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  • Strong Coffee. Long Books. | Coffee Date With A Book

    Strong Coffee. Long Books. | Coffee Date With A Book2

    • BOOK LISTS, COFFEE DATE WITH A BOOK
    • June 12, 2020

    “Strong coffee. Long books.” Find the book featured in this video: The Irrationalist by Andrew Pessin. Are you a book lover and a coffee lover? Read these 10 quotes about books, coffee, and tea. You’ll also want to check out these amazing book cafes from around the world.

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  • Lending Books | Shelf-Control Problems

    Lending Books | Shelf-Control Problems0

    • BOOK LISTS, SHELF-CONTROL
    • March 11, 2020

    Do you have shelf-control?  A friend has asked to borrow one of your books from your bookshelf. Gulp. Find the book featured in this video: The Irrationalist by Andrew Pessin. There are many more bookshelf problems only book lovers understand including showing off your bookshelf and protecting your paperbacks.

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  • Review: The Irrationalist: An Historical Murder Mystery Asks Who Killed René Descartes

    Review: The Irrationalist: An Historical Murder Mystery Asks Who Killed René Descartes0

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    • November 20, 2019

    The Irrationalist — The Plot Who would want to murder the world’s most famous philosopher? Turns out: nearly everyone. In 1649, Descartes was invited by the Queen of Sweden to become her Court Philosopher.  With much trepidation but not much choice, he arrived in Stockholm in mid-October. Shortly thereafter he was dead. Pneumonia, they said.

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  • Review: The Irrationalist: Solving The Mystery Of Descartes’s Death

    Review: The Irrationalist: Solving The Mystery Of Descartes’s Death0

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    • July 22, 2019

    November 10, 1619. In a clearing within the Black Forest a gentleman and his servant begin an argument, resulting in a rapier duel to the death. When one is disabled his antagonist runs him through the chest and walks away. René Descartes died in Sweden in 1650, and based on most accounts, from pneumonia. The Irrationalist

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  • Review: The Irrationalist: Math, Secret Societies, And An Insane Plot Twist

    Review: The Irrationalist: Math, Secret Societies, And An Insane Plot Twist0

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    • September 17, 2018

    There are French, German and Latin references galore in this book, taking you back to an era of war and discord in these countries. The story, at first, was extremely slow to start, info dumping and lots of background on characters keeping the pace halted. The writing style is descriptive and reads leisurely. While I

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  • Review: The Irrationalist: History, Philosophy, And An Enthralling Murder Mystery

    Review: The Irrationalist: History, Philosophy, And An Enthralling Murder Mystery0

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    • September 8, 2018

    Set in Europe in the 1600s, The Irrationalist: The Tragic Murder of René Descartes is an overlong but enthralling mystery. Told from the point of view of Adrien, a Jesuit sent by his church to investigate Descartes’ death. As the amateur sleuth finds a multitude of suspects, the book quickly becomes a mystery set in an

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