Monthly Archives: January 2015

Book Review: Miles, Mutants & Microbes

Posted on January 20, 2015 by nathanalbright

Miles, Mutants & Microbes, by Lois McMaster Bujold All of the works in this collection have been reviewed separately [1], yet there is something to be said for seeing these two novels and a short story that was itself part … Continue reading →

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Keep Your Hands Off My Stuff

Posted on January 19, 2015 by nathanalbright

I happen to be friends with a cohort of girls who are sweet darlings but also sometimes a bit of a rascally menace. Often I wonder when I am around them if it would be helpful to dress up like … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Evangelism Study Bible

Posted on January 19, 2015 by nathanalbright

The Evangelism Study Bible, edited by R. Larry Moyer [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Kregel Publications in exchange for an honest review.] As someone who likes to read and review Bibles and books about the Bible … Continue reading →

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His Blood Be On Us And On Our Children

Posted on January 18, 2015 by nathanalbright

If you want to solve a problem, sometimes you have to make it bigger. This does not always work out well, but sometimes a bigger problem reveals answers because the larger context reveals larger patterns. Let us proceed with looking … Continue reading →

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The End Of A Thing Is Better Than Its Beginning

Posted on January 18, 2015 by nathanalbright

Ecclesiastes 7 contains two particular sharp and unusual bits of insight that reflect a preference for postmortem analysis than we are perhaps used to in contemporary society. Ecclesiastes 7:1 reads: “A good name is better than precious ointment, and the … Continue reading →

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Cracker Country

Posted on January 17, 2015 by nathanalbright

Today, my thoughts were turned to a subject I think about from time to time, the subject of identity. One of my coworkers was teasing another one about being a dry cracker, not even a Ritz cracker with butter, and … Continue reading →

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Non-Book Review: War And Independence In South America

Posted on January 17, 2015 by nathanalbright

War And Independence In South America, by Anthony Macfarlane As a military historian whose specialty, if it can be called that given my notoriously wide area of interest, is 19th century world history, it is nice when I am able … Continue reading →

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Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due: Independent Publishers

Posted on January 16, 2015 by nathanalbright

As part of my series on giving credit where credit is due in unexpected ways [1], I would like to give credit to a group of companies that I deal with often, although usually impersonally. For those who might not … Continue reading →

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Why Don’t You Say So?

Posted on January 16, 2015 by nathanalbright

In his hit single “Heartbreak Warfare,” the first single from his Battle Studies album, a song and album about which I have much more to say in the context of my personal life, if anyone would want to hear it, … Continue reading →

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Non-Book Review: A Handful Of Bullets

Posted on January 15, 2015 by nathanalbright

A Handful Of Bullets: How The Murder Of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Still Menaces The Peace, by Harlan K. Ullman As someone who reads a fair amount about World War I and its repercussions [1], I was pleased to finally snag … Continue reading →

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