Books by Daniel R. Thorne

Author of nonfiction (history & science). Just some cool stuff I find while I'm writing. -- Main website (dthornebooks.com) | Goodreads | Twitter (@dthornebooks)

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UPDATE/PATREON Hey everybody, I know I've been neglecting this website for some time now, but I definitely have been writing and hope to have a few new posts up starting in the next week.

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The Tide Pools of Cancale, France

The Tide Pools of Cancale, France

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Forest, Location Undisclosed, France

Forest, Location Undisclosed, France

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The Boat Cemetery, St. Malo, France

The Boat Cemetery, St. Malo, France

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EXPO Paris 1900: The first World’s Fair of 20th century – 59 amazing vintage photos documented visitors of the exhibition in 1900.

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Oh thrift store, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways…

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Any Port in the Storm, Apparently Well, here we are. I woke up this morning in a world where Donald Trump is the president-elect of the United States of America.

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A Naked Emperor is Bad for Us All

If you had told me two years ago, before it was something many millions of Americans were not only considering but in fact anticipating with some degree of enthusiasm, that I would have to make a list of reasons why someone should not cast a vote to elect Donald Trump President of the United States of America, I probably would have inquired as to your need for other efforts, such as “Why You…

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Salvador Dali’s Rare Surrealist Cookbook Republished for the First Time in over 40 Years

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Secret rooms concealed by bookcases

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A Single Book Can Alter The Strongest Of Foundations

Installation artist Jorge Mendez Blake creates a powerful brick sculpture titled “The Castle”. The intimidating wall, formidable and erect, loses its symmetry and forms a rift at the point where a book it inserted at its root. 

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This installation portrays how powerful literature could be; reminds me of Ray Bradbury’s masterpiece “Fahrenheit 451.”

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Hi everyone,

Just a note to say that about a year ago I got very sick and have been out of commission ever since, but I’ve recommenced work on my next book and I hope to be posting articles and videos again soon.

My research for But Not Forgotten is going well; I’ve restructured it a bit, my collection of digital files has grown to almost 3,000, and I’m finding lots of good stuff.  The chapter on lost art is coming along particularly well.  For one thing, I’ve found that there are actually photographs (of varying quality) of the 6 lost Van Goghs, which you can see in the gallery below:

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For Reddit users, I just created a subreddit (r/LostCulture) to share some of the stuff I’ve been coming across and to try and get some discussion going about lost media.  I hope it’ll be a way to connect with people who find this stuff as interesting as I do.

In other news, print copies of Neuroeconomics are currently out of stock, but ebook copies (as always) are still available on this website.  In the relatively near future I plan to come out with a second edition, and if all goes well I will have print copies again at that time.

Back from Hiatus/BNF Update Hi everyone, Just a note to say that about a year ago I got very sick and have been out of commission ever since, but I've recommenced work on my next book and I hope to be posting articles and videos again soon.

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Postcards From the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exhibition, Seattle Washington, 1909.

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Relive The Battle of Gettysburg, Alaska Yukon Pacific Exhibition, Seattle Washington, 1909.

WAR WAR WAR Replete with the Rush Roar and Rumble of Battle! 

The Battle of Gettysburg Building was one of three cycloramas at the fair- a 400 foot wide, 50 foot tall immersive painting of the battle. For 50 cents, daily battle reenactments were staged in front of the painting, allowing visitors to feel as if they were actually there. 

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New York. The Singer Building under Construction, as Seen From the Roof of the Post Office, Looking South down Broadway, 1908.