Daily Archives: September 24, 2019

Putting It Together

Posted on September 24, 2019 by nathanalbright

Yesterday I listened to an internet personality (who has also written three very worthwhile Minecraft fanfiction novels that I have read and reviewed) comment on his least favorite songs of 1975.  When he got to his dishonorable mentions, one of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Brief History Of The Caribbean

Posted on September 24, 2019 by nathanalbright

A Brief History Of The Caribbean:  From The Arawak And The Carib To The Present, by Jan Rogozinski The great German statesman Otto von Bismarck once said that it was best not to know how one’s laws and one’s sausages … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Island

Posted on September 24, 2019 by nathanalbright

Island:  How Islands Transform The World, by J. Edward Chamberlin This is a book that tries to do too much and in doing too much ends up doing too little.  Indeed, the reader of this book may be confused about … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Traveller’s History Of The Caribbean

Posted on September 24, 2019 by nathanalbright

A Traveller’s History Of The Caribbean, by James Ferguson One of the notable aspects of many histories is that they compress a great deal of the past and then go into far more detail about more recent information, showing a … Continue reading →

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