Monthly Archives: October 2015

Non-Book Review: The Wars Of German Unification

Posted on October 14, 2015 by nathanalbright

The Wars Of German Unification, by Dennis Showalter Anytime I request a book from the Michigan War Studies Review [1], I am committing to a pretty ambitious review of a book. Each book review for this journal is intended to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Churchill’s Trial

Posted on October 14, 2015 by nathanalbright

Churchill’s Trial: Winston Churchill And The Salvation Of Free Government, by Larry P. Arnn [Note: This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/Thomas Nelson Publishers in exchange for an honest review.] When I saw the chance to review a … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Unusual Heat

Posted on October 14, 2015 by nathanalbright

The seventh studio album of Foreigner [1], this album clearly marks the beginning of late-period Foreigner, in the sense that from this point onward the only commercially successful albums the band had were repackaged best-of compilations. The genesis of this … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Inside Information

Posted on October 13, 2015 by nathanalbright

“Inside Information,” the sixth studio album for Foreigner [1], marked a notable downward trend in the band’s commercial fortunes. Despite two top ten hits, “Say You Will,” and “I Don’t Want To Live Without You,” both of them angsty romantic … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Forms Of Constraint

Posted on October 13, 2015 by nathanalbright

Forms Of Constraint: A History Of Prison Architecture, Norman Johnston Recently, while visiting the site of the Territorial Prison in Laramie Wyoming [1], I had the opportunity to pick up this obscure but interesting book, which looks at the history … Continue reading →

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A Celebration For No One

Posted on October 13, 2015 by nathanalbright

Today happens to be a national holiday for Christopher Columbus, a man who actually existed, even if it appears that for various reasons, including his apparent family background, he cloaked his identity in a web of deception [1]. Among certain … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Agent Provocateur

Posted on October 12, 2015 by nathanalbright

Agent Provocateur, the fifth album by Foreigner [1], contains a bit of a riddle for anyone who has the new version of the album sleeve. That riddle is a difference in order between what the original cd shows and that … Continue reading →

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Keep Moving Forward

Posted on October 12, 2015 by nathanalbright

As may be obvious from the sort of writings I regularly produce [1] that I pay a lot of attention to the messages I listen to. The past, whether my own personal past or the melancholy record of human history, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Unlikely Rebel

Posted on October 12, 2015 by nathanalbright

Unlikely Rebel: A Church Girl’s Journey Out Of Shoulds And Shame, by Kelli Gotthardt [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Kregel Book Tours in exchange for an honest review.] There is nothing unlikely at all about the … Continue reading →

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Victories Don’t Come By Accident

Posted on October 11, 2015 by nathanalbright

In the recent film, “War Room,” an energetic and exuberant elderly lady helps a young black professional couple to save their marriage as a result of wisdom gained through a lifetime of dealing with bitterness over the death of her … Continue reading →

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