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Book Review: Of Cockroaches And Crickets

Posted on February 22, 2025 by nathanalbright

Of Cockroaches And Crickets: Learning To Love Creatures That Skitter And Jump, by Frank Nischk, Foreword by Carl Safina The author of this book makes a strange choice that is not necessarily a good one, but it deserves to be … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Elements

Posted on October 1, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Elements: A Visual Exploration Of Every Known Atom In The Universe, by Theodore Gray Perhaps the most interesting part of this very interesting book is the way that the author shows both his geekiness and basic humanity through sharing … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Linguistics For Dummies

Posted on September 30, 2024 by nathanalbright

Linguistics For Dummies, by Strang Burton, Rose-Marie Dèchaine, and Eric Vatikiotis-Bateson Although one might not think that linguistics is the most obviously practical of subjects for most people, a matter discussed in this book came up today in a discussion … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Superheavy

Posted on September 29, 2024 by nathanalbright

Superheavy: The Making And Breaking Of The Periodic Table, by Kit Chapman This book was not quite what I expected it to be, and not in a good way. What I expected from this book was a narrative account of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Strongman

Posted on September 28, 2024 by nathanalbright

Strongman: The Rise Of Five Dictators And The Fall Of Democracy, by Kenneth C. Davis It is obvious, in light of contemporary concerns about the fate of the United States and other democratic and republican nations, that this book was … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Against The World

Posted on September 23, 2024 by nathanalbright

Against The World: Anti-Globalism And Mass Politics Between The World Wars, by Tara Zahra It is easy to tell that the author’s own sympathies are definitely globalist, and the characters she most identifies with are ones that I would consider … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Linguistic Fingerprints

Posted on September 22, 2024 by nathanalbright

Linguistic Fingerprints: How Language Creates And Reveals Identity, by Roger Kreuz This book has a highly interesting premise. Can we determine, with the aid of modern technology as well as a bit of intuition and insight, the particular voice of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread

Posted on September 21, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread: Cliches: What They Mean And Where They Come From, by Nigel Fountain This book is a lot better in theory than it wound up being in practice. There is certainly a wealth of worthwhile … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Leningrad: State Of Siege

Posted on September 20, 2024 by nathanalbright

Leningrad: State Of Siege, by Michael Jones The siege of Leningrad was one of the epic examples of urban warfare, of a sort, in World War II, but unlike the case of Stalingrad (to give but one example), its epic … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Shadowlands

Posted on September 17, 2024 by nathanalbright

Shadowlands: A Journey Through Britain’s List Cities And Vanished Villages, by Matthew Green This book would have been vastly better had the author not felt it necessary to give voice to groundless and politically motivated paranoid fears about anthropogenic climate … Continue reading →

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