This Element includes time-lapse video made in 1983 on film, followed by recent digital videography from submersibles and remotely operated vehicles of deep-sea crinoids, revealing behaviors in taxa never before seen in life.
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This author explores the intersection of music, film, and subculture with a unique perspective that often uncovers unexpected connections between seemingly disparate subjects. Their work is marked by a deep understanding of popular culture and the ability to present complex ideas in an accessible and engaging manner. They utilize a diverse range of genres, from biographies of musical icons to analyses of film genres, always aiming to illuminate deeper cultural and societal phenomena. The author's style is characterized by both meticulous research and a distinctive narrative approach that draws the reader into the world of their explorations.
- 2021
- 2021
People protest to try to change the world, because they think they can help change the world, and sometimes they do. But not by themselves, and generally not just how and when they want.This incisive book explains how groups of ordinary individuals can affect the world, what makes it possible when it works, and why it sometimes doesn't go to plan. Digging into previous scholarship on social movements, David S. Meyer looks at the origins of social movements, how they contrast with revolutionary campaigns, and assesses the periodic influence of activists on politics, policy, culture, and the way people live their lives. He concludes by stressing the narratives about political change that activists construct and the power that lies in these stories.With sharp insight and a wealth of intriguing cases, this book offers a fuller understanding of the politics and potential payoffs of protest politics.
- 2016
The Total Cat Manual
- 218 pages
- 8 hours of reading
"Meet, love, and care for your new best friend"--Cover.
- 2016
The Total Dog Manual has been written to help you find a dog to share your life and home with, and to help you have the best possible relationship with your dog throughout their life.
- 2013
Early Tahitian Poetics
- 446 pages
- 16 hours of reading
Tahiti has a rich history of oral tradition. Early visitors to the island transcribed recitations of myth, battle address, and land description. Until now their poetic organization has remained unexplored. From a computationally assisted analysis, this book describes early use of meter and parallelism and speculates on manner of composition. It sheds light on a poetic style unanticipated for Polynesia and remarkable among world poetries.
- 2012
The Bee Gees
- 389 pages
- 14 hours of reading
The long overdue, definitive narrative biography of The Bee Gees, by the acclaimed author of the award-winning Twenty Thousand Roads: The Ballad of Gram Parsons and his Cosmic American Music.
- 2009
'Probably the closest thing we have to a definitive biography' Independent on Sunday