Monthly Archives: December 2014

Book Review: Assyrian Historiography

Posted on December 12, 2014 by nathanalbright

Assyrian Historiography, by A.T. Olmstead One of the funnier parts of this book, which is unexpected given the serious and esoteric nature of its contents, is the way in which the author cleverly denigrates the claims for much of Assyrian … Continue reading →

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The Calm Before And After The Storm

Posted on December 12, 2014 by nathanalbright

Yesterday I met a new coworker of mine whose skills in programming were meant in large part to make my work a great deal more productive in allowing me to spend time writing queries and actually analyzing data rather than … Continue reading →

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Fragmented Book Reviews: Part Six

Posted on December 11, 2014 by nathanalbright

[Note: Please see the other five [1] collections of short reviews on short books.] An A-Z Of British Culture, by Nicky Stuart Verra This short but entertaining guide gives readers an alphabetically organized guide to certain distinctive elements of British … Continue reading →

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Again It Seems We Meet In The Spaces In Between

Posted on December 11, 2014 by nathanalbright

Sometimes when I read, being a voracious reader, I find odd connections between different works. For example, recently I read several excellent books that dealt with wit [1]. As wit is a rare sort of subject to find in nonfiction … Continue reading →

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The Mean Streets Of Tanasbourne

Posted on December 10, 2014 by nathanalbright

For those who are not aware, I work near the mean streets of Tanasbourne, where I may occasionally be found shopping at the local Target or drinking some iced tea while munching on some chicken parmesian at any one of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Fierce Convictions

Posted on December 10, 2014 by nathanalbright

Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More – Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist, by Karen Swallow Prior [Note: This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/Thomas Nelson Publishers in exchange for an honest review.] With a moving foreword by Eric … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Epigrams

Posted on December 9, 2014 by nathanalbright

Epigrams, by Martial As someone who has been known to make more than my fair share of witty dinner conversation [1], and someone who has a taste for reading classic literature, I suppose it was only a matter of time … Continue reading →

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All I Want From Tomorrow Is To Get It Better Than Today

Posted on December 9, 2014 by nathanalbright

This morning, as I lay awake in my bed, I wondered the conditions that would make it possible to sleep in peace. It’s not as if I allot a lot of my life to sleep, or that it comes easily … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Hidden Agenda

Posted on December 8, 2014 by nathanalbright

The Hidden Agenda: An Extraordinary True Story Behind Colombia’s Peace Negotiations With The FARC, by Russell Stendal & Alethia Stendal [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Life Sentence Publishing in exchange for an honest review.] Although I … Continue reading →

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Come Morning Light, You And I’ll Be Safe And Sound

Posted on December 8, 2014 by nathanalbright

For me, safety and security has been elusive for much of my life. As in so much else in life, there is both an objective reality when it comes to safety as well as a subjective feeling of safety. Where … Continue reading →

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