Monthly Archives: April 2016

The Funeral

Posted on April 20, 2016 by nathanalbright

The 2007 British black comedy Death At A Funeral features a lovable but dysfunctional family where the death of the family patriarch is attended by all kinds of disaster, until the dark truth about his life is revealed and his … Continue reading →

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Mysteries Of The Bible: The Mysterious Case Of Saul’s Séance For Samuel The Shade

Posted on April 20, 2016 by nathanalbright

One of the more mysteries stories of the Bible is told in 1 Samuel 28:3-25 [1]. Let us first quote the story in its entirety and then focus on some of the more mysterious aspects of it: “Now Samuel had … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Insight Guides: Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania

Posted on April 20, 2016 by nathanalbright

Insight Guides: Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania On the cover of this book, the people at Insight Guides have promised stunning photography, in-depth features on history and culture, and detailed maps. They make good on these claims. This book looks gorgeous, … Continue reading →

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Naming Our Abuse: The Wreck

Posted on April 19, 2016 by nathanalbright

When one deals with the issue of child sexual abuse, and it is the sort of problem that is so difficult to conceive of that one seldom deals with it unless one has no choice in the matter because of … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: Where Nobody Knows Your Name

Posted on April 19, 2016 by nathanalbright

Where Nobody Knows Your Name: Life In The Minor Leagues Of Baseball, by John Feinstein Admittedly, my personal familiarity with minor league baseball is fairly slight. I once went to a game with a girl I was dating at the … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: The Greatest Knight

Posted on April 19, 2016 by nathanalbright

The Greatest Knight: The Remarkable Life Of William Marshal, The Power Behind Five English Thrones, by Thomas Asbridge, read by Derek Perkins This book begins with a bit of mystery, the story of a French historian whose decades-long work on … Continue reading →

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An Introduction To The Naming Our Abuse Project

Posted on April 18, 2016 by nathanalbright

Earlier today I read the book Naming Our Abuse for a book tour that takes place in about a month, and the book encourages and instructs people to write about their own experiences in a question and answer format that … Continue reading →

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Grind Me In The Gears

Posted on April 18, 2016 by nathanalbright

One of the areas of my education that is somewhat lacking is regarding vehicles. Last night when I was driving to the country [1], I could tell that the car was limping pretty badly, but I was not entirely clear … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Down In The Garden

Posted on April 18, 2016 by nathanalbright

Down In The Garden, by Anne Geddes For many years, I thought that I had managed to escape the creepy and uncomfortable phenomenon of naked baby photos, until I saw as a teenager that my father, who was our family’s … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Cooking With Kids

Posted on April 17, 2016 by nathanalbright

The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Cooking With Kids, by Joan Cirillo As is sometimes the case when I read books, in this case books given to me that had been purchased by a family I am close to, I find … Continue reading →

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