Monthly Archives: May 2019

Book Review: A Little Princess

Posted on May 27, 2019 by nathanalbright

A Little Princess, by Frances Hodgson Burnett The first time I read this book I was in the sixth grade, and it was a book I was required to read for English class, a task I was not enthusiastic about … Continue reading →

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Not You Too, Pepe Le Pew

Posted on May 26, 2019 by nathanalbright

Last night while I was at dinner something came up as my usual group was discussing cartoons, and the subject of Pepe Le Pew came up.  Given the course of our conversation about this amorous skunk [1], I quickly realized … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Prison Camps In The Civil War

Posted on May 26, 2019 by nathanalbright

Prison Camps In The Civil War, by Douglas J. Savage It would be easy to fault a short book like this one for not being as detailed as one would wish, but as a book that seeks to convey the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Alcatraz: History And Design Of A Landmark

Posted on May 26, 2019 by nathanalbright

Alcatraz:  History And Design Of A Landmark, by Donald MacDonald and Ira Nadel Although from time to time I have visited a few prisons, I have never visited Alcatraz, nor have I even watched many of the large amount of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Oregon State Penitentiary

Posted on May 26, 2019 by nathanalbright

Oregon State Penitentiary, by Diane L. Goeres-Gardner and John Ritter For whatever reason, my library has a large variety of interesting books that are mostly full of historical photographs along with captions and commentary in the Images of America series … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts On The Reception Of Refugee Populations

Posted on May 25, 2019 by nathanalbright

For a variety of reasons, some of them intensely personal, I think often about the reception that refugees and exiles receive in areas where they are surrounded by strangers far from home.  And while I must admit that I have … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Good Morning, Irene

Posted on May 25, 2019 by nathanalbright

Good Morning Irene (Irene Adler #2), by Carole Nelson Douglas This book, and indeed the series in which it comes, is probably the pinnacle of this author’s achievement as an author.  I’m not sure how I feel about it, because … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Dancing With Werewolves

Posted on May 25, 2019 by nathanalbright

Danving With Werewolves (Delilah Street #1), by Carole Nelson Douglas While it must be admitted that this is competent genre fiction, this book feels like the literary equivalent of gorging oneself on twinkies.  One wonders how would could have better … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Good Night, Mr. Holmes

Posted on May 25, 2019 by nathanalbright

Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Irene Adler #1), by Carole Nelson Douglas In my reading of mystery series, especially those written by women with female protagonists, there is a lot of discussion that I tend to find tedious and irritating, largely … Continue reading →

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On Evolutionary Logic, Or How You Can Prove That The Internal Combustion Engine Was Not Intelligently Designed

Posted on May 24, 2019 by nathanalbright

Yesterday night, while I was eating dinner and dealing with an unfortunate snafu involving my waitress’ incompetence in cashing me out, I was reading a book on dinosaurs that featured the following immensely illogical howler that is typical of the … Continue reading →

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