New Book Honoring Midgley

[Tom]

It does seem to be a very small first printing. Ebornbooks.com has 40 copies of the softcover in stock. Interpreter’s website announced more than nine months ago that “Both hardbound and softbound editions will [be] available for purchase from Amazon.com.” I haven’t seen any editions—hardbound or softbound—on Amazon.

As I commented back in February, filling the festschrift with a load of rehashed pieces was a bit of an insult. Publishing the volume through Eborn is a second insult. The fact that Interpreter apparently printed so few copies seems to be a third insult.

Thanks for this update, Tom—this really is stunning. Under normal circumstances, I would say that this is sad—you know, the idea of being completely betrayed by one’s “friends” and all, but Midgley is such a repugnant human being that all I can do is laugh. How pathetic: he was bragging about his own “festschrift,” and yet look what an embarrassment it was (remember all the misspellings?). And Midgley bought all of it! He seems completely oblivious to the fact that DCP, Wyatt, and the other Interpreter yokels think so little of him. They are probably all sitting around hoping that he’ll hurry up and die.

What an utterly shameful way to treat a so-called “friend.”

Indeed. How does one square this treatment with Dr. Peterson’s recent description of Dr. Midgley as one “of my very favorite people” and a “wonderfully kind friend[]” who has “had a tremendous impact for good on my life”?

[Moksha]

Ebornbooks.com has 40 copies of the softcover in stock.

Ideally, the Interpreter should buy these books and unload them on donors as a Christmas present.

[Tom]

Ebornbooks.com has 40 copies of the softcover in stock.

Ouch. How many have sold?

I’ll ask a friend of mine who works a second job as a peer reviewer for Interpreter if he knows. I would guess 100.

[Dr. Shades]

I’ll ask a friend of mine who works a second job as a peer reviewer for Interpreter if he knows. I would guess 100.

The Interpreter has 100 employees??

[Moksha]

I’ll ask a friend of mine who works a second job as a peer reviewer for Interpreter if he knows. I would guess 100.

The Interpreter has 100 employees??

I think Tom means the Interpreter had 100 books printed rather than just 40. Perhaps it was more economical to print 100 and the Interpreter already purchased 60 to give as Christmas presents to donors.

[Doctor CamNC4Me]

Well, I just called the Provo ebornbooks and they’re not carrying any copies. Zero. Zilch.

- Doc

[drumdude]

I would LOVE a book containing the best(cringe-iest) internet comments of Daniel C Peterson.

[Doctor Scratch]

Thanks for this update, Tom—this really is stunning. Under normal circumstances, I would say that this is sad—you know, the idea of being completely betrayed by one’s “friends” and all, but Midgley is such a repugnant human being that all I can do is laugh. How pathetic: he was bragging about his own “festschrift,” and yet look what an embarrassment it was (remember all the misspellings?). And Midgley bought all of it! He seems completely oblivious to the fact that DCP, Wyatt, and the other Interpreter yokels think so little of him. They are probably all sitting around hoping that he’ll hurry up and die.

What an utterly shameful way to treat a so-called “friend.”

Indeed. How does one square this treatment with Dr. Peterson’s recent description of Dr. Midgley as one “of my very favorite people” and a “wonderfully kind friend[]” who has “had a tremendous impact for good on my life”?

I think it fits in with a general pattern of behavior. Dr. Peterson has a long track record of bad-mouthing his "friends" behind their backs--Midgley included. I think he has a certain amount of token affection for Midgley, but the proof is in the pudding. DCP has always seemed far more interested self-aggrandizement. The "Witnesses" project is a perfect example: it's him spending other people's money so that he can draw attention to himself.

I don't know if you noticed it, but lately he's complaining about social media, and how it can be used to engage in "cheap deceit." This coming from the guy who posts links to "Neville Neville Land" nearly every day, and who's lied pretty much non-stop about his compensation for serving as "Chair of FARMS."

[Tom]

Indeed. How does one square this treatment with Dr. Peterson’s recent description of Dr. Midgley as one “of my very favorite people” and a “wonderfully kind friend[]” who has “had a tremendous impact for good on my life”?

I think it fits in with a general pattern of behavior. Dr. Peterson has a long track record of bad-mouthing his "friends" behind their backs--Midgley included. I think he has a certain amount of token affection for Midgley, but the proof is in the pudding. DCP has always seemed far more interested self-aggrandizement. The "Witnesses" project is a perfect example: it's him spending other people's money so that he can draw attention to himself.

I don't know if you noticed it, but lately he's complaining about social media, and how it can be used to engage in "cheap deceit." This coming from the guy who posts links to "Neville Neville Land" nearly every day, and who's lied pretty much non-stop about his compensation for serving as "Chair of FARMS."

The friend I mentioned above occasionally sends me a link to something truly bizarre being posted on SeN. For example, my friend recently drew my attention to a SeN post in which the writer noted that “Peter Pan” (of the diabolical Neville-Neville Land blog) had disclosed his identity to him and that—surprise!—“Peter Pan” turns out to be someone he knows.

[Tom]

Well, I just called the Provo ebornbooks and they’re not carrying any copies. Zero. Zilch.

- Doc

That’s surprising. I also wasn’t aware that Eborn still had physical stores.