Tag Archives: logistics

Book Review: Retail Disruptors

Posted on July 23, 2019 by nathanalbright

Retail Disruptors:  The Spectacular Rise And Impact Of The Hard Discounters, by Jan-Benedict Steenkamp with Laurens Sloot While I must admit that I did not know the precise definition of a hard discounter when I started this book, it did … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Blow For The Landing

Posted on July 21, 2019 by nathanalbright

Blow For The Landing:  A Hundred Years Of Steam Navigation On The Waters Of The West, by Fritz Timmen I wanted to like this book more than I did.  In many ways this book seemed like less than the sum … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Door To Door

Posted on July 15, 2019 by nathanalbright

Door To Door:  The Magnificent, Maddening, Mysterious World Of Transportation, by Edward Humes This book would have been a much better book had the author not tipped his hand repeatedly to show his bias against passenger vehicles.  Adopting the usual … Continue reading →

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The Joy Of Logistics

Posted on June 28, 2019 by nathanalbright

Frequently I find myself writing about areas of logistics.  Intriguingly enough, when I began this particular blog, and in my previous blog writing that had gone on for a decade or so (or more, if you count my early Essays … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Wagonmasters

Posted on June 25, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Wagonmasters:  High Plains Freighting From The Earliest Days Of The Santa Fe Trail To 1880, by Henry Pickering Walker This sort of book recognizes that logistics is not a particularly sexy subject and aims its attention at those who … Continue reading →

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Ulysses S. Grant And The Logistical Approach To War

Posted on June 5, 2019 by nathanalbright

When we look at the course of the Civil War, it is obvious that logistics played a major role in how the war was fought and won or lost by its combatants.  Different aspects of the Civil War demonstrate the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Looking For A Ship

Posted on June 2, 2019 by nathanalbright

Looking For A Ship, by John McPhee When one has read enough books from someone, one can get at least a hint into some interests that the author particularly has, and this book demonstrates the importance of logistics and the … Continue reading →

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Creativity And Imagination In Frances Hodgson Burnett’s A Little Princess: Part One

Posted on May 27, 2019 by nathanalbright

I first read A Little Princess when I was in the sixth grade and one of the aspects of the books that struck me as very worthwhile was the way in which creativity and imagination played such an important role … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Uncommon Carriers

Posted on May 21, 2019 by nathanalbright

Uncommon Carriers, by John McPhee As someone who is interested in logistics, largely from my own personal experience, I found this book to be deeply interesting.  The author clearly has some personal interest in logistics as well, and knowing a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The War That Made America

Posted on March 19, 2019 by nathanalbright

The War That Made America:  A Short History Of The French And Indian War, by Fred Anderson This is the sort of short history of the French and Indian War that makes for compelling reading and plenty of material to … Continue reading →

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