Monthly Archives: May 2024

Book Review: Escape From Model Land

Posted on May 23, 2024 by nathanalbright

Escape From Model Land: How Mathematical Models Can Lead Us Astray And What We Can Do About It, by Erica Thompson In many ways, this book is a product of its time, and unhappily so. The book was written by … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The New Atlas Of World History

Posted on May 22, 2024 by nathanalbright

The New Atlas Of World History: Global Events At A Glance, by John Haywood This book is by no means a bad one, and in many ways is a very enjoyable book and a very worthwhile one. Yet it seems … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Traveller’s History Of New Zealand And the South Pacific Islands

Posted on May 21, 2024 by nathanalbright

A Traveller’s History Of New Zealand and the South Pacific Islands, by John H. Chambers There are a lot of qualities that make this book head and shoulders above other books that I have seen of its subject matter, and … Continue reading →

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How Do You Lose A President?

Posted on May 20, 2024 by nathanalbright

In a sense, writing history as it happens tends to be less satisfying as it might at first seem. A large part of this is due to the untrustworthiness of the contemporary press, especially official news sources. Yesterday morning, as … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Concise History Of New Zealand

Posted on May 20, 2024 by nathanalbright

A Concise history Of New Zealand, by Philippa Mein Smith Probably the best thing about this book is that it is concise. It is by no means a good history book, to be sure, for reasons that are predictable and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: New Zealand (Moon)

Posted on May 19, 2024 by nathanalbright

New Zealand (Moon Guides), by Jamie Chistian Desplaces There ae a few things that one learns when one reads a travel guide about New Zealand that is this extensive, so much so that it runs over 600 pages in length. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution

Posted on May 18, 2024 by nathanalbright

Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877, by Eric Foner There is a lot that is deeply wrong with this book. The author’s socialist sort of mindset dovetails with his belief that the blacks of the South were right to expect the … Continue reading →

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It’s All About Attitude

Posted on May 17, 2024 by nathanalbright

Earlier today, while I was looking at my LinkedIn news feed, I saw that someone I knew had liked a post that stated that no two-year old should be disciplined as if they had a fully grown sinful nature. While … Continue reading →

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Book Review: New Zealand (National Geographic Traveler)

Posted on May 17, 2024 by nathanalbright

New Zealand (National Geographic Traveler), by Peter Turner You would think that after all this time reading and reviewing books by the National Geographic that I would learn not to be disappointed by them, but I found this book disappointing. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: New Zealand (Culture Smart!)

Posted on May 16, 2024 by nathanalbright

New Zealand (Culture Smart!): The Essential Guide To Customs & Culture, by Lyn Mcnamee Although this book is written by a native kiwi, and is clearly written with the goal of informing other people about the customs and culture of … Continue reading →

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