Monthly Archives: January 2020

In Praise Of Worldbuilding

Posted on January 21, 2020 by nathanalbright

Recently news was released that Christopher Tolkien had died at nearly 100 years of age, and a great deal of honor was deservedly heaped upon someone whose life’s work had been to provide honor to his father’s world of Middle … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Supply Chain Management

Posted on January 21, 2020 by nathanalbright

Supply Chain Management:  An Introduction To Logistics, by Donald Waters As a student of logistics, it is perhaps unsurprising that from time to time I would pick up a textbook like this to read for fun for myself.  Admittedly, most … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Warehouse Management

Posted on January 21, 2020 by nathanalbright

Warehouse Management:  A Complete Guide To Improving Efficiency And Minimizing Costs In The Modern Warehouse, by Gwynne Richards For me, at least, this British focused book–be prepared for odd spellings of familiar words if one approaches this from the point … Continue reading →

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Book Review: International Logistics And Supply Chain Outsourcing

Posted on January 21, 2020 by nathanalbright

International Logistics And Supply Chain Outsourcing:  From Local To Global, by Alan Rushton and Steve Walker In many ways, this book is somewhat obsolete.  Some of the companies that the book has an interest in, like Toys-R-Us, are bankrupt.  It … Continue reading →

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Mysteries Of The Bible: The Connection Between The Nephilim And The Giants

Posted on January 20, 2020 by nathanalbright

Last night while I was at dinner with one of our congregation’s retired pastors [1], I received a request to write about one of the more intriguing mysteries relating to origin in the Bible, that of the pre-flood Nephilim and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The English Civil War

Posted on January 20, 2020 by nathanalbright

The English Civil War:  Papists, Gentlewomen, Soldiers, And Witchfinders In The Birth Of Modern Britain, by Diane Purkiss This book was originally called “The English Civil War:  A People’s History,” and that would have given me a much more clear … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Killers Of The King

Posted on January 20, 2020 by nathanalbright

Killers Of The King:  The Men Who Dared To Execute Charles I, by Charles Spencer Before finishing this book, I thought that Charles Spencer’s account of the regicides who had signed on to the execution of Charles I was particularly … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The English Civil War

Posted on January 20, 2020 by nathanalbright

The English Civil War, by David Clark I am fascinated by the subject of the English Civil War.  A great deal of this fascination comes from the fact that as an American I am descended largely from people whose internal … Continue reading →

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In Need Of Self-Defense

Posted on January 19, 2020 by nathanalbright

Last night I had dinner with one of our congregation’s many retired pastors (who happened to give the sermon yesterday at services) as well as a relatively new family whose daughter is in my Sabbath School class and one of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Berlitz Brazilian Portuguese Phrase Book & Dictionary

Posted on January 19, 2020 by nathanalbright

Berlitz Brazilian Portuguese Phrase Book & Dictionary, by Berlitz Berlitz has acquired a good reputation for their efforts to instruct others in foreign languages, and this book certainly demonstrates why that is the case.  This book doesn’t approach Brazilian Portuguese … Continue reading →

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