Bill Brown

Resistance to Christianity: A Chronological Encyclopaedia of Heresy from the Beginning to the Eighteenth Century is a revisionary account of the forms of thought and belief that have been rejected or suppressed by orthodox Christianity over the course of the centuries. Formidably erudite without ever drifting into dry scholasticism, Resistance to Christianity ranges from the origins of the Bible to the fraught doctrinal controversies of the fourth century to the Levellers and Jansenists of the early modern period, thereby revealing the too-little-known history that lies behind the modern world's theological horizons. Resistance to Christianity is far more, however, than a study of religious movements and ideas; indeed, Vaneigem is bracingly unapologetic in his ambition "to examine the resistance that the inclination to natural liberty has, for nearly twenty centuries, opposed to . . . Christian oppression." The story of how men and women have again and again resisted the authoritarian implications of religious orthodoxy is, above all, a crucial strand of the history of human freedom. Bill Brown's translation makes available in English a major work by one of the preeminent thinkers of our time. A remarkable feat of historical scholarship that deserves to be widely read, Resistance to Christianity represents radical thought at its most exciting, incisive, and compelling.

During the pandemic, Bill Brown started reading friends' poems that he loved. He chose a quote from each poem and wrote a tribute poem as a response. That is how this book, After Reading, got its title. Brown selected poems from 33 poets, most of whom he knows and loves as friends.

America is in trouble. We are divided racially, ethnically, politically and by gender as we have never been before. The Congress is so partisan as to preclude any positive accomplishments. A large minority has concluded that the only solution is to switch from our Democratic Republic to Socialism. They promise it will not be the sort of Socialism that has bankrupted once-wealthy Venezuela, but do not concede that Venezuelans did not vote for the kind of Socialism Hugo Chavez delivered. We have the same Constitution our Founders gave us, based upon the Judeo-Christian ethos. What has changed? Our political parties have devolved into two hostile camps with vastly different interpretations of the Constitution. Some Americans fear and detest Socialism, while Progressives present it as our Utopia. Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville visited America in 1834. Of what he had seen he wrote, "America is great because America is good". He went on to say, "When America ceases to be good, she will cease to be great. This book is a roadmap to assist us in regaining something important--the America that our Founding Fathers gave us.

America is in trouble. We are divided racially, ethnically, politically and by gender as we have never been before. The Congress is so partisan as to preclude any positive accomplishments. A large minority has concluded that the only solution is to switch from our Democratic Republic to Socialism. They promise it will not be the sort of Socialism that has bankrupted once-wealthy Venezuela, but do not concede that Venezuelans did not vote for the kind of Socialism Hugo Chavez delivered. We have the same Constitution our Founders gave us, based upon the Judeo-Christian ethos. What has changed? Our political parties have devolved into two hostile camps with vastly different interpretations of the Constitution. Some Americans fear and detest Socialism, while Progressives present it as our Utopia. Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville visited America in 1834. Of what he had seen he wrote, "America is great because America is good". He went on to say, "When America ceases to be good, she will cease to be great. This book is a roadmap to assist us in regaining something important--the America that our Founding Fathers gave us.

Feel Murong's frustration, pain, humiliation, and self-harm, as her life is pushed and pulled, as she craves to be loved. Yet, she asks the right questions, bends the rules, and is not afraid to take risks. As Murong's heart drives her - her story will drive you. The rich texture of China's diverse culture is a fascinating backdrop to a story that is no different for many young Western women, where Love, often, is in the baptism of the storm. Mild erotica; Look for the twist at the end.CATOGRIES & CODES BIC & THEMA - FR, Fiction Romance - FP, light erotica BISAG - FIC043000, Coming of age - FIC045000, Erotica/ light - FIC 042700, Romance

The Headless Angel is a poetry collection divided into two sections, "The Truest Myth," and "What the Soul Ate." Bill Brown wrote these poems in his mid-sixties to explore aging and surviving in this "often dark world" by paying attention to moments, solitude and the Creative Spirit of our natural world. Living in the Milky Way with over 300 billion stars, an un-understandable figure, is a true gift beyond our knowing. The poems are grouped seasonally, and many are love poems to life, his wife, Suzanne, and the precious struggle to live one day at a time. Other poems reach back into his life's journey with new visions. Come, take this journey with him.

From the pencil to the puppet to the drone--the humanities and the social sciences continue to ride a wave of interest in material culture and the world of things. How should we understand the force and figure of that wave as it shapes different disciplines? Other Things explores this question by considering a wide assortment of objects--from beach glass to cell phones, sneakers to skyscrapers--that have fascinated a range of writers and artists, including Virginia Woolf, Man Ray, Spike Lee, and Don DeLillo. The book ranges across the literary, visual, and plastic arts to depict the curious lives of things. Beginning with Achilles's Shield, then tracking the object/thing distinction as it appears in the work of Martin Heidegger and Jacques Lacan, Bill Brown ultimately focuses on the thingness disclosed by specific literary and artistic works. Combining history and literature, criticism and theory, Other Things provides a new way of understanding the inanimate object world and the place of the human within it, encouraging us to think anew about what we mean by materiality itself.

Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division has become one of the most famous small units in U.S. history, thanks to Stephen Ambrose’s superb book Band of Brothers, followed by portrayals in film. However, to date little has been heard of Fox Company of that same regiment—the men who fought alongside Easy Company through every step of the war in Europe, and who had their own stories to tell.Notably this book, over a decade in the making, came about for different reasons than the fame of the “Band of Brothers.” Bill Brown, a WWII vet himself, had decided to research the fate of a childhood friend who had served in Fox Company. Along the way he met Terry Poyser, who was on a similar mission to research the combat death of a Fox Company man from his hometown. Together, the two authors proceeded to locate and interview every surviving Fox Company vet they could find. The result was a wealth of fascinating first-hand accounts of WWII combat as well as new perspectives on Dick Winters and others of the “Band,” who had since become famous.Told primarily through the words of participants, Fighting Fox Company takes the reader through some of the most horrific close-in fighting of the war, beginning with the chaotic nocturnal paratrooper drop on D-Day. After fighting through Normandy the drop into Holland saw prolonged ferocious combat, and even more casualties; and then during the Battle of the Bulge, Fox Company took its place in line at Bastogne during one of the most heroic against-all-odds stands in U.S. history.As always in combat, each man’s experience is different, and the nature of the German enemy is seen here in its equally various aspects. From ruthless SS fighters to meek Volkssturm to simply expert modern fighters, the Screaming Eagles encountered the full gamut of the Wehrmacht. The work is also accompanied by rare photos and useful appendices, including rosters and lists of casualties, to give the full look at Fox Company, which has long been overdue.

In the sequel, The Feds' Folly, Who Stole $17 Trillion?, Jones, surviving his jet's bomb related crash, along with his girlfriend Mary, are "on the lam" eluding "hit squads" in the US, Mexico, Costa Rica, and England. They leverage damaging inside information provided by a Treasury mole to formulate an elaborate, albeit illegal, plan. If successful, their plan will not only expose the Feds' $17 trillion heist to the world, but it will also bring down the corrupt Swamp Rats in DC, and may even possibly exonerate Jones and his associates.

This is the story of the Houston Astros winning their first World Series in team history. In their 56th year, they ended their drought in the same year that the city of Houston was besieged with devastating flooding from Hurricane Harvey. It became the story of a team linked closely with a city.

Have you heard the terms structuralism and deconstruction and postmodernism but aren't really sure what they mean? Have you taken a whole course on literary criticism but are still feeling lost? Here's the book you need to sort it all out--and enjoy doing so In Literary Theory For Beginners, Mary Klages takes you into her classroom, cuts through the jargon, and explains the ABCs (and the DEFs as well) in terms you can get your head around. Her breadth of knowledge, her unique skills as a teacher, and the delightful illustrations of Frank Reynoso help us understand why literature matters, how it affects us, and how it reflects history, culture, and diversity. Here are ways of thinking about literature--not just reading it--methods of study and frameworks of interpretation from classical humanism all the way up to psychoanalysis, gender and queer theory, race, postcolonialism, and, yes, postmodernismWith wit and wisdom, Klages takes on the two most frequently asked questions about literature and makes it all fun: What does the work MEAN? (What is the deeper, hidden, or symbolic meaning? Did the author intend all these meanings? Are any and all meanings present in the text? Are all meanings equally valid?)What does the work DO? (Why is literature important? What effect does it have on the reader? How can literature be a force for social change?)So sit back, relax, and take it all in

The Houston Astros went 50 years without a Hall of Fame inductee until Craig Biggio became their first, followed two years later by Jeff Bagwell, arguably the two most influential and memorable players in Astro history. They helped lead the team to their first ever, and only, World Series game. Both spent their entire careers with the team and had amazing batting statistics that would make them memorable on any team. To the Houston Astros, though, they weren't just memorable, they were part of the Killer B's, a group of players that all had last names beginning with B that helped make the Astros famous in Texas. The author explores both Biggio and Bagwell's legacies with stories from the stands, teammates, his own announcing days, and the players themselves. The book chronicles the two men as they traveled with the team and made Houston history.

Based on a true story, Money to Burn is a novel that begins with the brutal murder of a young woman, traces an ingenious counterfeiting scheme that became the funding vehicle for a small town bank in North Carolina, and culminates in the most disastrous monetary crisis since the 1930s. Money to Burn is the shocking backstory that follows two men, Edward Cain, businessman turned counterfeiter, and Mr. Jones, a financial operative who, motivated by his desire for revenge, helps the Bank attain incredible success. Readers will be surprised by the simple and surprising beginnings of the devastating 2008 US financial collapse.

The times in which we live in is fraught with people who walk in the way of the world, where people see with physical eyes and hear with physical ears. These people walk without care or concern for fellow Americans and are devoid of conscience and compassion for anyone other than themselves and their own families. The problem is that we are all connected by God to one another by the mere fact we are human. The spiritually mature person understands this connection and walks by faith and not by sight. In this book, "The Spiritually Mature Man," you will discover how to develop spiritual eyes to see and spiritual ears to hear, if you so desire. I will take you on a journey through truth--exposing fact from fi ction about those who choose to deceive and confuse you. The Spiritually Mature Man will provide a road map from physical confusion to spiritual peace and will look at all aspects of life from the behaviors of men and women individually as well as couples. The Spiritually Mature Man will expose habits and behaviors of the spiritually immature person, that are detrimental to spiritual growth in general.