Monthly Archives: March 2021

Book Review: The Gourmet Jewish Cook

Posted on March 18, 2021 by nathanalbright

The Gourmet Jewish Cook, by Judy Zeidler I get the feeling that I would have liked this book a great deal more but for two aspects, one of which is peculiar to the author, and the other which is bound … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Rome For All Seasons

Posted on March 18, 2021 by nathanalbright

Rome For All Seasons: A Cookbook, by Diane Seed My basic requirements for a cookbook are modest. If a book has recipes that sound tasty and I would like to try, the book is worthwhile, even if the general approach … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Civil War Command & Strategy

Posted on March 17, 2021 by nathanalbright

Civil War Command & Strategy: The Process Of Victory And Defeat, by Archer Jones This book is an interesting one, and it has an interesting approach in that it looks at the campaigns of the Civil War with an eye … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Politics Of Command

Posted on March 17, 2021 by nathanalbright

The Politics Of Command: Factions And Ideas In Confederate Strategy, by Thomas Lawrence Connolly and Archer Jones There are a few people at least who will read this book and miss what I think is the worth and enjoyment of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Retreat To Victory?

Posted on March 17, 2021 by nathanalbright

Retreat To Victory?: Confederate Strategy Reconsidered, by Robert G. Tanner Would a Fabian strategy have served the Confederacy well? This is a question that is commonly asked by students of the Civil War as the size of the Confederacy and … Continue reading →

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Ordinary Villainy, Or How I Learned To Appreciate The Moralizing Of Realistic Fiction

Posted on March 16, 2021 by nathanalbright

One of the aspects of realistic fiction that is often appreciated by literary scholars is that realistic fiction is less moralistic than melodrama, which often explicitly punished those characters that transgressed moral and social codes. Yet there is still moralizing … Continue reading →

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Why Aren’t They In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: The New York Dolls

Posted on March 16, 2021 by nathanalbright

One does not need to have hits to be an influential band. It was said of another band that is already in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame that their album only sold a hundred albums, but everyone who … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Hidden Life Of Ice

Posted on March 16, 2021 by nathanalbright

The Hidden Life Of Ice: Dispatches From A Disappearing World, by Marco Tedesco with Alberto Flores d’Arcais How you feel about this book will depend in large part on how you feel about the author’s conceit that the ice of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Good Mourning

Posted on March 15, 2021 by nathanalbright

Good Mourning: Moving Through Everyday Losses With Wisdom From The Other Side, by Theresa Caputo This book, which I got by picking up a blind bag of five nonfiction books from my local library, offers the reader with an interesting … Continue reading →

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Book Review: How To Mellify A Corpse

Posted on March 14, 2021 by nathanalbright

How To Mellify A Corpse, And Other Human Stories Of Ancient Science & Superstition, by Vicki Leon In reading a book like his you have to understand where the author is coming from and what they are trying to convey … Continue reading →

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