Rudolf Diesel – Danger Close w/Jack Carr
 
 
Shaw Ryan Show: Nick Freitas – Woke Schooling, Identity Crisis, National Divorce and Parenting Advice | SRS #75
 
 
Cleared Hot Podcast: From Trauma to Triumph – with Travis Gribble
 
 
 
 

Ideas

By wannabemadsci: Ground-Hugging Fog: NO Chiller, NO Fog Fluid, NO Dry Ice
 
 
By Chitlange Sahas: FindMyCat – the Open Source Pet Tracker
 
 
By thatmodeller: DIY Drum Studio
 
 
By fabian1606: Let`s Build a Canoe
 
 
 
 

Recipes

By In The Kitchen With Matt: Homemade Peach Cobbler

 
 
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eBooks Habit

FreeBooksy

Indie Bound

Love Swept & The Smitten Word

Mystery & Thriller Most Wanted

Pixel of Ink

The Rock Stars of Romance

Book Blogs & Websites:

Alaskan Book Cafe

Alternative-Read.com

Stacy, Carol RT Book Reviews

Welcome to the Stump the Bookseller blog!

Stump the Bookseller is a service offered by Loganberry Books to reconnect people to the books they love but can’t quite remember. In brief (for more detailed information see our About page), people can post their memories here, and the hivemind goes to work. After all, the collective mind of bibliophiles, readers, parents and librarians around the world is much better than just a few of us thinking. Together with these wonderful Stumper Magicians, we have a nearly 50% success rate in finding these long lost but treasured books. The more concrete the book description, the better the success rate, of course. It is a labor of love to keep it going, and there is a modest fee. Please see the How To page to find price information and details on how to submit your Book Stumper and payment.

Thanks to everyone involved to keep this forum going: our blogging team, the well-read Stumper Magicians, the many referrals, and of course to everyone who fondly remembers the wonder of books from their childhood and wants to share or revisit that wonder. Isn’t it amazing, the magic of a book?

On This Day

919 – Battle of Islandbridge: High King Niall Glúndub is killed while leading an Irish coalition against the Vikings of Uí Ímair, led by King Sitric Cáech.
The Battle of Islandbridge, also called the Battle of Áth Cliath, took place on 14 September 919, between a coalition of native Irish, led by Niall Glúndub, overking of the Northern Uí Néill and High King of Ireland, and the Dublin-based Vikings of the Uí Ímair, led by Sitric Cáech. It was one in a series of battles initiated by the native Irish to attempt to drive the Vikings of the Uí Ímair from Ireland. The battle was a decisive victory for Sitric Cáech and the Uí Ímair, with Niall Glúndub and five other Irish kings dying in the battle.

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1440 – Gilles de Rais, one of the earliest known serial killers, is taken into custody upon an accusation brought against him by Jean de Malestroit, Bishop of Nantes.
Gilles de Rais (c. 1405 – 26 October 1440),[1] Baron de Rais, was a knight and lord from Brittany, Anjou and Poitou,[2] a leader in the French army, and a companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc. He is best known for his reputation and later conviction as a confessed serial killer of children.

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1701 – James Francis Edward Stuart, sometimes called the “Old Pretender”, becomes the Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England and Scotland.
James Francis Edward Stuart (10 June 1688 – 1 January 1766), nicknamed the Old Pretender by Whigs, was the son of King James II and VII of England, Scotland and Ireland, and his second wife, Mary of Modena. He was Prince of Wales from July 1688 until, just months after his birth, his Catholic father was deposed and exiled in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. James II’s Protestant elder daughter (the prince’s half-sister) Mary II and her husband (the prince’s cousin) William III became co-monarchs. The Bill of Rights 1689 and Act of Settlement 1701 excluded Catholics such as James from the English and British thrones.

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1176 – The Battle of Myriokephalon is the last attempt by the Byzantine Empire to recover central Anatolia from the Seljuk Turks.

The Battle of Myriokephalon (also known as the Battle of Myriocephalum, Greek: Μάχη του Μυριοκέφαλου, Turkish: Miryokefalon Savaşı or Düzbel Muharebesi) was a battle between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Turks in Phrygia in the vicinity of Lake Beyşehir in southwestern Turkey on 17 September 1176. The battle was a strategic reverse for the Byzantine forces, who were ambushed when moving through a mountain pass.

It was to be the final, unsuccessful effort by the Byzantines to recover the interior of Anatolia from the Seljuk Turks.

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Born On This Day

768 – Al-Ma’mun, Abbasid caliph, 7th (d. 833)
Abu al-Abbas Abdallah ibn Harun al-Rashid (Arabic: أبو العباس عبد الله بن هارون الرشيد, romanized: Abū al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Hārūn ar-Rashīd; 14 September 786 – 9 August 833), better known by his regnal name al-Ma’mun (Arabic: المأمون, romanized: al-Maʾmūn), was the seventh Abbasid caliph, who reigned from 813 until his death in 833. He succeeded his half-brother al-Amin after a civil war, during which the cohesion of the Abbasid Caliphate was weakened by rebellions and the rise of local strongmen; much of his domestic reign was consumed in pacification campaigns. Well educated and with a considerable interest in scholarship, al-Ma’mun promoted the Translation Movement, the flowering of learning and the sciences in Baghdad, and the publishing of al-Khwarizmi’s book now known as “Algebra”. He is also known for supporting the doctrine of Mu’tazilism and for imprisoning Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, the rise of religious persecution (mihna), and for the resumption of large-scale warfare with the Byzantine Empire.

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1254 – Marco Polo, Italian merchant and explorer (d. 1324)[13]
Marco Polo (/ˈmɑːrkoʊ ˈpoʊloʊ/ i, Venetian: [ˈmaɾko ˈpolo], Italian: [ˈmarko ˈpɔːlo] i; c. 1254 – 8 January 1324)[1] was an Italian merchant, explorer and writer from the Republic of Venice[2][3] who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295. His travels are recorded in The Travels of Marco Polo (also known as Book of the Marvels of the World and Il Milione, c. 1300), a book that described to Europeans the then-mysterious culture and inner workings of the Eastern world, including the wealth and great size of the Mongol Empire and China in the Yuan Dynasty, giving their first comprehensive look into China, Persia, India, Japan and other Asian cities and countries.[4]

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508 – Yuan Di, emperor of the Liang dynasty (d. 555)
Emperor Yuan of Liang (Chinese: 梁元帝; pinyin: Liáng Yuándì) (16 September 508 – 27 January 555), personal name Xiao Yi (蕭繹), courtesy name Shicheng (世誠), childhood name Qifu (七符), was an emperor of the Chinese Liang Dynasty. After his father Emperor Wu and brother Emperor Jianwen were successively taken hostage and controlled by the rebel general Hou Jing, Xiao Yi was largely viewed as the de facto leader of Liang, and after defeating Hou in 552 declared himself emperor. In 554, after offending Yuwen Tai, the paramount general of rival Western Wei, Western Wei forces descended on and captured his capital Jiangling (江陵, in modern Jingzhou, Hubei), executing him and instead declaring his nephew Xiao Cha (Emperor Xuan) the Emperor of Liang.

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1433 – James of Portugal, Portuguese prince and cardinal (d. 1459)[13]
Jaime or James of Portugal (17 September 1433 – 27 August 1459), also known as James of Coimbra, James of Lusitania, was a Portuguese infante (prince) of the House of Aviz, and a bishop and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

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FYI

 
 
NASA: Astronomy Picture of the Day
 
 
EarthSky News
 
 
This Day in Tech History
 
 
This Day In History
 
 
Interesting Facts
 
 
Word Genius: Word of the Day
 
 

James Clark: 3-2-1: How to do hard things, being resourceful, and the value of simplicity

By Anthony Ham, The Smithsonian: Inside the Effort to Prevent Conflict Between Humans and Elephants in Africa Conservationists are inserting beehives as deterrents around farms and building craft breweries that reward farmers for pachyderm-friendly practices

By Ian Lender, Mental Floss: How Cereal Transformed American Culture
 
 
 
 

On The Wing Photography: Young Song Sparrow at Farmington Bay WMA
 
 
 
 
Ernie Smith, Tedium: The Cash Machine Is Blue And Green Selling people on the idea of a machine that spits out money was obviously not easy. But then a freak weather event happened, and everything began to click.
 
 

Ernie Smith, Tedium: Based On A True Interpretation How bothered should we be by the BlackBerry film fudging the truth? Honestly, I think we should embrace Jim Balsillie’s good nature about it.
 
 
 
 

Wickersham’s Conscience: Return of Bird of the Week: Red-faced Warbler
 
 
 
 
Rare Historical Photos: Gina Lollobrigida: Italy’s Gift to Hollywood That Was Dubbed the World’s Most Beautiful Woman;
 
 
 
 
Army Ranger K9 Police Officer Jon Lindsey Part Two | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 151
 
 
 
 

Recipes

Food Network Recipe: 2-Ingredient Bagels
 
 
Whole Food Bellies: Spicy Cauliflower Grilled Tacos with Nectarine Chipotle Salsa
 
 
My Recipe Treaures: Zucchini Pizza Casserole
 
 
Taste of Home: 78 One-Pot Meals That Only Require a Slow Cooker
 
 
My Recipe Treasures: Sunflower Twinkie Cake
 
 
the kitchn: I Tried “Texas Mayo Cake” and I’ll Never Make Chocolate Cake Another Way
 
 
Just the Recipe: Paste the URL to any recipe, click submit, and it’ll return literally JUST the recipe- no ads, no life story of the writer, no nothing EXCEPT the recipe.
 
 
DamnDelicious
 
 

E-book Deals:

BookGorilla

The Book Blogger List

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The Book Junction: Where Readers Go To Discover Great New Fiction!

Books A Million

Digital Book Spot

eBookSoda

eBooks Habit

FreeBooksy

Indie Bound

Love Swept & The Smitten Word

Mystery & Thriller Most Wanted

Pixel of Ink

The Rock Stars of Romance

Book Blogs & Websites:

Alaskan Book Cafe

Alternative-Read.com

Stacy, Carol RT Book Reviews

Welcome to the Stump the Bookseller blog!

Stump the Bookseller is a service offered by Loganberry Books to reconnect people to the books they love but can’t quite remember. In brief (for more detailed information see our About page), people can post their memories here, and the hivemind goes to work. After all, the collective mind of bibliophiles, readers, parents and librarians around the world is much better than just a few of us thinking. Together with these wonderful Stumper Magicians, we have a nearly 50% success rate in finding these long lost but treasured books. The more concrete the book description, the better the success rate, of course. It is a labor of love to keep it going, and there is a modest fee. Please see the How To page to find price information and details on how to submit your Book Stumper and payment.

Thanks to everyone involved to keep this forum going: our blogging team, the well-read Stumper Magicians, the many referrals, and of course to everyone who fondly remembers the wonder of books from their childhood and wants to share or revisit that wonder. Isn’t it amazing, the magic of a book?

On This Day

372 – Sixteen Kingdoms: Jin Xiaowudi, age 10, succeeds his father Jin Jianwendi as Emperor of the Eastern Jin dynasty.
The Sixteen Kingdoms (simplified Chinese: 十六国; traditional Chinese: 十六國; pinyin: Shíliù Guó), less commonly the Sixteen States, was a chaotic period in Chinese history from AD 304 to 439 when northern China fragmented into a series of short-lived dynastic states. The majority of these states were founded by the “Five Barbarians”, non-Han peoples who had settled in northern and western China during the preceding centuries, and had launched a series of rebellions and invasions against the Western Jin dynasty in the early 4th century. However, several of the states were founded by the Han people, and all of the states—whether ruled by Xiongnu, Xianbei, Di, Jie, Qiang, Han, or others—took on Han-style dynastic names. The states frequently fought against both one another and the Eastern Jin dynasty, which succeeded the Western Jin in 317 and ruled southern China. The period ended with the unification of northern China in 439 by the Northern Wei, a dynasty established by the Xianbei Tuoba clan. This occurred 19 years after the Eastern Jin collapsed in 420, and was replaced by the Liu Song dynasty. Following the unification of the north by Northern Wei, the Northern and Southern dynasties era of Chinese history began.

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585 BC – Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Sabines, and the surrender of Collatia.
Lucius Tarquinius Priscus (Classical Latin: [tarˈkʷɪniʊs ˈpriːskʊs]), or Tarquin the Elder, was the legendary fifth king of Rome and first of its Etruscan dynasty. He reigned for thirty-eight years.[1] Tarquinius expanded Roman power through military conquest and grand architectural constructions. His wife was the prophetess Tanaquil.[2]

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Born On This Day

1494 – Francis I of France (d. 1547)[11]
Francis I (French: François Ier; Middle French: Francoys; 12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547) was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy. He succeeded his first cousin once removed and father-in-law Louis XII, who died without a legitimate son.

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AD 64 – Julia Flavia, Roman daughter of Titus (d. AD 91)
Julia Flavia or Flavia Julia[1] and also nicknamed Julia Titi (c. 63[a] – 91) was the daughter of Roman Emperor Titus and his first wife Arrecina Tertulla.[4][5]

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FYI

 
 
NASA: Astronomy Picture of the Day
 
 
EarthSky News
 
 
This Day in Tech History
 
 
This Day In History
 
 
Interesting Facts
 
 
Word Genius: Word of the Day
 
 

Taxes & Profits might be a reason…
By Siri Chilukuri, Grist: Mobile homes could be a climate solution. So why don’t they get more respect? We like to denigrate manufactured housing, but new units are better for the environment.

 
 
 
 
John W. Howell: Views of the Neighborhood – Inspirational Rocks

Leadership Freak: Words for the Wise
Stupid words return with misery on a leash.

 
 
 
 
By Ernie Smith, Tedium: Something To Sneeze At The FDA may have just cancelled a whole category of over-the-counter drugs. Has anything like this ever happened before?

By Korsha Wilson, Saveur: The Inventor of the Snap Pea Has a Farm (and Story) You Wouldn’t Believe Yes, someone invented the sugar snap pea.
 
 
 
 
Country Cast: Oliver Anthony Slams High Ticket Prices, Cancels Show
 
 
 
 
“Infect them with your fire.” Words of wisdom from Neil Peart #Rush
 
 
 
 
Colion Noir, Wow, New Mexico Gov Just Banned The Right To Keep And Bear Arms
 
 
Brandon Herrera: New Mexico Governor SUSPENDS 2nd Amendment
 
 
 
 
Drago Dzieran: The Pledge to America Danger Close with Jack Carr
 
 
 
 
Black Hawk Down Delta Force Operator Tom Satterly | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 153

 
 
 
 
IronClad: Evan Hafer and Andy Stumpf Discuss Issues Facing Veterans Today – Change Agents with Andy Stumpf
 
 
 
 

Recipes

The Spruce Eats: 10 Budget-Friendly Recipes Starring Canned Beans
 
 
Emma the Kitchen Mason: Easy Homemade Chocolate Hobnobs Recipe
 
 
Just the Recipe: Paste the URL to any recipe, click submit, and it’ll return literally JUST the recipe- no ads, no life story of the writer, no nothing EXCEPT the recipe.
 
 
DamnDelicious
 
 

E-book Deals:

BookGorilla

The Book Blogger List

BookBub

The Book Junction: Where Readers Go To Discover Great New Fiction!

Books A Million

Digital Book Spot

eBookSoda

eBooks Habit

FreeBooksy

Indie Bound

Love Swept & The Smitten Word

Mystery & Thriller Most Wanted

Pixel of Ink

The Rock Stars of Romance

Book Blogs & Websites:

Alaskan Book Cafe

Alternative-Read.com

Stacy, Carol RT Book Reviews

Welcome to the Stump the Bookseller blog!

Stump the Bookseller is a service offered by Loganberry Books to reconnect people to the books they love but can’t quite remember. In brief (for more detailed information see our About page), people can post their memories here, and the hivemind goes to work. After all, the collective mind of bibliophiles, readers, parents and librarians around the world is much better than just a few of us thinking. Together with these wonderful Stumper Magicians, we have a nearly 50% success rate in finding these long lost but treasured books. The more concrete the book description, the better the success rate, of course. It is a labor of love to keep it going, and there is a modest fee. Please see the How To page to find price information and details on how to submit your Book Stumper and payment.

Thanks to everyone involved to keep this forum going: our blogging team, the well-read Stumper Magicians, the many referrals, and of course to everyone who fondly remembers the wonder of books from their childhood and wants to share or revisit that wonder. Isn’t it amazing, the magic of a book?

On This Day

1297 – Battle of Stirling Bridge: Scots jointly led by William Wallace and Andrew Moray defeat the English.[2]
The Battle of Stirling Bridge (Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Drochaid Shruighlea) was fought during the First War of Scottish Independence. On 11 September 1297, the forces of Andrew Moray and William Wallace defeated the combined English forces of John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey, and Hugh de Cressingham near Stirling, on the River Forth.

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Born On This Day

600 – Yuknoom Ch’een II, Mayan ruler
Yuknoom Chʼeen II[pronunciation?] (September 11, 600 – 680s), known as Yuknoom the Great, was a Maya ruler of the Kaan kingdom, which had its capital at Calakmul during the Classic Period of Mesoamerican chronology.

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FYI

 
 
NASA: Astronomy Picture of the Day
 
 
EarthSky News
 
 
This Day in Tech History
 
 
This Day In History
 
 
Interesting Facts
 
 
Word Genius: Word of the Day
 
 

Charles Fitzgerald Robison (September 1, 1964 – September 10, 2023)[1] was an American country music singer-songwriter. His brother, Bruce Robison, and his sister, Robyn Ludwick, are also singer-songwriters.

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By Chirag Malik, Medium: 5 Nonfiction Books That Taught Me More Than My College Degree … 5 nonfiction books that outshine a college degree
 
 
By Jason Healey, The Riff: How Scandinavian Rock ’n’ Roll Saved Vinyl
 
 
 
 

By MessyNessy, Billy Burke (aka Glinda the Good Witch) was the Original Fashion Influencer; Things that might be Missing from your job description; Neom, the linear mega city currently under construction in Saudi Arabia; NYC’s Hidden Treehouse in an East Village Community Garden and more ->13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 662):
 
 
 
 

On the Wing Photography: One Chonky American Goldfinch
 
 
 
 

By Richard C. Moss, Ars Technica: The Rise and Fall of Adobe Flash We talk its legacy with those who built it.
 
 
 
 

By Natasha Frost, Atlas Obscura: Finding the Unexpected Wonder in More Than 22,000 International Standards From brewing tea to making shipping containers.
 
 
 
 

Yaro on AI and Tech Trends: Is Meta just Chasing Shiny Technologies? And more ->

The Library Love Fest team from HarperCollins Publishers is back with another rowdy round of reading recommendations! We’re highlighting our faves from the Winter Spring 2024 Adult list. Fiction, non-fiction, memoir, fantasy, and that’s just the beginning!

The kids are back in school and now you have time to read! We’ve got you covered.

Presenters:

Virginia Stanley, Director, Library Marketing, HarperCollins Publishers

Lainey Mays, Associate, Library Marketing, HarperCollins Publishers

Grace Caternolo, Assistant, Library Marketing, HarperCollins Publishers

Dry Bar Comedy: Being A Teacher Is The Worst Job. Orlando Baxter
 
 
 
 
Cleared Hot Podcast: World Records, Mount Everest, and the Toughest Races on Earth – with Tyler Carnevale
 
 
 
 
Grady Judd Press Conference: Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd gives an update on a deadly shooting that took place on Sunday during a birthday party at a Davenport Airbnb rental property. MORE ->

 
 
 
 
Shawn Ryan Show: Mark “Oz” Geist – 13 Hours Survivor Shot 22 Times Reflects on the Deadly Benghazi Attacks | SRS #74
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Recipes

By Rebecca Deczynski, Domino: This Single Step Has Changed My Meal-Prep Attitude Forever Game-changing recipes for vegan barbecue sauce, avocado chimichurri, restaurant-style salsa, and more.
 
 
By Recipe Round-ups, Food Talk Daily: 10 Ways to Make Tasty, Slightly-healthier Halloween Treats Spooky and spectacular treats to add some delicious fun to your Halloween.

 
 
Just the Recipe: Paste the URL to any recipe, click submit, and it’ll return literally JUST the recipe- no ads, no life story of the writer, no nothing EXCEPT the recipe.
 
 
DamnDelicious
 
 

E-book Deals:

BookGorilla

The Book Blogger List

BookBub

The Book Junction: Where Readers Go To Discover Great New Fiction!

Books A Million

Digital Book Spot

eBookSoda

eBooks Habit

FreeBooksy

Indie Bound

Love Swept & The Smitten Word

Mystery & Thriller Most Wanted

Pixel of Ink

The Rock Stars of Romance

Book Blogs & Websites:

Alaskan Book Cafe

Alternative-Read.com

Stacy, Carol RT Book Reviews

Welcome to the Stump the Bookseller blog!

Stump the Bookseller is a service offered by Loganberry Books to reconnect people to the books they love but can’t quite remember. In brief (for more detailed information see our About page), people can post their memories here, and the hivemind goes to work. After all, the collective mind of bibliophiles, readers, parents and librarians around the world is much better than just a few of us thinking. Together with these wonderful Stumper Magicians, we have a nearly 50% success rate in finding these long lost but treasured books. The more concrete the book description, the better the success rate, of course. It is a labor of love to keep it going, and there is a modest fee. Please see the How To page to find price information and details on how to submit your Book Stumper and payment.

Thanks to everyone involved to keep this forum going: our blogging team, the well-read Stumper Magicians, the many referrals, and of course to everyone who fondly remembers the wonder of books from their childhood and wants to share or revisit that wonder. Isn’t it amazing, the magic of a book?

On This Day

1320 – In the Battle of Saint George, the Byzantines under Andronikos Asen ambush and defeat the forces of the Principality of Achaea, securing possession of Arcadia.
The Battle of Saint George took place on 9 September 1320 between the Latin Principality of Achaea and the forces of the Byzantine governor of Mystras, at the fortress of Saint George in Skorta in Arcadia. As a result of the battle, Arcadia, the heartland of the Morea, came firmly under Byzantine control.

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