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Pieces Of Me

Posted on April 22, 2016 by nathanalbright

In 2004, the first single of Ashlee Simpson’s debut album “Autobiography” was released, called “Pieces of Me.” The song ended up being a Top 10 hit for an album that went triple-platinum, the main controversy from the song not being … Continue reading →

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Speak, Memory

Posted on April 21, 2016 by nathanalbright

The noted Russian émigré novelist Vladimir Nabakov wrote an intriguing memoir of the first few decades of his life, talking about his childhood as well as his young adulthood until the period where he was accepted as a political refugee … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Four Loves

Posted on April 21, 2016 by nathanalbright

The Four Loves, by C.S. Lewis One of the more obscure books by C.S. Lewis, this short volume (of about 130 pages in the paperback I read) spends its time talking about four loves from a perspective that blends Lewis’ … Continue reading →

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The Funeral

Posted on April 20, 2016 by nathanalbright

The 2007 British black comedy Death At A Funeral features a lovable but dysfunctional family where the death of the family patriarch is attended by all kinds of disaster, until the dark truth about his life is revealed and his … Continue reading →

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Naming Our Abuse: The Wreck

Posted on April 19, 2016 by nathanalbright

When one deals with the issue of child sexual abuse, and it is the sort of problem that is so difficult to conceive of that one seldom deals with it unless one has no choice in the matter because of … Continue reading →

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An Introduction To The Naming Our Abuse Project

Posted on April 18, 2016 by nathanalbright

Earlier today I read the book Naming Our Abuse for a book tour that takes place in about a month, and the book encourages and instructs people to write about their own experiences in a question and answer format that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Cooking With Kids

Posted on April 17, 2016 by nathanalbright

The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Cooking With Kids, by Joan Cirillo As is sometimes the case when I read books, in this case books given to me that had been purchased by a family I am close to, I find … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Irish History And Culture

Posted on April 17, 2016 by nathanalbright

The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Irish History And Culture, by Sonja Massie Although I am generally fond of the Idiot’s Guide series [1], I found this book to be somewhat dissatisfying on at least a couple of grounds that are … Continue reading →

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Book Review: I Said Yes

Posted on April 14, 2016 by nathanalbright

I Said Yes: My Story of Heartbreak, Redemption, and True Love, by Emily Maynard Johnson with A.J. Gregory [Note: This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/Thomas Nelson Publishers in exchange for an honest review.] Reading a book like … Continue reading →

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C.S. Lewis: An Acceptable Place For Orthodox Subordinationism?

Posted on April 13, 2016 by nathanalbright

Recently, I was reading a book about C.S. Lewis [1] and came across a remarkable passage in it in the chapter on Luna, the planetary spirit that governs Lewis’ Narnia novel The Silver Chair according to scholar Michael Ward. Although … Continue reading →

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