Monthly Archives: June 2021

Book Review: Writing Family History Made Very Easy

Posted on June 14, 2021 by nathanalbright

Writing Family History Made Very Easy: A Beginner’s Guide, by Noeline Kyle This book is a bit frustrating to read for a variety of reasons, and there were a couple of things about this book that made it far less … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Genealogist’s Internet

Posted on June 14, 2021 by nathanalbright

The Genealogist’s Internet, by Peter Christian One thing that bothers me, and this is not so much an issue with the book as with the context in which I found it, is that my library stocks so many books about … Continue reading →

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Inside/Outside: Part Three

Posted on June 13, 2021 by nathanalbright

Having previously looked at some of the elements of the relationship between inside and outside, I would like to look at some of the fundamentals of what makes a body. This may seem to be random and tangential, but there … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Super-Smart Shopping

Posted on June 13, 2021 by nathanalbright

Super-Smart Shopping: An Introduction To Financial Literacy, by Mattie Reynolds This book is an interesting one, a short book written for a young audience that seeks to encourage them on how to be smart shoppers. The book implies that young … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Buying A Home (Financial Literacy: Planning For The Future)

Posted on June 13, 2021 by nathanalbright

Buying A Home (Financial Literacy: Planning For The Future), by WeissRatings While my first experience with this particular series was a bit disappointing, this book provided the sort of information I was most interested in. Buying a home is something … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Living Together, Getting Married & Starting A Family (Financial Literacy: Planning For The Future)

Posted on June 13, 2021 by nathanalbright

Living Together, Getting Married & Starting A Family (Financial Literacy: Planning For The Future), by WeissRatings I have to admit that this book was a bit disappointing for me, but there are certainly some people who will appreciate this book. … Continue reading →

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Short Circuit

Posted on June 12, 2021 by nathanalbright

I recently finished reviewing a book where it was obvious to me that the author’s passion for his subject and his anger about what he viewed as negative political trends short-circuited his capacity for reasoned argument. Now, to be sure, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Myth Of American Exceptionalism

Posted on June 12, 2021 by nathanalbright

The Myth Of American Exceptionalism, by Godfrey Hodgson This is the sort of book that seems to be written in search of the most obvious criticism it is likely to receive. In fairness to the author, who does think himself … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Habits Of Empire

Posted on June 12, 2021 by nathanalbright

Habits Of Empire: A History Of American Expansion, by Walter Nugent This book is an interesting one. The author seems to view empires as a bad thing, which I do not necessarily think is the case. The author notes that … Continue reading →

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You Never Really Arrive

Posted on June 11, 2021 by nathanalbright

As I have commented before when it comes to my dreams, one of my foremost patterns within dreams is the inability to find people or arrive at places. Perhaps because finding and looking for things is such a poignant and … Continue reading →

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