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flipkart is advertising a release date in India of 16 November:
http://www.flipkart.com/50-voices-disbelief-russell-blackford/1405190469-znx3fw9idd
I don't know how good this service is, however.
It looks promising. I am wondering if I can find its physical copy in India. Its hectic for me to order from Amazon. hopefully, I get some foreigner soon, so can bring the book with them, rather than ordering on internet.
I'm pretty sure that one or more apocalyptic prophets matching this description existed. It doesn't change the fact that the gospels are heavily mythologised and theologised, mutually contradictory accounts, written long after the events that they...
I'm getting too old to worry a lot about it, but ever since I grew up and left home I've been to nude beaches when there's been a choice, and would never wear anything when I sun myself in the backyard or use the spa pool/hot tub thing. And swimmi...
One thing that always surprises me is that secular humanism is said to be broader and more inclusive than atheism. Isn't the opposite the case? Secular humanism is a quite specific philosopher. It excludes anyone who is not committed to the specif...
Here's the link if you're interested and I'll send you any comments people might post so that you can respond to them if you have time.
http://newatheism.blogspot.com
That's kind of you - thanks!
Okay. I can post the link and your comments on here on my New Atheism blog a few days before the release date and keep it up for a few days after.
I get a decent amount of traffic there and hopefully others will spread it around.
Best of luck :-)
I'm an Australian writer, editor, philosopher, critic, blah, blah. My website is www.russellblackford.com, and you can find my blog, etc., from there.
Anyway, my new book, 50 Voices of Disbelief: Why We Are Atheists, co-edited with Udo Schuklenk,...
Want to shove your arts in everybody’s face? This is one place to do it: a group for the Shameless Self-Promotion of Creativity.
Folks, let me self-promote a little. My new book, 50 Voices of Disbelief: Why We Are Atheists is co-edited with Udo Schuklenk. It's published by Wiley-Blackwell, with October 9 as the release date in the UK and October 26 in the US.
The book cont...
Thanks for the tip, Trance! I just joined.
Amazon link is http://www.amazon.com/dp/1405190469 if anyone wants it. But I think that quite a few Atheist Nexus people will already have a copy; I just need to encourage some noise for its US release d...
Well I can't speak for anyone else but I like it when atheist authors self-promote.
I want to know who they are and support them.
If you're new here you might want to consider joining the Atheist Writers Group
There are other published authors ...
I don't normally self-promote like crazy on this site, but I'll make an exception. :)
The official publication date in the US for 50 Voices of Disbelief: Why We Are Atheists is now 26 October. In practice, the paperback has been available via Ama...
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- I am an Australian writer and editor. My formal qualifications include first class honour degrees in Arts and Law, and separate Ph.Ds in English Literature and Philosophy.
I'm widely published as a creative writer, philosopher and literary critic. My publications include 50 VOICES OF DISBELIEF: WHY WE ARE ATHEISTS (co-edited with Udo Schuklenk; forthcoming from Wiley-Blackwell, 2009).
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- At 10:08pm on October 8, 2009,
Jesse Meyers said… - Hi Russell, great speech at the AAI Convention. I'm glad you made the trip. I wish I could go to the convention in Melbourne next March but unfortunately I don't think it's going to happen.
- At 12:39am on October 5, 2009,
Skeptical Deb said… - Hey Russell....Debbie here...back in San Diego. Please travel safely back home, and good luck with your book! I look forward to having a copy of my very own.
- At 9:45am on October 3, 2009,
Bryan said… - Congratulations on the success of your talk at AAI. PZ highly recommends you! AAI:Russell Blackford
- At 6:59am on September 17, 2009,
Kristy Vensson said… - Book pimped.
Congratulations. Warren and I are discovering that editing is not the 'breeze' we thought it might have been. ;-)
- At 4:20am on September 17, 2009,
Stephen Moore said… - G'day Russell, I enjoyed your presentation at the Problem of Evil forum at UniMelb the other day. Pity the forum was only for an hour. Seemed like the speakers were just getting warmed up in the post-presentation discussion when it had to end.
- At 11:15am on June 28, 2009,
AcesLucky said… - Perhaps you can speak directly to the U.N. (Just a wishful thought.)
- At 9:22pm on June 18, 2009,
Russell Blackford said…
- I've been informed, a couple of days ago, that I have a slot to speak at the Atheist Alliance International convention in early October - about the issue of "defamation of religion", etc.
Looking forward to it.
- At 10:42am on May 31, 2009,
Carol Everhart Roper said… - Hi Russell! Great to see you here! I am not here much, but it's a fantastic group.
- At 10:08pm on May 27, 2009,
Luke said… - You'll be able to start a group to talk about it, discuss it in the book clubs on AN and send all the people in groups you are in a message telling them what it's about and where to get it once it's available.
Let me know if you need any help learning how to use the site.
- At 8:05pm on May 27, 2009,
Luke said…
- Will you promote the release of your book via the Aussie, Kiwi and SthPac group so I know it's out and can get a copy?
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