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Book Review: The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Solar Power For Your Home

Posted on May 24, 2021 by nathanalbright

The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Solar Power For Your Home, by Dan Ramsey With David Hughes One of the more interesting aspects of this book is the way that the appeal of the subject matter of the book is somewhat … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Passive Solar House

Posted on May 23, 2021 by nathanalbright

The Passive Solar House: The Complete Guide To Heating And Cooling Your Home, by James Kachadorian When reading a book like this, it is important to know why. Sometimes an author will be coy about their intentions, but in this … Continue reading →

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On Useless Infrastructure

Posted on April 7, 2021 by nathanalbright

One of the more common labels that is attached to infrastructure that is built in remote areas is that it is useless and wasteful. Most people happen to live close to others and benefit from the infrastructure that tends to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Big & Awesome Bridges Of Portland & Vancouver

Posted on November 8, 2020 by nathanalbright

Big & Awesome Bridges Of Portland & Vancouver: A Book For Young Readers And Their Teachers, by Sharon Wood Wortman and Ed Wortman I’m kind of glad this book exists, and it certainly was fun to read, but I can’t … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Engineers Of Victory

Posted on October 1, 2020 by nathanalbright

Engineers Of Victory: The Problem Solvers Who Turned The Tide In The Second World War, by Paul Kennedy This book is not only a history of World War II of a sort, but it is also the sort of book … Continue reading →

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They Like Control

Posted on August 28, 2020 by nathanalbright

We live in a world where the obvious solution to problems of trust and security is to increase control at the cost of hindering the ability of other people to do things that they need to do. Most notably, at … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Perfect Treehouse

Posted on November 1, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Perfect Treehouse: From Site Selection To Design & Construction, by Django Kroner What is it that makes a treehouse perfect?  The author of this book has lived in treehouses and clearly is writing for and to people who similarly … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Ways Of The World

Posted on July 15, 2019 by nathanalbright

Ways Of The World:  A History Of The World’s Roads And Of The Vehicles That Used Them, by M.G. Lay I must admit that this is quite a remarkable and excellent book, not least because it provides a solid engineering … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Castles

Posted on July 6, 2019 by nathanalbright

Castles:  Their History And Evolution In Medieval Britain, by Marc Morris For a long time I have been deeply interested in castles and had the dream of having one of my own. This book does a good job at pointing … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Design Of Everyday Things

Posted on June 16, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Design Of Everyday Things, by Donald A. Norman It’s nice to know that I’m not the only person who has serious problems with doors.  In the course of my life I have far too frequently ended up walking into … Continue reading →

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