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Book Review: The Evil Hours

Posted on May 15, 2016 by nathanalbright

The Evil Hours: A Biography Of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, by David J. Morris A few diseases have served as the subject of extensive biographies. Cancer has spawned the book The Emperor Of Maladies. Depression was the subject of the melancholy … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Haunted By Combat

Posted on May 1, 2016 by nathanalbright

Haunted By Combat: Understanding PTSD in War Veterans, by Daryl S. Paulson and Stanley Krippner This book presents the reader with a bit of a dilemma, at least if that reader is not a combat veteran, yet is concerned enough … Continue reading →

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Where Were They Going Without Ever Knowing The Way?

Posted on April 23, 2016 by nathanalbright

At this year’s Passover, I was unfortunately more than a little discomfited by the aftereffects of the fatal lure of a root beer float to go along with dinner at a small drive-in near the location of Passover where I … Continue reading →

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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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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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Ástandsbörn

Posted on April 7, 2016 by nathanalbright

Recently I have been paying attention to one of the periodic leaks of previously private information that occurs in our contemporary world and that erodes trust in our corporate and political elites. One of these scandals, one which has not … Continue reading →

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Mysteries Of The Bible: Nothing That Enters A Man From Outside Can Defile Him?

Posted on April 1, 2016 by nathanalbright

A text without a context is a pretext. Early this afternoon one of the loyal readers of this blog, and someone who frequently asks me questions about various biblical matters asked me a question about Mark 7 and Matthew 15 … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Missoula

Posted on March 26, 2016 by nathanalbright

Missoula: Rape And The Justice System In A College Town, by Jon Krakauer In many ways it is best to begin this review where the book ends, and then try to make sense of it, to separate its emotional force … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Rape Of Nanking

Posted on March 26, 2016 by nathanalbright

The Rape Of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust Of World War II, by Iris Chang It is immensely shocking that this book, which was published in 1997, and which I acquired as part of the books on discount at a Portland-area … Continue reading →

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Ficken Ist Frieden

Posted on March 17, 2016 by nathanalbright

In 1968, German housewife Helga Goetze left her husband after an affair with a Sicilian lover with whom she claimed to have her first orgasm, and spent the rest of her life as a restless activist for “free love,” with … Continue reading →

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