Monthly Archives: February 2017

Book Review: Esperanto: The World Interlanguage

Posted on February 17, 2017 by nathanalbright

Esperanto:  The World Interlanguage, compiled by George Alan Connor, Doris Tappan Connor, William Solzbacher, and Dr. J.B. Se-Tsien Kao This book advertises itself as being six books in one, and it demonstrates something that can be seen through the general … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Beginner’s Esperanto

Posted on February 17, 2017 by nathanalbright

Beginner’s Esperanto, by J.F. Conroy Although it is without a doubt that I probably read too many books on the grammar and instruction of the language of Esperanto [1], it is enjoyable to see how different people conceive of the … Continue reading →

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Stop Making Sense

Posted on February 16, 2017 by nathanalbright

I managed to spend a significant amount of time today chatting with a coworker of mine who has been given a job assignment that interacts with my own, and that related to a former boss of ours.  I was a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Kulturo Kaj Internacia Lingvo

Posted on February 16, 2017 by nathanalbright

Kulturo Kaj Internacia Lingvo, by William Auld As part of my ongoing series on obscure books about Esperanto [1], I decided to look at a book about language and culture that happened to be written in Esperanto.  As one might … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Planning Language, Planning Equality

Posted on February 16, 2017 by nathanalbright

Planning Language, Planning Equality, by James W. Lollefson It does not take very long in reading this book to realize that the author is either incredibly stupid or immensely wicked in his mindset about languages.  For one, it is clear … Continue reading →

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Better Half A Loaf Than None: A Textual Analysis

Posted on February 15, 2017 by nathanalbright

Recently a friend of mine sent me a letter written by a leader within the church organization that both of us attend with the following note: “Hi Nathan, How have you been? What is your take on this letter? Does … Continue reading →

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Why Aren’t They In The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Luther Vandross

Posted on February 15, 2017 by nathanalbright

If I had told you there was a R&B singer who had sold in the neighborhood of 30 million copies, and every one of whose albums had gone at least gold, a few of them multi-platinum, and had achieved multiple … Continue reading →

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Book Review: 400 Creative Ways To Say I Love You

Posted on February 15, 2017 by nathanalbright

400 Creative Ways To Say I Love You, by Alice Chapin On one level, as is often the case with books that I read written by women and for women [1], it is somewhat ludicrous that I should be reading … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Corinthian Catastrophe

Posted on February 15, 2017 by nathanalbright

The Corinthian Catastrophe, by George E. Gardiner When people leave their religious traditions, there can be some bitterness in the process of trying to justify their change and negatively paint what they may perceive as wasted years following the wrong … Continue reading →

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I’m Not Alone Because I Brought The Wind

Posted on February 14, 2017 by nathanalbright

Earlier today I was listening to a lengthy lecture by a polyglot (a speaker of many languages), who was talking about his efforts to learn obscure natives in Central America.  One of the languages he knew was represented by a … Continue reading →

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