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The 1953 British Mount Everest expedition was the ninth mountaineering expedition to attempt the first ascent of Mount Everest, and the first confirmed to have succeeded when Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary reached the summit on 29 May 1953 at 11:30 a.m. Led by Colonel John Hunt, it was organised and financed by the Joint Himalayan Committee. News of the expedition’s success reached London in time to be released on the morning of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation, on 2 June that year.

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Born On This Day

John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the youngest person elected president, at 43 years.[a] Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his foreign policy concerned relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba. A member of the Democratic Party, Kennedy represented Massachusetts in both houses of the United States Congress before his presidency.

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NASA: Astronomy Picture of the Day
 
 
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Art of Manliness: The Cheapest, Easiest, Most Ridiculously Effective Way to Eradicate Mosquitoes From Your Property

Jake Wynn – Public Historian: Hung in effigy | Striking miners warn ‘scabs’ in Wilkes-Barre, PA during the Coal Strike of 1902
 
 
Jake Wynn – Public Historian: Workingmen’s Benevolent Association miners interviewed at Summit Hill, Pennsylvania | 1869
 
 
 
 
Mia McPherson’s On The Wing Photography: Adult Barred Owl At Miner’s Cove

Angry Staff Officer: What a 98-Year Old Children’s Book Teaches Us About AI

Rare Historical Photos: Fascinating Vintage Photos Capture American Teen Life in the 1950s
 
 
 
 

Cleared Hot Podcast: Don’t Live in the Rabbit Hole | Full Auto Friday | 5.29.2026

 
 
 
 
Polk Sheriff: Human remains found in Lakeland: News Conference in Lakeland, May 29, 2026

Colion Noir: Two Armed Citizens Stopped This Mass Shooter Without Firing A Shot
 
 
 
 

Nick Shirley: California Just Made it Illegal to Expose Fraud… | Stop Nick Shirley Act

Ideas

By Francesca Giangiulio, Salon, Stop throwing out your pickle juice: 7 creative ways to use it up
 
 
 
 

Recipes

Taste of Home: Million-Dollar Dip
 
 
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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.

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On This Day

1579 – James VI of Scotland is celebrated as an adult ruler by a festival in Edinburgh.[1]
A royal entry into Edinburgh marked the coming of age of King James VI of Scotland as an adult ruler on 19 October 1579. The 13-year-old king came to Edinburgh to begin his adult rule, having spent his childhood at Stirling Castle.[1]

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Born On This Day

1507 – Viglius, Dutch politician (died 1577)
Viglius (October 19, 1507, Swichum – May 5, 1577) was the name taken by Wigle Aytta van Zwichem, a Dutch statesman and jurist, a Frisian by birth.

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Interesting Facts
 
 
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By Barry Levitt, Inverse: The Most Influential Horror Movie You Haven’t Seen Has Come To Criterion If you haven’t seen Eyes Without a Face, here’s your chance.

Wickersham’s Conscience: Return of Bird of the Week: Red-bellied Parrot

 
 
 
 
By Colin Marshall, Open Culture: The Surprising Power of Boredom: It Lets You Confront Big Questions & Give Life Meaning
 
 
By Colin Mashall, Open Culture: The Genius Engineering of Roman Aqueducts
 
 
By Colin Marshall, Open Culture: 78 Great Directors Who Shaped the History of Cinema: An Introduction

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Recipes

The kitchn: Our Most Popular Dinner Recipes of All Time
 
 
Little House Big Alaska: Boston Cream Pie Cookie Cups
 
 
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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

1462 – Thirteen Years’ War: A Polish army under Piotr Dunin decisively defeats the Teutonic Order at the Battle of Świecino.[3]
The Battle of Świecino (named for the village of Świecino, near Żarnowiec Lake, northern Poland) also called the Battle of Żarnowiec or in German Die Schlacht bei Schwetz, took place on September 17, 1462, during the Thirteen Years’ War. The Polish forces, commanded by Piotr Dunin and consisting of some 2,000 mercenaries and Poles, decisively defeated the 2,700-man army of the Teutonic Knights, commanded by Fritz Raweneck and Commander of the Order Kaspar Nostitz (Nostyc). Auxiliary forces sent by Duke Eric II of Pomerania, temporary ally of the Teutonic Knights, did not enter the battle.

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Born On This Day

1550 – Paul V, pope of the Catholic Church (died 1621)[24]
Pope Paul V (Latin: Paulus PP. V; Italian: Paolo V) (17 September 1550[5] – 28 January 1621), born Camillo Borghese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 16 May 1605 to his death, in January 1621. In 1611, he honored Galileo Galilei as a member of the papal Accademia dei Lincei and supported his discoveries.[6] In 1616, Pope Paul V instructed Cardinal Robert Bellarmine to inform Galileo that the Copernican theory could not be taught as fact, but Bellarmine’s certificate allowed Galileo to continue his studies in search for evidence and use the geocentric model as a theoretical device. That same year Paul V assured Galileo that he was safe from persecution so long as he, the Pope, should live. Bellarmine’s certificate was used by Galileo for his defense at the trial of 1633.[7]

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This Day in Tech History
 
 
This Day In History
 
 
Interesting Facts
 
 
Word Genius: Word of the Day
 
 
Wise Trivia
 
 

Condolences

Charles Robert Redford Jr. (August 18, 1936 – September 16, 2025) was an American actor, director, and producer. He received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, five Golden Globe Awards (including the 1994 Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award), the 1996 Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, a 2002 Academy Honorary Award, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2005, the 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the 2019 Honorary César. He was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2014.

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By MessyNessy, 13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 751): Truth Windows; Try Picking this Lock; The History of The New Yorker’s Vaunted Fact-Checking Department; We can still send a Telegram today; Photography Icon Nick Knight shares his thoughts on AI; Quality Control of Yesteryear; The Abandoned Ottawa Safety Village Britannia Park; From his outdoor studio on Ile de Ré, French artist Richard Texier lets light, wind and sea steer and more ->
 
 
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By Colin Marshall, Open Culture: Everything That Went Wrong During The Wizard of Oz’s Seriously Troubled Production
 
 
 
 

Maria Popova, The Marginalian: The Songs of Trees: A Biologist’s Lyrical Ode to How Relationships Weave the Fabric of Life “We cannot step outside life’s songs. This music made us; it is our nature.”

 
 
 
 
Kim Komando: One fake invite hijacks your inbox. Here’s how to stop it. And more ->

FULL: Erika Kirk speaks for the first time since husband Charlie Kirk’s assassination
 
 
Charlie Kirk Show: Meet the home renovation community Meet the home renovation community Vice President JD Vance Remembers Charlie Kirk | Miller, Tucker, RFK Jr., Wiles, Leavitt | 9.15.25

Cleared Hot Podcast: Episode 407 – Jay Wadsworth – Effective Policing Through Enhanced Training
 
 

Cleared Hot Podcast: Full Auto Friday – 9/12/2025

Recipes

By In The Kitchen With Matt: Air Fryer Blooming Onion
 
 
By In The Kitchen With Matt: Amazing Apple Muffins

 
 
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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

1792 – During what became known as the September Massacres of the French Revolution, rampaging mobs slaughter three Roman Catholic bishops, more than two hundred priests, and prisoners believed to be royalist sympathizers.
The September Massacres were a series of killings and summary executions of prisoners in Paris that occurred in 1792 from 2 September to 6 September during the French Revolution. Between 1,176 and 1,614 people[1] were killed by sans-culottes, fédérés, and guardsmen, with the support of gendarmes responsible for guarding the tribunals and prisons,[2] the Cordeliers, the Committee of Surveillance of the Commune, and the revolutionary sections of Paris.[3][4][5]

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Born On This Day

1531 – Francesco Cattani da Diacceto, Bishop of Fiesole (died 1595)
Francesco Cattani da Diacceto (2 September 1531 – 4 November 1595), often referred to as Francesco Cattani da Diacceto il Giovane in order to distinguish him from his grandfather, the philosopher Francesco di Zanobi Cattani da Diacceto (1466–1522), was Bishop of Fiesole from 1570 until his death in 1595 and author of several works including an Essamerone (“Hexameron”) and a translation into vernacular Florentine Italian of the Hexaëmeron and De Officiis Clericorum of Saint Ambrose.[1]

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FYI

 
 
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This Day in Tech History
 
 
This Day In History
 
 
Interesting Facts
 
 
Word Genius: Word of the Day
 
 
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Condolences

Graham Greene CM (June 22, 1952 – September 1, 2025) was a Canadian First Nations (Oneida) actor and recording artist, active in film, television and theatre in a career spanning over 50 years. He achieved international fame for his role as Kicking Bird (Ziŋtká Nagwáka) in Kevin Costner’s Dances With Wolves (1990), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. His other notable films include Thunderheart (1992), Maverick (1994), Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), The Green Mile (1999), Skins (2002), Transamerica (2005), Casino Jack (2010), Winter’s Tale (2014), The Shack (2017), and Wind River (2017).

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Reminder about digital storage:
Kim Komando: Your photos, gone? This is happening right now

Gmail, Shutterfly, Dropbox, see how long you really have + Stolen suitcase showdown, spoofed Google calls, WhatsApp malware, chatbot murder, Facebook photo snooping and more tech smarts

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By Ernie Smith, Tedium: Funhouse Mirror Macs
 
 
 
 
By MessyNessy, 13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 749): Trees for dancing in; A spotlight on the sets of Sesame Street; Take an internet Road Trip; Dissecting the Beach Party Movies of the 1960s and more ->
 
 
By Messyessy, 13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 748): Captivating pre-war Still Life works of this lesser-known French photographer; Beautiful Word(s) of the Day; The Mowing-Devil (1678), or, the Earliest Known Depiction of a Crop Circle; The Candy Factory: a Singular Artists’ Enclave in Brooklyn and more ->
 
 
 
 

By Emily Temple, Literary Hub: 10 Debut Novels That Are Also Their Authors’ Masterpieces
 
 
 
 
Kings River Life: The Surprising Role Of Technology In Building Friendships After 50
 
 
 
 

Open Culture: David Lynch’s Weird Espresso Maker Gets Taken for a Test Drive
 
 

By Colin Marshall, Open Culture: Memento Mori: How Smiling Skeletons Have Reminded Us to Live Fully Since Ancient Times
 
 

Open Culture: How Jackie Chan Filmed the Best Fight Scene in Cinema History
 
 
 
 

Daily Passport: 10 Smallest States
 
 
Daily Passport: 8 of the World’s Biggest Natural Arches
 
 
 
 
ABC News: How rock music, yelling are being used to protect cattle from wolves

 
 
 
 
Shawn Ryan Show: John Rich – Big & Rich Country Star Performs Unreleased Song LIVE | SRS #232

 
 
 
 
Cleared Hot Podcast: Episode 405 – Eric Tansey – Police Officer and Author of Pig Latin
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Recipes

By In The Kitchen With Matt: Air Fryer Peaches | These Are Amazing!

Dizzy, Busy & Hungry: Homemade Big Mac Bowl (Simple and Budget Friendly)
 
 

Little House Big Alaska: No Bake Éclair Cake

 
 
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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

1647 – The Irish Confederate Wars and Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Battle of Dungan’s Hill: English Parliamentary forces defeat Irish forces.
The Battle of Dungan’s Hill took place in County Meath, in eastern Ireland on 8 August 1647. It was fought between the armies of Confederate Ireland and the English Parliament during the Irish Confederate Wars. The Irish army was intercepted on a march towards Dublin and destroyed. Although it is a little-known event, even in Ireland, the battle was very bloody (with over 3000 deaths) and had important political repercussions. The Parliamentarian victory there destroyed the Confederate Leinster Army and contributed to the collapse of the Confederate cause and the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland in 1649.[1]

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Born On This Day

1306 – Rudolf II, Duke of Bavaria (died 1353)
Rudolf II “the blind” (8 August 1306 – 4 October 1353) was Count Palatine of the Rhine (see Palatinate) from 1329 to 1353.

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FYI

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

Loni Kaye Anderson (August 5, 1945 – August 3, 2025) was an American actress. She is best known for playing receptionist Jennifer Marlowe on the CBS sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–1982), which earned her nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and two Emmy Awards.

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Look up the definition of rejection in the dictionary, get really comfortable with it, and then maybe you can go into acting.
Loni Anderson,
actor
1945-2025

By Lucy Harbron, Far Out Magazine: The one songwriter who inspired Lou Reed, Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan

 
 
 
 
GeoBeats Animals: Confused couple thought dog was ignoring them. Turns out he’s just…

Colion Noir: FL Gov Candidate Says We Need to Crush the Second Amendment

 
 
 
 

Excellent question: What kind of a friend are you?
Jason Redman: Tim Kennedy is a friend, I don’t agree w/ what he did but I support him. What kind of friend are you
 
 
 
 

Cleared Hot Podcast: Full Auto Friday – 8/8/2025

Ideas

Instructals: How to Make Beaded Garden Stakes Using Recycled Jewellery
 
 
Instructables: Leather Cowboy Hat (Kids)
 
 
 
 

Recipes

Wild Bites #71: a 5-minute read that makes you smarter about wild food and tells you what’s to come on the website, YouTube, or To The Bone. ~ Hank

Serious Eats: This Creamy, Retro Salad Belongs on Every Picnic and Potluck Table

Betty Crocker: Toffee-S’mores Icebox Cake
 
 
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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

1415 – Thomas Grey is executed for participating in the Southampton Plot.
Sir Thomas Grey (30 November 1384 – 2 August 1415), of Heaton Castle in the parish of Norham, Northumberland,[1] was one of the three conspirators in the failed Southampton Plot against King Henry V in 1415, for which he was executed.

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Born On This Day

1549 – Mikołaj Krzysztof “the Orphan” Radziwiłł, Polish nobleman (died 1616)
Prince Mikołaj Krzysztof Radziwiłł[n 1] (Lithuanian: Mikalojus Kristupas Radvila; 2 August 1549 – 28 February 1616), nicknamed “the Orphan” (Polish: Sierotka, Lithuanian: Našlaitėlis), was a Polish–Lithuanian nobleman (szlachcic), Ordynat of Nyasvizh from 1586, Court Marshal of Lithuania from 1569, Grand Marshal of Lithuania from 1579, castellan of Trakai from 1586, voivode of Trakai Voivodeship from 1590, voivode of Vilnius Voivodeship from 1604 and governor of Šiauliai. After the treaty at Vienna in 1515 all Radziwills were Imperial Princes and he held a position as Imperial Prince of the Holy Roman Empire.

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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
 
 
Wise Trivia
 
 

San Diego woman who named the Hula Hoop dies at 101
 
 
A hula hoop is a toy hoop that is twirled around the waist, limbs or neck. It can also be wheeled along the ground like a wheel with careful execution and practice. They have been used by children and adults since at least 500 BC. The modern hula hoop was inspired by Australian bamboo hoops.[1] Common lore[2][3] posits the creators of the plastic hoop witnessed Australian children playing with bamboo hoops while driving past in an automobile. The new plastic version was popularized in 1958 by the Wham-O toy company and became a fad.

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Marilyn Jeanne Seely (July 6, 1940 – August 1, 2025) was an American singer, songwriter, record producer and author. Primarily identified with country music, Seely found success with the Grammy Award-winning song “Don’t Touch Me” (1966). Her soul-inspired vocal delivery[1] gave her the nickname of “Miss Country Soul”.[2] Seely was a member of and performer on the Grand Ole Opry, having appeared more times on the program than any other performer (5,397 appearances dating back to May 1966 and including 57 years as member of the Grand Ole Opry).[3][4]

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Larry’s Country Diner: Remembering Jeannie Seely

 
 
 
 
Kim Komando: Lifetime Starlink? Not so fast and more ->

Posts from The Havok Journal for 08/02/2025
 
 
 
 
Mia McPherson’s On The Wing Photography : Summer Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Photos

Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Industrial Park Birding and Kruzof Shoreline Walk

 
 
 
 
John C. Dvorak & Adam Curry: Real Sydney Sweeney Redux.😎 No Agenda Newsletter

The Daily Meal: The Unexpectedly Recent History Of Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Smithsonian Magazine: Looking to Ditch X? Morse Code Is Back
 
 
 
 
Sari Azout, The Sublime: 10 things in my relatable log

Shawn Ryan Show: Inside an Exorcist Assistant’s Everyday Carry

Cleared Hot Podcast: Episode 399 – Ryan Duey – Cold Water and The Power of Confronting Hardship

Recipes

Simply Recipes: Jane Austen’s Favorite 5-Ingredient Snack Is Also Mine—It’s So Delicious
 
 
Little House Big Alaska: Enchilada Meatballs
 
 
Simply Recipes: The 3-Ingredient Chicken I Make When the Pantry Is Empty

Simply Recipes: This 3-Ingredient Dessert Is So Easy and So Delicious

 
 
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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

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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

1201 – Attempted usurpation by John Komnenos the Fat for the throne of Alexios III Angelos.
John Komnenos (Latinized as Comnenus), nicknamed “the Fat” (Greek: Ἰωάννης Κομνηνὸς ὁ παχύς, romanized: Ioannis Komninos o pahys), was a Byzantine noble who attempted to usurp the imperial throne from Alexios III Angelos in a short-lived coup in Constantinople on 31 July 1201 (or 1200).[1] The coup drew on opposition to the ruling Angelid dynasty among rival aristocratic families and the common people, who were dissatisfied by the dynasty’s failures against external foes. John had previously been an obscure figure, but he became the figurehead of the uprising because of his imperial blood, as he was descended from the illustrious Komnenian dynasty (1081–1185). However, the real driving force behind his coup was probably the ambitious Alexios Doukas Mourtzouphlos. With the support of the capital’s populace, the plotters managed to seize most of the Great Palace in Constantinople’s southeastern corner, which the mob proceeded to loot, and John Komnenos was crowned in the Hagia Sophia. Alexios III, however, was secure in his residence in the northwestern Palace of Blachernae, and he sent forces by sea to land in the part of the Great Palace still held by the loyal Varangian Guard. Most of the urban mob dispersed for the night, and the Varangians had little difficulty in suppressing the coup. John Komnenos was captured and executed with many of his followers.

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Born On This Day

1527 – Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1576)
Maximilian II (31 July 1527 – 12 October 1576) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1564 until his death in 1576. A member of the Austrian House of Habsburg, he was crowned King of Bohemia in Prague on 14 May 1562 and elected King of Germany (King of the Romans) on 24 November 1562. On 8 September 1563, he was crowned King of Hungary and Croatia in the Hungarian capital Pressburg (Pozsony in Hungarian; now Bratislava, Slovakia). On 25 July 1564, he succeeded his father Ferdinand I as Holy Roman Emperor.[1][2]

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587 BC – The Neo-Babylonian Empire sacks Jerusalem and destroys the First Temple.
The siege of Jerusalem (c. 589–587 BC) was the final event of the Judahite revolts against Babylon, in which Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, besieged Jerusalem, the capital city of the Kingdom of Judah. Jerusalem fell after a 30-month siege, following which the Babylonians systematically destroyed the city and Solomon’s Temple.[1][2] The Kingdom of Judah was dissolved and many of its inhabitants exiled to Babylon.

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1356 – Martin the Elder, king of Aragon, Valencia and Majorca (died 1410)
Martin the Humane (29 July 1356 – 31 May 1410), also called the Elder and the Ecclesiastic, was King of Aragon, Valencia, Sardinia and Corsica and Count of Barcelona from 1396 and King of Sicily from 1409 (as Martin II). He failed to secure the accession of his illegitimate grandson, Frederic, Count of Luna, and with him the rule of the House of Barcelona came to an end.

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Thomas Andrew Lehrer (/ˈlɛərər/; April 9, 1928 – July 26, 2025) was an American musician, singer-songwriter, satirist and mathematician, who later taught mathematics and musical theater. He recorded pithy and humorous, often political songs that became popular in the 1950s and 1960s. His songs often parodied popular musical forms, though they usually had original melodies. An exception is “The Elements”, in which he set the names of the chemical elements to the tune of the “Major-General’s Song” from Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance.

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Ryne Dee Sandberg (September 18, 1959 – July 28, 2025), nicknamed “Ryno,” was an American professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies (1981) and the Chicago Cubs (1982–1994, 1996–1997).

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1402 – Ottoman-Timurid Wars: Battle of Ankara: Timur, ruler of Timurid Empire, defeats forces of the Ottoman Empire sultan Bayezid I.[2]
The Battle of Ankara or Angora (Ottoman Turkish: آنقره محاربه‌سی, romanized: Anḳara Muḥârebesi) was fought on 28 July 1402,[b] at the Çubuk plain near Ankara, between the forces of the Ottoman sultan Bayezid I and the emir of the Timurid Empire, Timur. The battle was a major victory for Timur, and it led to the Ottoman Interregnum.[14]

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1609 – Judith Leyster, Dutch painter (died 1660)
Judith Jans Leyster (also Leijster; baptised July 28, 1609[1] – February 10, 1660) was a Dutch Golden Age painter of genre works, portraits, and still lifes. Her work was highly regarded by her contemporaries, but largely forgotten after her death. Her entire oeuvre came to be attributed to Frans Hals or to her husband, Jan Miense Molenaer. In 1893, she was rediscovered and scholars began to attribute her works correctly.[2]

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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?