Tag Archives: Europe

Book Review: Historical Atlas Of Central Europe

Posted on November 24, 2017 by nathanalbright

Historical Atlas Of Central Europe, by Paul Robert Magocsi Most people would not think to read an atlas like this one, but this is a book of which it has been said on one of the blurbs on the back … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: Great Courses: The Terror Of History: Part 1

Posted on November 23, 2017 by nathanalbright

Great Course:  The Terror Of History:  Mystics, Heretics, And Witches In The Western Tradition:  Part 1, taught by Professor Teofilo F. Ruiz Although I do not consider myself a particularly mystical person, quite the opposite, for a variety of reasons … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: Great Courses: The Early Middle Ages: Part One

Posted on November 4, 2017 by nathanalbright

Great Courses:  The Early Middle Ages:  Part One, by Professor Philip Daileader As someone who is particularly fond of the early middle ages despite its obscurity and the lack of historical source material [1], I found this course to be … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Tracing Your European Roots

Posted on October 8, 2017 by nathanalbright

Tracing Your European Roots, by W. Daniel Quillen From time to time I enjoy reading about genealogy [1] and this particular book is part of a series that I was able to find in my library.  In starting this book … Continue reading →

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Book Review: What Does Europe Want?

Posted on September 24, 2017 by nathanalbright

What Does Europe Want?:  The Union And Its Discontents, edited by Slavoj Zizek & Srecko Horvat It may not be clear what Europe wants, but it is all too clear what these unreconstructed Communists want, and that is an end … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Cyclist Who Went Out In The Cold

Posted on September 15, 2017 by nathanalbright

The Cyclist Who Went Out In The Cold:  Adventures Riding The Iron Curtain, by Tim Moore Having read a considerable body of work from the author at this point [1], I have to say that this is the finest book … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Cause Of All Nations

Posted on September 14, 2017 by nathanalbright

The Cause Of All Nations:  An International History Of The American Civil War, by Don H. Doyle Every once in a while a fond reader of diplomatic history such as myself will find a good book that takes a familiar … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Grand Tour

Posted on August 25, 2017 by nathanalbright

The Grand Tour:  The European Adventure Of A Continental Drifter, by Tim Moore Once you become familiar with this author and his approach, as this is the fourth book of his I have read, you have a great deal of … Continue reading →

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Medieval Management By Wandering Around

Posted on July 25, 2016 by nathanalbright

Largely because there is a widespread chronological prejudice and a lack of historical awareness on the part of many management theorists, Management By Walking Around is thought as a contemporary phenomenon.  Yet management by walking around is an exceedingly old … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Medieval City

Posted on February 25, 2016 by nathanalbright

The Medieval City, by Norman Pounds In this book, part of the Greenwood Guides to Historic Events of the Medieval World, medieval historian Norman Pounds takes a broad view of the urban history of the Middle Ages, looking at it … Continue reading →

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