Monthly Archives: May 2017

Book Review: Exploring Our Hebraic Heritage

Posted on May 22, 2017 by nathanalbright

Exploring Our Hebraic Heritage:  A Christian Theology Of Roots And Renewal, by Marvin R. Wilson This is the sort of book that could have gone very well or very badly, and so I read it with some concern and even … Continue reading →

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Pocatardis, Or, The Value Of Thought Experiments

Posted on May 21, 2017 by nathanalbright

As I had a more than usually busy Sabbath yesterday, I did not have the chance to have a great deal of interpersonal interactions with other people because I did a fair amount of rushing about hither and yon.  During … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Beating Gout

Posted on May 21, 2017 by nathanalbright

Beating Gout:  A Sufferer’s Guide To Living Pain Free, by Victor Konshin As someone who suffers from intermittent but severe gout attacks [1], it is perhaps unsurprising that I read a book I happened to find in the library while … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Raw Food Diet For Beginners

Posted on May 21, 2017 by nathanalbright

Raw Food Diet For Beginners:  Simple, Easy To Follow Diet Plans And Tips That Promises [sic] A Slimmer And Leaner Body Naturally!, by Ross Contreras [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BooksGoSocial.  All thoughts and opinions are … Continue reading →

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So Awkward Together

Posted on May 20, 2017 by nathanalbright

This morning I saw a coworker of mine who had been working from home the past few days.  Not being exactly sure what was wrong, I had nonetheless figured something must be going on.  In conversation with my neighbor, I … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: The Plantagenets

Posted on May 20, 2017 by nathanalbright

The Plantagenets:  The Warrior Kings And Queens Who Made England, by Dan Jones, read by Clive Chafer It should come as little surprise that as a confirmed Anglophile that I would enjoy reading and writing a fair bit about the … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: The Anglo Files

Posted on May 20, 2017 by nathanalbright

The Anglo Files:  A Field Guide To The British, by Sarah Lyall, read by Cassandra Campbell If you are looking for a humorous guide to the British, it is hard to do better than this.  I cannot exactly praise this … Continue reading →

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You Know My Name

Posted on May 19, 2017 by nathanalbright

“You Know My Name” happens to be one of my favorite Bond themes of all time, and it is easy to understand why.  The music has a cinematic quality well captured in the music video, which shows singer Chris Cornell … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Abraham Lincoln’s Extraordinary Era

Posted on May 19, 2017 by nathanalbright

Abraham Lincoln’s Extraordinary Era:  The Man And His Times, by K.M. Kostyal To be sure, among the many thousands of books about Abraham Lincoln [1], this is one of the more inessential ones.  That is not to say that the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Year Of Meteors

Posted on May 19, 2017 by nathanalbright

Year Of Meteors:  Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln, And The Election That Brought On The Civil War, by Douglas R. Egerton It ought to surprise no one that I am fond of reading books about the complex relationship between Lincoln and … Continue reading →

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