Monthly Archives: August 2023

Book Review: IELTS Essential Words

Posted on August 21, 2023 by nathanalbright

IELTS Essential Words, by Lin Lougheed, Ed.D While this book is not completely unique in its approach to aiding candidates for the IELTS in their vocabulary, it does succeed wonderfully well at what it does, and I found this book … Continue reading →

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25 Or 6 To 4

Posted on August 20, 2023 by nathanalbright

In 1986, the band Chicago found themselves at a bit of a crossroads as a band. Their lead singer, whose songwriting and drive had allowed them to have a couple of massive hit albums in the first half of the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Who’s Black And Why?

Posted on August 20, 2023 by nathanalbright

Who’s Black And Why?: A Hidden Chapter From The Eighteenth-Century Invention Of Race, by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Andrew S. Curran What thanks do we owe to Gates and Curran for editing this immensely obscure collection of 18th century … Continue reading →

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The Trouble With Milkshakes

Posted on August 19, 2023 by nathanalbright

One of the neglected problems that many restaurants share has a common root in the issue of milkshakes. While we may think of milkshakes as an enjoyable or innocuous sort of drink/dessert item, it turns out that problems with milkshakes … Continue reading →

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Book Review: IELTS Vocabulary Up To Band 6.0

Posted on August 19, 2023 by nathanalbright

IELTS Vocabulary Up To Band 6.0, by Pauline Cullen It is not particularly surprising that the IELTS, a test that is designed to test knowledge of the English language for non-native speakers, that some elements of the English language would … Continue reading →

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On Development And Progress

Posted on August 18, 2023 by nathanalbright

As is sometimes the case, one of my dear friends wanted to see the approach I have to answering particular types of academic questions, and so I thought it worthwhile to share my approach to answering such questions (as well … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Price For Their Pound Of Flesh

Posted on August 18, 2023 by nathanalbright

The Price For Their Pound Of Flesh: The Value Of The Enslaved, From Womb To Grave, In The Building Of A Nation, by Daina Ramey Berry If one wants to know what one is getting from this particular book, it … Continue reading →

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On The Valuation of Human Life

Posted on August 17, 2023 by nathanalbright

For nearly my entire life, the question of the value of human life has long intruded itself into my existence in odd and surprising ways. When I was a child growing up in rural Central Florida, it struck me as … Continue reading →

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Book Review: How To Master The IELTS

Posted on August 17, 2023 by nathanalbright

How To Master The IELTS: Over 400 Questions For All Parts Of The International English Language Testing System, by Chris Tyreman There are in general approaches that a book can take when it comes to teaching mastery of a given … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Uncharted

Posted on August 16, 2023 by nathanalbright

Uncharted: A Rediscovered History Of Voyages To The Americas Before Columbus, by Tim Wallace-Murphy and James Martin For many years now I have been aware of the ubiquity of stories about the various missions of trade and exploration that have … Continue reading →

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