Monthly Archives: June 2019

Book Review: Pecked To Death By Ducks

Posted on June 14, 2019 by nathanalbright

Pecked To Death By Ducks, by Tim Cahill As this is the fifth book by the author I have read so far, I’m pretty familiar with his shtick.  Unfortunately, this book falls towards the bottom of the author’s body of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Road Fever

Posted on June 14, 2019 by nathanalbright

Road Fever:  A High-Speed Travelogue, by Tim Cahill If you have ever taken a lengthy road-trip with somewhat dodgy company, as I have, you will be able to understand some of the charm of this kind of book.  Reading this … Continue reading →

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So Am I

Posted on June 13, 2019 by nathanalbright

Although her name is an obscure one, Ava Max has her own group of stans [1] who call themselves Avatars and who have cheered on the top 10 success of her first American hit, “Sweet But Psycho.”  The second song … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Plessy v. Furgeson (Landmark Supreme Court Cases)

Posted on June 13, 2019 by nathanalbright

Plessy v. Furgeson (Landmark Supreme Court Cases), by David Cates You really don’t need to read three books on the case of Plessy v. Furgeson, but that is what I did the day I read this book.  That is not … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Plessy v. Ferguson (The Civil Rights Movement)

Posted on June 13, 2019 by nathanalbright

Plessy v. Ferguson (The Civil Rights Movement), by Amos Esty This particular book is a short one at just over 100 pages and it seeks to explain the Plessy v. Ferguson case that established separate but unequal, which meant at … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Separate

Posted on June 13, 2019 by nathanalbright

Separate:  The Story Of Plessy v. Ferguson, And America’s Journey From Slavery To Segregation, by Steve Luxenberg Given the fact that the author works for the Washington Post, a newspaper that is better used for litter boxes and toilet paper … Continue reading →

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In Between Times

Posted on June 12, 2019 by nathanalbright

Some time ago, I read a book that talked about the feminism of Afghanistan in the period before the rise of the Taliban, and the way that a progressive society in Kabul was wrecked by the rise of reactionary Islam … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Why?: Explaining The Holocaust

Posted on June 12, 2019 by nathanalbright

Why?:  Explaining The Holocaust, by Peter Hayes It is said, to the point of being a cliche, that there is no business like Shoah business, and this book is certainly part of that to such an extent that it expressly … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Holocaust: A Concise History

Posted on June 12, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Holocaust:  A Concise History, by Doris L. Bergen This book is a concise history, and those who have read a great deal about the Shoah and its immense destructiveness to European Jewry as well as various other groups of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: To No Man’s Glory

Posted on June 12, 2019 by nathanalbright

To No Man’s Glory:  A Child’s Journey From Holocaust To Healing:  A Memoir, by Vincent (Arturs Lejnieks) Benson with Victoria Harnish Benson I must admit that I am no stranger to this sort of memoir.  In the larger sense of … Continue reading →

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