Monthly Archives: August 2020

Book Review: Quilts & Women Of The Mormon Migrations

Posted on August 24, 2020 by nathanalbright

Quilts & Women Of The Mormon Migrations, by Mary Bywater Cross I found this book very cleverly done.  Admittedly, I do not think the market for a book like this one is a very large one, necessarily.  For those who … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Overland Migrations

Posted on August 24, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Overland Migrations, by the National Park Service One of the most fascinating aspects of this particular book is that although this is a very excellent little book on the overland migrations between Missouri and the west starting in the … Continue reading →

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On Predator And Prey Instincts

Posted on August 23, 2020 by nathanalbright

We had a sermonette yesterday given by one of the deacons in our congregation, and it dealt with a subject that I have long pondered in one form or another. There are essentially three types of instincts that one can … Continue reading →

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Book Review: I Don’t Want To Die Poor

Posted on August 23, 2020 by nathanalbright

I Don’t Want To Die Poor: Essays, by Michael Arceneaux It is unclear, and I am no unbiased observer, whether this book will have its intended aim of helping the author die other than poor. There are certainly areas where … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Sold My Soul For A Student Loan

Posted on August 23, 2020 by nathanalbright

Sold My Soul For A Student Loan:  Higher Education And The Political Economy Of The Future, by Daniel T. Kirsch This is the sort of book that I would be expected to like more than I actually did.  Like quite … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Debt 101

Posted on August 23, 2020 by nathanalbright

Debt 101:  A Crash Course In Debt Management:  From Interest Rates And Credit Scores To Student Loans And Debt Payoff Strategies, An Essential Primer On Managing Debt, by Michele Cagan This book is a clever examination of debt from the … Continue reading →

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Omnia Mors Aequat

Posted on August 22, 2020 by nathanalbright

Are all equal in death? On April 25, 2013, Al Arabiya English said the following: “Saying that death makes everyone equal is true, but not absolutely. It is true that there must be no aristocracy in death or pain, but … Continue reading →

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Book Review: 70 Caribbean Recipes

Posted on August 22, 2020 by nathanalbright

70 Caribbean Recipes: Taste Sensations From The Tropics, by Rosamund Grant Is there a large enough market for food from the Caribbean as a whole, and can islands as diverse as Cuba, Jamaica, and St. Martin/San Maarten be considered as … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Tall History Of Sugar

Posted on August 22, 2020 by nathanalbright

A Tall History Of Sugar:  A Novel, by Curdella Forbes This book was not what I wanted or expected–I was hoping for a book that would have some sort of explanation about the nature of sugar in the Jamaican economy … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Jerk From Jamaica

Posted on August 22, 2020 by nathanalbright

Jerk From Jamaica:  Barbecue Caribbean Style, by Helen Willinsky When one is reading a cookbook in hopes of gathering at least some familiarity for a nation’s cuisine that one hopes to taste a fair bit more of, one’s expectations are … Continue reading →

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