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From Roswell, The Da Vinci Code, and 23 to E Pluribus Unum and the pyramid on the back of every dollar bill, we all are fascinated by secrets, coincidences, and connections. George Rutler - EWTN speaker, Crisis magazine columnist, and reigning Catholic wit - offers his reflections antiquarian and contrarian on the links that connect the most far-flung parts of our world. Along the way, we learn that Princess Diana was not the first Lady Diana Spencer, nor Mike Tyson the first ear nibbler.
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From the DaVinci Code and Roswell to E Pluribus Unum and the pyramid on the back of every dollar bill, we all are fascinated by secrets, codes, and coincidences. George Rutler?EWTN speaker, Crisis magazine columnist, and reigning Catholic wit?offers his reflections on the coincidental links that connect the most far-flung parts of our worlds. Topics cover the gamut of human life, from Louis Farrakhan and Edgar Allen Poe to Benjamin Franklin and the propensity of Scottish physicians to dominate the Nobel Prizes for Medicine. Each 4-page reflection is accompanied by line art to give this volume the perfect feel of antiquarian delight?perfect for the language lover and curmudgeon in all of us.
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