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Book Review: Iceland: The Warm Country Of The North

Posted on January 30, 2021 by nathanalbright

Iceland: The Warm Country Of The North, by Sigurgier Sigurjonsson Iceland, a country I have yet to visit but would definitely like to visit at some point, is a country with a fascinating if somewhat peripheral history to Europe as … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Each One Believing

Posted on January 28, 2021 by nathanalbright

Each One Believing: On State, Offstage, And Backstage, by Paul McCartney This book is something that would be of interest to a Macca fan, although given McCartney’s extensive body of work in touring, one wonders how essential this book is, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Bryan Adams

Posted on January 17, 2021 by nathanalbright

Bryan Adams, by Bryan Adams If there is one thing that this book does particularly well is to demonstrate the aesthetic sense of Bryan Adams in a visual sense. This is not a book that has a strong narrative sense … Continue reading →

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Book Review: USS Lexington (CV/CVA-16)

Posted on September 8, 2020 by nathanalbright

USS Lexington (CV/CVA-16): From World War II To Present-Day Museum Ship (Legends Of Warfare: Naval), by David Doyle Before reviewing this book, I think it is worthwhile to point out that as a reviewer I have some advantages in appreciating … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Republic Of Moldova In Images

Posted on June 17, 2020 by nathanalbright

Republic Of Moldova In Images, by Vitalie Coroban, Vlad Gaidas, Constanin Grozdev, and Vaerlie Volontir It is unclear why four people needed to write this book, although it is quite possible that the four people involved mostly did photography, because … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey Across The Last Himalayan Kingdom

Posted on March 20, 2020 by nathanalbright

Bhutan:  A Visual Odyssey Across The Last Himalayan Kingdom, by Michael Hawley There are two particularly notable qualities about this book that demand discussion.  The first thing is that this book is very big.  I happen to have read the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Bhutan: Kingdom Of The Dragon

Posted on March 20, 2020 by nathanalbright

Bhutan:  Kingdom Of The Dragon, by Robert Dompnier Most people who know me would recognize that I am not a particular fan of dragons.  There are a variety of reasons for this, and it is worth discussing them for a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Bhutan: A Kingdom Of The Eastern Himalayas

Posted on March 20, 2020 by nathanalbright

Bhutan:  A Kingdom Of The Eastern Himalayas, by Guy Van Strydonck, Françoise Pommaret-Imaeda, and Yoshiro Imaeda There is a subgenre of books that this particular volume belongs to that until very recently was completely unfamiliar to me, and that is … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Vultures (Animal Scavengers)

Posted on February 11, 2020 by nathanalbright

Vultures (Animal Scavengers), by Sandra Markle In doing some random personal research I came across this book about vultures aimed at young reading audiences.  While most readers would likely find the vulture to be a terrible and unpleasant animal, this … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Pregnancy Day By Day

Posted on September 14, 2019 by nathanalbright

Pregnancy Day By Day, edited by Paula Amato and Maggie Blott This was an uncomfortable book to read, and it seems deliberately so.  In reading this book I had all kinds of questions, and they were not necessarily the right … Continue reading →

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