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Review: People of the Great Journey by O. R. Melling

fashion_piranha May 31, 2014 11:58

People of the Great Journey
by O. R. Melling

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amazon vine, scotland, **1/2, 21st century, enlightenment, fiction, r2014, 2013

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Review: The Black Count by Tom Reiss

fashion_piranha Feb 10, 2013 11:27

The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
by Tom Reiss

The life of 'The Black Count' inspired his son to write The Count of Monte Cristo, which I reviewed last year.

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r2013, 2012, france, military, egypt, amazon vine, war, racism, biography, arc, politics, non-fiction, enlightenment, paris, ****1/2, 18th century

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Review: The Discovery of Jeanne Baret by Glynis Ridley

fashion_piranha Sep 29, 2012 12:15

The Discovery of Jeanne Baret
by Glynis Ridley

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*****, history, biography, france, 2011, enlightenment, non-fiction, science, r2012, memoirs, ocean, seafaring, 18th century

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Review: Mirage by Nina Burleigh

fashion_piranha Sep 16, 2012 20:00

Mirage: Napoleon's Scientists and the Unveiling of Egypt
by Nina Burleigh

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2007, war, 19th century, history, politics, france, enlightenment, non-fiction, science, r2012, ****, archaeology, egypt, ancient egypt, 18th century

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Review: Descartes' Bones by Russell Shorto

fashion_piranha Oct 28, 2008 19:23

Descartes’ Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason

by Russell Shorto

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faith, history, france, corpses, skull, russell shorto, sweden, rene descartes, r2008, arc, non-fiction, enlightenment, ***1/2, death, 2008, philosophy

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