Tag Archives: strategy

Book Review: Driving Technical Change

Posted on October 3, 2016 by nathanalbright

Driving Technical Change:  Why People On Your Team Don’t Act On Good Ideas, And How To Convince Them They Should, by Terrence Ryan, edited by Jacquelyn Carter As someone who has a personal and professional interest in managing technological change, … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: The Lords Of Strategy

Posted on September 23, 2016 by nathanalbright

The Lords Of Strategy:  The Secret Intellectual History Of The New Corporate World, by Walter Kiechel III, performed by Robertson Dean As someone who appreciates intellectual history related to business culture [1], I found this to be an intriguing and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Rock Breaks Scissors

Posted on September 12, 2016 by nathanalbright

Rock Breaks Scissors:  A Practical Guide To Outguessing & Outwitting Almost Everybody, by William Poundstone As someone who enjoys reading practical guides on statistics and other related mathematical subjects [1], I found this book to be refreshing and enjoyable the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Lincoln And His Generals

Posted on April 28, 2016 by nathanalbright

Lincoln And His Generals, by T. Harry Williams This book, one of quite a few spoken of my my local congregational pastor [1], is one of many books about Abraham Lincoln that have been written over the years, and like … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Solutions: 2016

Posted on April 2, 2016 by nathanalbright

Solutions: 2016, by The Heritage Foundation [Note: I received this book freely from The Heritage Foundation, without obligation to post a review on it.] As a fairly wonkish person of generally conservative political inclinations, this wonkish book from conservative think-tank … Continue reading →

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If We Were A Different Sort Of Being

Posted on March 20, 2016 by nathanalbright

Today at services we had the yearly camp video, which always makes me briefly want to volunteer at camp with a smile, before I think about the logistical difficulties and my own diffidence in the matter. One of the interesting … Continue reading →

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Book Review: How The North Won

Posted on March 14, 2016 by nathanalbright

How The North Won: A Military History Of The Civil War, by Herman Hattaway & Archer Jones Undaunted by the book’s more than 700 pages of main text and explanatory and statistical appendices, which make use of fundamental insights about … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Great Comeback

Posted on February 29, 2016 by nathanalbright

The Great Comeback: How Abraham Lincoln Beat The Odds To Win The 1860 Republican Nomination, by Gary Ecelebarger As someone who reads many books about Abraham Lincoln [1], I often find myself seeking to place what makes one book about … Continue reading →

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Failure To Launch

Posted on February 24, 2016 by nathanalbright

One the qualities that I inherited from my mother, however wildly impractical it has been in my own life thus far, has been a fondness for romantic comedies. One of these comedies often comes to mind because of its unsettling … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Grand Strategy Of The Byzantine Empire

Posted on January 18, 2016 by nathanalbright

The Grand Strategy Of The Byzantine Empire, by Edward N. Luttwak I must admit, I’m very fond of reading books about grand strategy and pondering about the subject, although it is rare to find many books on the subject [1]. … Continue reading →

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