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Book Review: The Kidnap Years

Posted on February 4, 2021 by nathanalbright

The Kidnap Years: The Astonishing True History Of The Forgotten Kidnapping Epidemic That Shook Depression-Era America, by David Stout With a book like this there is all kinds of wasted potential. This is a book that could have been great, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: How To Be Alone

Posted on November 23, 2020 by nathanalbright

How To Be Alone: Essays, by Jonathan Franzen One of the reasons why so much of contemporary fiction is metafictional, not that this is necessarily a bad thing, is that so many writers of fiction are so heavily consumed with … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Human Being Died That Night

Posted on September 26, 2020 by nathanalbright

A Human Being Died That Night: A South African Woman Confronts The Legacy Of Apartheid, by Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela There is a fundamental problem at the heart of this book, and it is a problem that threatens the legitimacy of the … Continue reading →

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Saying The Quiet Part Out Loud

Posted on July 19, 2020 by nathanalbright

[Note:  This is the prepared text for a message given to the Portland congregation of the United Church of God on Sabbath, July 18, 2020.] There is saying that you know you are in trouble when you have to say … Continue reading →

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For The Purposes Of Criminal Law

Posted on July 10, 2020 by nathanalbright

This morning I found it interesting that a Supreme Court case was decided that stated that for the purposes of criminal law, eastern Oklahoma was counted as reservation territory because although the state of Oklahoma (and the United States) violated … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Prison Poems

Posted on May 13, 2020 by nathanalbright

Prison Poems, by Daniel Berrigan The foreword to this book is where one begins to see the signs that this book is going to go off the rails, as the author’s brother states that the author is a Christian (something … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Prison Verse

Posted on May 13, 2020 by nathanalbright

Prison Verse, by Royall Douglass This book is a short one, but it is a moving and eloquent example of the sort of literature that can come from inauspicious circumstances, as the author wrote these poems while he was a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Shifting Shadows

Posted on May 11, 2020 by nathanalbright

Shifting Shadows:  How A New York Drug Lord Found Freedom In The Last Place he Expected, by Herman Mendoza [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Bethany House Publishers in exchange for an honest review.  All thoughts and … Continue reading →

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If They Knew What Was Good For Them

Posted on April 3, 2020 by nathanalbright

It has been the source of considerable humor and concern that a great many criminals have been set free because of the health concerns over the Coronavirus.  On the one hand, it is easy to see that those who might … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Railway Man

Posted on March 8, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Railway Man:  A POW’s Searing Account Of War, Brutality And Forgiveness, by Eric Lomax Although I did not consciously intend it to happen, this book makes for an interesting selection to read in light of the book I had … Continue reading →

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