For those of you who like what we're doing at Nine-Banded Books, here are Amazon placeholders for the next few releases:
- NVSQVAM (Nowhere), by Ann Sterzinger
- Confessions of an Antinatalist, by Jim Crawford
- Comfort and Critique, by Peter Sotos
- The Gas Chamber of Sherlock Holmes, by Samuel Crowell
There are more in the offing, but these are on the front burner. Bookmark them and check back for new content.
I'm also in the process of adding a few stock titles to the 9BB storefront, just to jazz things up. In addition to the current lot of dillo-branded collectors items, you can now order the Dil Pickle Press edition of Ragnar Redbeard's social Darwinist classic, Might is Right, along with Peter Sotos' fine book, Selfish, Little: The Annotated Lesley Ann Downey. And Bradley Smith's scintillating intellectual memoir, Break His Bones, is still available for the low, low price of $4 postpaid. Order with confidence. If you don't trust PayPal, you can always print this old-fashioned form. Sorry, no CODs.
Although I'm currently focused on editing and probably won't be posting here very often (not that I've ever posted all that frequently), a few good people have stepped up to keep things a-chug. Playing off my musings on "Heterodocs," Hoover Hog guest posts will be devoted to select documentary films that explore or advance unorthodox ideas. Should be interesting. Stay tuned, I suppose.
Since you’re into disturbing movies, thought you might like this review of “Precious” from The Rawness:
http://therawness.com/precious-review-part-1/
Well, I’m almost sorry I read this because the reviewer’s take conforms to my preconceptions. Alas, “Precious” has yet to open in my corner of hicksville. When it does, I plan to see it on a double-bill with “2012.” Variations on a theme.
I know you were interested in the theory that Jesus never actually existed. It’s not quite the same thing, but John Derbyshire recently raised the possiblity that Muhammad never existed either (among other heresies):
http://article.nationalreview.com/print/?q=NjcwYzQwYzg4MjY0YmQwMGM5MjA2NTAyMTJiY2E3ZDU=
I guess this is an open thread.
Derbyshire discusses Wade’s reference to scholars who speculate that Mohammad was actually Jesus. Of course, there are others who argue that Jesus was actually Julias Caesar:
http://www.carotta.de/subseite/texte/esumma.html
If there is merit to both theories, then, in a fucked up way, Julias Caesar may be recognized as the most significant person in history.
Question: Will the new edition of Crowell’s work contain fresh material, not otherwise known by Crowell?
Indeed, is he a part of this new edition, or are others revamping his work?
Will,
Yes, there will be substantial new material — revisions to “Sherlock” and “Birkenau,” as well as a new introduction and closing essay, all written by SC. It’s Crowell’s book, and he’s on the job.