Monthly Archives: September 2019

Book Review: Alias Shakespeare

Posted on September 26, 2019 by nathanalbright

Alias Shakespeare:  Solving The Greatest Literary Mystery Of All Time, by Joseph Sobran As someone who has modestly contributed to the state of research relating to Shakespeare and the Atlantic history of the Anglo-American middle class of the 17th century … Continue reading →

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Dueling Apocalypses

Posted on September 25, 2019 by nathanalbright

For a variety of reasons, I have long found myself to be deeply interested in apocalypses, about which I have long had a complex view.  One of the more fascinating aspects of contemporary life is that there are a variety … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Tolkien And C.S. Lewis: The Gift Of Friendship

Posted on September 25, 2019 by nathanalbright

Tolkien And C.S. Lewis:  The Gift Of Friendship, by Colin Duriez There are not nearly enough books that have been written about the subject of friendship.  This particular book seeks to look at two particularly famous and illustrious friends who … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Complete Idiot’s Guide To The World Of Narnia

Posted on September 25, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Complete Idiot’s Guide To The World Of Narnia, by James S. Bell Jr. and Cheryl Dunlop For the record, my favorite book of the Chronicles of Narnia is A Horse And His Boy [1], a book that has always … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Letters To Malcolm

Posted on September 25, 2019 by nathanalbright

Letters To Malcolm:  Chiefly On Prayer, by C.S. Lewis As someone who has read a lot of the writings of C.S. Lewis, this book is a fascinating one.  For one, it should be noted in deference to the author that … Continue reading →

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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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Mysteries Of The Bible: How Was David Conceived In Sin?

Posted on September 23, 2019 by nathanalbright

Earlier today I received a text message from a friend of mine who had a question about something that David had said in Psalm 51:5, which says:  “Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived … Continue reading →

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