Monthly Archives: June 2019

Book Review: Originals

Posted on June 26, 2019 by nathanalbright

Originals:  How Non-Conformists Move The World, by Adam Grant There is a moment in this book where my own opinion of the book and its author turned a bit sour.  A discussion of the training of political revolutionaries in Serbia … Continue reading →

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Homo Economicas In His Natural Habitat

Posted on June 25, 2019 by nathanalbright

It is one of the more lamentable but also more obvious aspects of human existence that the interests of people trump the political goals and intentions of various rules and regulations.  Over and over again, we see governments attempt to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Shotguns And Stagecoaches

Posted on June 25, 2019 by nathanalbright

Shotguns And Stagecoaches:  The Brave Men Who Rode For Wells Fargo In The Wild West, by John Boessenecker One of the remarkable aspects to reading a book like this one is the way that it serves as a counterpoint to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Wagonmasters

Posted on June 25, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Wagonmasters:  High Plains Freighting From The Earliest Days Of The Santa Fe Trail To 1880, by Henry Pickering Walker This sort of book recognizes that logistics is not a particularly sexy subject and aims its attention at those who … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Stagecoach

Posted on June 25, 2019 by nathanalbright

Stagecoach:  Wells Fargo And The American West, by Philip L. Fradkin I wonder if the author got any discount off of his mortgage with Norwest and Wells Fargo for writing this book.  I found it interesting that before this work … Continue reading →

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An Unexpected Lesson In Creativity From New Jersey 11th Graders

Posted on June 24, 2019 by nathanalbright

During the spring of 2011, shortly before moving to Thailand, I had a job as a scorer for the written exams of New Jersey 11th graders that year, who all had to answer in essay form a question involving peanut … Continue reading →

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With A Firm Sense Of Justice

Posted on June 24, 2019 by nathanalbright

Frequently I comment on the messages that are given at services on the Sabbath, after I have had some time to reflect and ruminate on them a little bit, and I would like to do so today as well.  Yesterday … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Don’t Read This Book

Posted on June 24, 2019 by nathanalbright

Don’t Read This Book:  Time Management For Creative People, by Donald Roos This book is mildly amusing and full of entertaining stories and pictures, but it can be seen as a promotion of a tool that the author helped create … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Here’s A Brilliant Idea

Posted on June 24, 2019 by nathanalbright

Here’s A Brilliant Idea:  104 Activities To Unleash Your Creativity, by the Brothers McLeod This book was co-written by two brothers, one of whom is a writer and the other of whom is an illustrator.  As might be expected, therefore, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Art Matters

Posted on June 24, 2019 by nathanalbright

Art Matters:  Because Your Imagination Can Change The World, by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Chris Riddell I had read most of the text in this particular book before, but only because it was included in the author’s large collection of … Continue reading →

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