Monthly Archives: February 2019

Book Review: Enemies At Home

Posted on February 16, 2019 by nathanalbright

Enemies At Home (A Flavia Albia Mystery #2), by Lindsey Davis If the Flavia Albia mystery series is inaugurated with a novel that reflects on the role of gender in dealing with Roman society and its occasional benefits in solving … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Ides Of April

Posted on February 16, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Ides Of April (A Flavia Albia Mystery #1), by Lindsey Davis Because I decided to take up a challenge in Goodreads that involved reading mystery novels, I thought I would try to find some historical mystery novels that I … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The First Prehistoric Serial Killer And Other Stories

Posted on February 16, 2019 by nathanalbright

The First Prehistoric Serial Killer And Other Stories, by Teresa Solana One of the thrills of reading good mystery novels (and, as in this case, good short story compilations) is the way that they demonstrate the author’s awareness of a … Continue reading →

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1 Corinthians 14:34-35: Let [Your] Women Keep Silent: Part Three

Posted on February 15, 2019 by nathanalbright

Having previously [1][2] looked 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 and discussed its controversial nature as well as its context within the whole biblical view of the public religious role of women, it is now time to turn our attention to the context … Continue reading →

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Deadnames

Posted on February 15, 2019 by nathanalbright

On February 12, 2019, a lengthy naming dispute was ended between what is now called the Republic of North Macedonia and the Republic of Greece over the naming of the country.  For almost three decades the two countries have been … Continue reading →

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Book Review: If On A Winter’s Night A Traveler

Posted on February 15, 2019 by nathanalbright

If On A Winter’s Night A Traveler, by Italo Calvino I might never have read anything by this author had I not seen a blurb for this book in a collection of great books I read over a decade ago.  … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Invisible Cities

Posted on February 15, 2019 by nathanalbright

Invisible Cities, by Italo Calvino This is an odd book, but it’s an odd book in the best possible way.  Set in the past, specifically during the time of Marco Polo and his travels to the Mongol emperor Kublai Khan … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Why Read The Classics?

Posted on February 15, 2019 by nathanalbright

Why Read The Classics?, by Italo Calvino As is often the case with writers, Italo Calvino was both the writer of classic works as well as a reader and a literary critic of them as well.  These three roles of … Continue reading →

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Deus Vult

Posted on February 14, 2019 by nathanalbright

Not too long ago I decided that it would be a good idea for me to increase my knowledge of the Templars, a knightly organization which achieved a great deal of popularity during the Crusades and then was suddenly crushed … Continue reading →

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Book Review: And The Sea Is Never Full

Posted on February 14, 2019 by nathanalbright

And The Sea Is Never Full:  Memoirs 1969-, by Elie Wiesel Sometimes I am puzzled by the point of a book.  Elie Wiesel has written a lot of books, some of them nonfictional (like this memoir) and some of them … Continue reading →

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