Monthly Archives: August 2019

Book Review: Basic Economics (1)

Posted on August 14, 2019 by nathanalbright

Basic Economics:  A Common Sense Guide To The Economy, by Thomas Sowell This is the second edition of this particular book I have read.  The first edition was a modest sized book of about 300 pages or so, and this … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: Applied Economics

Posted on August 14, 2019 by nathanalbright

Applied Economics:  Thinking Beyond Stage One, by Thomas Sowell, read by Bill Wallace This book was a joy to listen to, as I had the chance to do so during my recent trip to California with a couple of friends/relatives.  … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Basic Economics

Posted on August 14, 2019 by nathanalbright

Basic Economics:  A Citizen’s Guide To The Economy, by Thomas Sowell Economics is one of those subjects that does not always strike readers as a very fascinating one, but this book manages to do a good job at keeping history … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Joy Of X

Posted on August 13, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Joy Of X:  A Guided Tour Of Math, From One To Infinity, by Steven Strogatz For some reason, math has always intimidated a great many people, and that intimidation, taught by parents to children or teachers to students, has … Continue reading →

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The Quests Of Others

Posted on August 13, 2019 by nathanalbright

I have written at some length about my own personal quests for such random items as kao soy (a tasty Northern Thai dish with fried noodles and spicy meat), indomethecin (a drug often prescribed for gout), and tasty but impossible … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Linear Algebra And Its Applications

Posted on August 13, 2019 by nathanalbright

Linear Algebra And Its Applications, by David C. Lay I’m not going to lie; this was a very boring book.  In all fairness, the book is a college level textbook in linear algebra, and few people would read such a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Manga Guide To Linear Algebra

Posted on August 13, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Manga Guide To Linear Algebra, by Shin Takahashi and Iroha Inoue After having read this book and finding it greatly enjoyable as well as informative, I think that the Manga guides to other subjects are likely to be of … Continue reading →

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Go Ahead And Tell Your Own Story

Posted on August 12, 2019 by nathanalbright

Not too long ago I read a book that was replying to a memoir of a crappy childhood called Appalachian Elegy.  I have not read that particular book yet, though I do read a fair amount of memoirs that are … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: Go, Put Your Strengths To Work

Posted on August 12, 2019 by nathanalbright

Go, Put Your Strengths To Work, by Marcus Buckingham, read by the author As someone who is pretty fond of the Strengthsfinder test [1] and its implications, it was perhaps unsurprising that I would take to this book by one … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: Our Iceberg Is Melting

Posted on August 12, 2019 by nathanalbright

Our Iceberg Is Melting:  Changing And Succeeding Under Any Conditions, by John Kotter and Holger Rathgeber, read by Oliver Wyman If you are fond of penguins (I am) and are interested in the difficulties of change management and how it … Continue reading →

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