Monthly Archives: July 2017

Book Review: The Path To Meaning

Posted on July 28, 2017 by nathanalbright

The Path To Meaning:  How To Align Yourself With The Universe, Make Use Of Its Hidden Laws, And Fill Your Life With Meaning, by Agnes Bodi [Note:  This book was provide free of charge by BooksGoSocial. All thoughts and opinions … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Through His Eyes

Posted on July 28, 2017 by nathanalbright

Through His Eyes:  My Journey From Sexual Abuse Victim To Victory In Jesus Christ, by Deborah Mayers [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BooksGoSocial.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] This book has a pretty easy … Continue reading →

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The Glory Of An Analyst Is To Analyze

Posted on July 27, 2017 by nathanalbright

Often I ponder the relationship between different fields of study.  For example, in economics there is a great divide between macroeconomics in its look at large scale aggregates and microeconomics that looks at individual firms and the decisions of people. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Institutes Of Biblical Law (Volume One)

Posted on July 27, 2017 by nathanalbright

The Institutes Of Biblical Law (Volume One) by Rousas John Rushdoony My feelings about Calvinism are not very hidden.  I’m pretty open about them, and the thoughts tend towards the negative [1].  This book, at 850 pages, is a good … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Institutes Of Biblical Law: Volume Three: The Intent Of The Law

Posted on July 27, 2017 by nathanalbright

The Institutes Of Biblical Law:  Volume Three:  The Intent Of The Law, by Rousas John Rushdoony Most books by Theonomist authors [1] tend to be somewhat long, but one of the things I have appreciated about this author is that … Continue reading →

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Shared Context And The Length Of Writings

Posted on July 26, 2017 by nathanalbright

As someone who reads a lot of books, I tend to notice a great deal in the way of patterns when I read them.  Some of the books I read are short, and many of them have a somewhat average … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Lincoln And His Admirals

Posted on July 26, 2017 by nathanalbright

Lincoln And His Admirals, by Craig L. Symonds Although the naval history of the civil war is not something that is completely neglected by historians [1], it has definitely not received the same amount of attention as Lincoln’s relationship with … Continue reading →

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Book Review: April 1865

Posted on July 26, 2017 by nathanalbright

April 1865: The Month That Saved America, by Jay Winik This book has been on my radar to read for a long time. I am no stranger to reading books or pondering about the end of the Civil War [1] … Continue reading →

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Take Me To The River

Posted on July 25, 2017 by nathanalbright

This weekend, after a somewhat last-minute set of arrangements, I and two others went traveling for a couple of hours or so down a portion of the Rogue River from Grant’s Pass to Hellgate Canyon and back.  In retrospect, I … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Orthodoxy

Posted on July 25, 2017 by nathanalbright

Orthodoxy:  The Classic Account Of A Remarkable Christian Experience, by G.K. Chesterton I first heard of this book when I read a lost of 25 recommended books for Christians from a group that appeared to have close ties to monastic … Continue reading →

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