In 1942 William Brown was posted as a recently commissioned Indian Army Officer to the Gilgit Agency in the very north of the North West Frontier. He travelled widely, learnt the local dialects and built the Chilas Polo ground. After a brief period away from Gilgit, just prior to Partition in early 1947 he was appointed acting Commandant of the Gilgit Scoots.To his horror he learnt that the Viceroy Lord Mountbatten had ruled that Gilgit, despite being 99% Muslim, should be ceded to Hindu r...

Sweeter than Honey explains and illustrates why entertainment is the most powerful source of social change and learning in the world today. Dr. William Brown, a professor and research fellow with more than 30 years of experience in teaching the use of entertainment for social change, explores how entertainment is being used strategically around the world to increase literacy, help communities and families plan their growth, reduce high-risk sexual behaviour and HIV/AIDS, reduce substance a...

"I am married to an amazing woman, and we have great kids. I also am carrying a huge secret deep inside: I am gay." Accepting truth about sexual identity after living outwardly as straight is terrifying and incredibly difficult to maneuver. Some fool themselves that this will be just fine, some have been caught exploring their sexuality, and some consider drastic steps to spare themselves and their loved ones from this truth. Better days are ahead! Coming True serves as a comprehe...

As soloist, master class teacher, and pianist of the world-renowned Beaux Arts Trio, Menahem Pressler can boast of four Grammy nominations, three honorary doctorates, more than 80 recordings, and lifetime achievement awards presented by France, Germany, and Israel. Former Pressler student William Brown traces the master's pianistic development through Rudiakov, Kestenberg, Vengerova, Casadesus, Petri, and Steuermann, blending techniques and traditions derived from Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt,...

The first memories of interesting flying experiences were while I was stationed at Point Mugu, California, in the late ‘60s. When those were captured on paper, my daughter suggested expanding the notes to include stories about our family, my introduction to aviation in the U.S. Navy, the medical years thereafter, and my return to flying again.

To identify with people with a captured mind, with no room for peace within, you are not alone. It will pass!This book Is dedicated to the people who took their lives before they could speak. Get those demons out of your head and down on paper, or just open your mouth; it may save your life.

Fully updated for its second edition, Pass the PSA is written specifically for the Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA) exam, with one chapter dedicated to each PSA exam section.This latest edition: - Introduces a simple, memorable and failsafe approach to prescribing (the 'PReSCRIBER' mnemonic) - Specifies the universal basic principles of prescribing for all sections - Examines each section's question structure and how to approach it - questions (structured identically to the exam) that c...

Be prepared for the spiritual fight.Religious Crossroads—shedding light on obstacles that are faced and prevalent in the world today, while addressing questions and hesitations that are not easily answered by Christians about serving God.“Afraid of God?” “personal voids,” “theories of life,” “Is heaven real?” and “the church” are some of many topics that are covered in great detail.I’m not blaming, judging, or pointing fingers at anyone because we are taught by the ...

Nothing covers up a big secret faster than a fresh grave.Someone with a scalpel and embalming table is planting bodies under other people's names. Pete Talbott, a harried Boston computer wonk, is still grieving over the death of his wife, when he finds himself at the wrong end of Gino Parini's .45 reading his own obituary torn from the morning newspaper. Talbott figures it's all a big mistake until Parini shows him his wife's obituary too, and that's a mystery that...

Non-Cinema: Global Digital Film-making and the Multitude provides an original film-philosophy through which to understand low budget digital filmmaking from around the globe. It draws upon a wide range of western and non-western philosophers, physicists, theorists of 'Third Cinema,' and contemporary film theorists and film-philosophers in order to argue that the future of cinema lies at the margins, in the extreme, the overlooked and the under-funded – the sort that distributors, ...

Have you or your loved ones tried to accomplish your particular goals for weeks, months, or even years yet kept failing?Have your unsuccessful attempts made you or your loved ones believe that success is just for the chosen few?Have you given up on your dreams of success?There is hope for you if you responded "YES" to any of these questions.You need to have a strong foundation of se...

Drawing on a variety of popular films, including Avatar, Enter the Void, Fight Club, The Matrix, Speed Racer, X-Men and War of the Worlds, Supercinema studies the ways in which digital special effects and editing techniques require a new theoretical framework in order to be properly understood. Here William Brown proposes that while analogue cinema often tried to hide the technological limitations of its creation through ingenious methods, digital cinema hides it...