James Barr
@jamesbarr.bsky.social
I write history. Last book: LORDS OF THE DESERT; before that: A LINE IN THE SAND. Next book: THE ARENA.
More at/contact me via https://www.historythatmatters.org
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Currently reading Jason Burke's The Revolutionists
More at/contact me via https://www.historythatmatters.org
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Currently reading Jason Burke's The Revolutionists
You want to know more about Robbie Gibb, you say. May I recommend this.
November 9, 2025 at 9:32 PM
You want to know more about Robbie Gibb, you say. May I recommend this.
Just so hard to understand how we evolved from plants
November 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Just so hard to understand how we evolved from plants
Karapinar prayer rug
November 8, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Karapinar prayer rug
Unusual Baluch prayer rug.
November 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Unusual Baluch prayer rug.
Mudjar prayer rug. This is particularly nice.
November 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Mudjar prayer rug. This is particularly nice.
Manastir prayer rug
November 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Manastir prayer rug
Eastern Anatolian prayer kilim
November 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Eastern Anatolian prayer kilim
Erzurum prayer kilim
November 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Erzurum prayer kilim
Good to see a secretary of state dealing with our local graffiti problem today.
November 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Good to see a secretary of state dealing with our local graffiti problem today.
It is good. Was struck by this
November 4, 2025 at 10:29 AM
It is good. Was struck by this
Some cheerful Kurdish rugs
November 4, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Some cheerful Kurdish rugs
Relevant sections of the DNSA’s witness statement showing this.
November 3, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Relevant sections of the DNSA’s witness statement showing this.
From Ruchir Sharma’s piece. My own experience is the same. Ebook sales plateaued years back. Amazon keeps them alive by 99p offers (which I refuse to promote).
November 3, 2025 at 5:56 AM
From Ruchir Sharma’s piece. My own experience is the same. Ebook sales plateaued years back. Amazon keeps them alive by 99p offers (which I refuse to promote).
Email arrives from Microsoft. I have already switched my sub (to Microsoft Classic) to avoid this hike by opting out of Copilot but it’s interesting how they are framing the price rise. Not exactly trumpeting AI.
November 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Email arrives from Microsoft. I have already switched my sub (to Microsoft Classic) to avoid this hike by opting out of Copilot but it’s interesting how they are framing the price rise. Not exactly trumpeting AI.
And an obligatory cat
November 1, 2025 at 8:36 PM
And an obligatory cat
And some goats for your timeline
November 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
And some goats for your timeline