Monthly Archives: February 2021

It Takes More Than Plants To Make A Garden

Posted on February 5, 2021 by nathanalbright

Although I am by no means someone whose skill with plants is particularly great–and I come by that honestly, I must admit–I have long been fascinated by gardens. Among the first gardens I can remember seeing is the very practical … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The English Garden Tour

Posted on February 5, 2021 by nathanalbright

The English Garden Tour: A View Into The Past, by Mavis Batey & David Lambert This is exactly what you want a book about gardens to be, if you are fond of visiting them and reading about them and putting … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Garden Lover’s Guide To Italy

Posted on February 5, 2021 by nathanalbright

The Garden Lover’s Guide To Italy, by Penelope Hobhouse Gardens are funny artifacts of history. Italy is one of the more notable places in the history of gardens, and yet many Italian gardens have sought to mimic, for prestige reasons, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Garden Tourist

Posted on February 5, 2021 by nathanalbright

The Garden Tourist: A Guide To Garden Tours, Garden Days, Shows And Special Events, edited by Lois G. Rosenfeld If you are reading a book like this one, it is probably true that you are like me, someone who enjoys … Continue reading →

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Lynch Law

Posted on February 4, 2021 by nathanalbright

In one of his earliest speeches, Abraham Lincoln stood against the lawless tendency of his times to celebrate lynch law. During the first half of the 19th century there was a rising tendency on the part of people throughout the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Kidnap Years

Posted on February 4, 2021 by nathanalbright

The Kidnap Years: The Astonishing True History Of The Forgotten Kidnapping Epidemic That Shook Depression-Era America, by David Stout With a book like this there is all kinds of wasted potential. This is a book that could have been great, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Executioner’s Song

Posted on February 4, 2021 by nathanalbright

The Executioner’s Song, by Norman Mailer In reading this more than 1000 page book, the reader is struck by fundamental questions about the work, such as, are the people this book is about all that interesting, could the time spent … Continue reading →

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Civilized Masks

Posted on February 3, 2021 by nathanalbright

One of the striking aspects of humanity is that we all to some extent, wear masks. These masks are worn for a variety of reasons. Sometimes we wear masks to protect ourselves, to present ourselves as being less vulnerable than … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Intractable Seizures

Posted on February 3, 2021 by nathanalbright

Intractable Seizures: Diagnosis, Treatment, And Prevention, edited by W. McIntyre Burnham, Peter L. Carlen, Paul A. Hwang This book takes as its subject one of the more frightening sort of health problems that people can deal with as either sufferers … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Pseudo-Epileptic Seizures

Posted on February 3, 2021 by nathanalbright

Pseudo-Epileptic Seizures, edited by Lennart Gram, Svein I. Johannessen, Per Olof Osterman, and Matti Silanpaa In many ways, this particular book gets off on the wrong foot and never manages to fully overcome a negative first impression. Part of the … Continue reading →

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