What I read this month, with an emphasis on the 17th Century. In this edition:
The Ornament of the World, by Maria Rosa Menocal
Rules for Direction of the Mind; Principles of Philosophy; The Passions of the Soul, by Rene Descartes
The Law of War and Peace, by Hugo Grotius
The Anatomy of Melancholy, by Robert Burton
Table Talk, by John Selden
Letters and Minor Works, by Blaise Pascal
Barney's Version, by Mordecai Richler
The Goblin Emperor, by Katherine Addison
The Dark Between The Stars, by Kevin J. Anderson
...and the usual assortment of history-based murder mysteries. Enjoy!