Monthly Archives: January 2015

Book Review: One Corpse Too Many

Posted on January 31, 2015 by nathanalbright

One Corpse Too Many, by Ellis Peters The second novel [1] of the Brother Cadfael series, this one does not involve very much travel for the main character, who is every bit as relentless and complicated and just as the … Continue reading →

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Then Tangles Of My Mind

Posted on January 31, 2015 by nathanalbright

Even the relatively lighthearted works I like to read tend to offer a great deal of intellectual pleasure, like the putting together of puzzles or the appreciation of how people act in real and fictional contexts, in the common search … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Morbid Taste For Bones

Posted on January 31, 2015 by nathanalbright

A Morbid Taste For Bones, by Ellis Peters As someone who is an occasional fan of reading detective novels [1], I was curious to see how I liked the Brother Cadfael series from Ellis Peters. I must say that I … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Modern Manners

Posted on January 30, 2015 by nathanalbright

Modern Manners: Tools To Take You To The Top, by Dorothea Johnson and Liv Tyler [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Blogging For Books/Potter Style in exchange for an honest review.] This is the second book in … Continue reading →

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And What Might Save Us, Me And You, Is If The Russians Love Their Children Too

Posted on January 30, 2015 by nathanalbright

In the mid 1980’s, towards the beginning of his solo career [1], Sting released a hit single called “Russians” where he sought to distance himself from the bellicose rhetoric on both sides of the Cold War, and focus instead on … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Finding Favor With The King

Posted on January 29, 2015 by nathanalbright

Finding Favor With The King: Preparing For Your Moment In His Presence, by Tommy Tenney [Note: This book was sent free of charge by Bethany House Publishers in exchange for an honest review.] In many ways, this is an excellent … Continue reading →

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The Only Difference That I See Is You Are Exactly The Same As You Used To Be

Posted on January 29, 2015 by nathanalbright

My favorite song from the debut album of The Wallflowers was a moderately successful hit single about two decades ago. The song was called “The Difference,” and it talked about people at all stages of life, from spirited youth to … Continue reading →

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Maybe This Is My Heart And Maybe It Is Yours

Posted on January 29, 2015 by nathanalbright

My sleep is often troubled by deeply symbolic dreams. I suppose with all of the trouble that comes in life, I consider it particularly unjust that I should not even have peace in my sleep. This past week, at Spokesmen’s … Continue reading →

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Life Is Like A Box Of Chocolates

Posted on January 28, 2015 by nathanalbright

For the past few days I have read about a squabble between Hershey’s, a well-known chocolatier with its own city in Central Pennsylvania, and Let’s Buy British Imports, a firm that has until now imported Cadbury’s chocolates for a market … Continue reading →

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I Won’t Back Down

Posted on January 28, 2015 by nathanalbright

Yesterday evening, while I was trolling the music news as I do from time to time, I saw a story about how Sam Smith and his co-writers for his Grammy-nominated hit “Stay With Me” [1] were sued by Tom Petty, … Continue reading →

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