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Book Review: Bacher’s Tradition And Traditionalists

Posted on November 17, 2018 by nathanalbright

Bacher’s Tradition And Traditionalists In The Schools Of Palestine And Babylon, by Jacob Zallel Lauterbach I can imagine few more Nathanish tasks than reviewing a book review that it itself a fragmentary review material of various aspects of the Mishnah … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Another Chance

Posted on August 26, 2011 by nathanalbright

Another Chance: Hope And Health For The Alcoholic Family, by Sharon Wegscheider Cruse Warning: This book does not make for pleasant reading. If you come from a family where alcoholism and other types of abuse have run rampant for generations … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Seven General Epistles

Posted on July 21, 2011 by nathanalbright

Despite the claims of this book to provide a definitive translation of the seven general epistles (James, 1 & 2 Peter, 1, 2, & 3 John, and Jude), and provide some theological ruminations on these subjects, this work is a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Ambler Warning

Posted on July 20, 2011 by nathanalbright

The Ambler Warning, by Robert Ludlum In one sense, reviewing a book like this, from a prolific, and deceased, author of conspiratorial pot-boilers, is superfluous. The book is an easy and quick read, has no massive surprises that a reasonably … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Crucial Conversations

Posted on July 11, 2011 by nathanalbright

Crucial Conversations: Tools For Talking When The Stakes Are High, by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler This book is an excellent book, but its title is somewhat misleading. In order to properly understand what the book … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Aung San Of Burma

Posted on July 3, 2011 by nathanalbright

Aung San of Burma, by Aung San Sun Kyi Well, at least you can say that this book is honest. Aung San Suu Kyi, the famed Novel Prize-winning heroine of Democracy in Burma, wrote this short biography about her father … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Why Pro Life?

Posted on June 29, 2011 by nathanalbright

Why Pro-Life? Caring For The Unborn And Their Mothers, by Randy Alcorn This is among the most powerful little books that I have ever read—full of painful statistics, damning admissions by abortion advocates as to their own awareness of their … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork

Posted on June 27, 2011 by nathanalbright

The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork, by John C. Maxwell Though some of the examples are a bit dated (for example, any reader of this book ought to get a few chuckles out of the praise that its author, John … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Studies in Thai History

Posted on June 19, 2011 by nathanalbright

Studies in Thai History, by David K. Wyatt Studies in Thai History is a relatively short (less than 300 pages) and intriguing collection of eighteen articles written between 1963 and 1988. They are arranged in roughly chronological order and cover … Continue reading →

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Book Review: On The Reliability Of The Old Testament

Posted on June 9, 2011 by nathanalbright

On The Reliability Of The Old Testament, by K.A. Kitchen This book is a 500-page tour de force of scholarly work from ancient Near East texts that sets the dividing line between faith and evidence. If you believe in the … Continue reading →

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