Monthly Archives: May 2014

Book Review: All Roads Lead To Austen

Posted on May 19, 2014 by nathanalbright

All Roads Lead To Austen: A Yearlong Journey With Jane, by Amy Elizabeth Smart This is the sort of book that appeals to a Janeite [that is, a fan of Jane Austen, especially of a literary and intellectual bent [1]] … Continue reading →

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So That They Are Without Excuse

Posted on May 18, 2014 by nathanalbright

One of the passages I reflect on often, as it relates to a great many of my intellectual debates concerning the existence of God and how it can be clearly understood from what has been created, is Romans 1:18-21 [1], … Continue reading →

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Gout And Decrepitude

Posted on May 18, 2014 by nathanalbright

One of the aspects of my second favorite Jane Austen novel [1] that I find most interesting is the way that the novel describes the fate of those who have served their country though long and difficult service on the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Wool

Posted on May 17, 2014 by nathanalbright

Wool, by Hugh Howey As a fan (I suppose that might be the word) of post-apocalyptic fiction, and nonfiction [1], I was recommended this particular novel by a friend of mine with similar reading interests. It was a good recommendation, … Continue reading →

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An Ode To New Life

Posted on May 17, 2014 by nathanalbright

Today, I had the chance to see a joyful father and mother-to-be celebrating the news that after four and a half years of effort (including a recent in-vitro fertilization treatment), the wife is pregnant with the couple’s first child. Anxious … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Redefining Leadership

Posted on May 17, 2014 by nathanalbright

Redefining Leadership: Character Driven Habits Of Effective Leaders, by Joseph M. Stowell [Note: This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/Zondervan Press in exchange for an honest review.] This book deals with some of my own concerns that became … Continue reading →

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A Form Of Self-Medication

Posted on May 16, 2014 by nathanalbright

Earlier today I finished reading a book [1] that had a quote from author Lois McMaster Bujold that I found particularly striking and poignant regarding the course of my own life: “It occurs to me that because books give us … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Vorkosigan Companion

Posted on May 16, 2014 by nathanalbright

The Vorkosigan Companion: The Universe of Lois McMaster Bujold, edited by Lilian Steewart Carl and John Helfers As a reader of many of the works of the prolific writer Lois McMaster Bujold which make up the Vorkosian Saga [1], I … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Calendar

Posted on May 15, 2014 by nathanalbright

Calendar: Humanity’s Epic Struggle To Determine A True And Accurate Year, by David Ewing Duncan Given the track record of the person who loaned this book to me [1], it was likely that this book was going to have a … Continue reading →

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For Who Gives In And Turns His Eye

Posted on May 15, 2014 by nathanalbright

As he was being imprisoned and tortured daily before being executed by the Ostrogothic king who had removed him from his place as magister officiorum (a royal chief of staff for the civil service and court officials) and tortured for … Continue reading →

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