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HONK! A Street Band Renaissance of Music and Activism describes the fast-growing and transnational phenomenon of street bands--particularly brass and percussion ensembles--and examines how this exciting phenomenon mobilizes communities to reimagine public spaces, protest injustice, and assert their activism. Through the joy of participatory musicmaking, HONK! bands foster active musical engagement in street protests while encouraging grassroots organization, representing a manifestation of cultural activity that exists at the intersections of community, activism, and music. This collection of twenty essays considers the parallels between the diversity of these movements and the diversity of ...
Lucy and Jem live on the Tasman Peninsula near Eaglehawk Neck, where Lucy is recovering from major surgery. As she tries to navigate her new body through the world, she develops a deep fascination with the local octopuses, and in doing so finds herself drawn towards the friendship of an old woman and her son. As the story unfolds, the octopuses come to shape Lucy's body and her sense of self in ways even she can't quite understand. The Octopus and I is a stunning debut novel that explores the wild, beating heart at the intersection of human and animal, love and loss, fear and hope.
HONK! A Street Band Renaissance of Music and Activism explores a fast-growing and transnational movement of street bands—particularly brass and percussion ensembles—and examines how this exciting phenomenon mobilizes communities to reimagine public spaces, protest injustice, and assert their activism. Through the joy of participatory music making, HONK! bands foster active musical engagement in street protests while encouraging grassroots organization, representing a manifestation of cultural activity that exists at the intersections of community, activism, and music. This collection of twenty essays considers the parallels between the diversity of these movements and the diversity of th...
A riddle rarely makes sense the first time you hear it. The connection between Dane and Billy D doesn't make sense any time you hear it. But it's a collection of riddles that brings these two unlikely friends together. Dane Washington lives by two rules: don't hit girls and don't hit special kids. Billy D has Down's Syndrome and thinks a fierce boy who won't hit him could come in useful. Billy D has a puzzle to solve, after all, and he has the perfect plan to make Dane help him. Billy is sure the riddles in his atlas are really clues left by his missing dad. Together, Billy and Dane must embark on an epic road trip, although most of the clues lead to dead ends. What Dane doesn't realise is that Billy D isn't as innocent as he seems and the biggest secret is hidden close to home...
Doing Harm pries open the black box on a critical chapter in the recent history of psychology: the field’s enmeshment in the so-called war on terror and the ensuing reckoning over do-no-harm ethics during times of threat. Focusing on developments within the American Psychological Association (APA) over two tumultuous decades, Roy Eidelson exposes the challenges that professional organizations face whenever powerful government agencies turn to them for contributions to ethically fraught endeavours. In the months after 9/11 it became clear that the White House, the Department of Defense, and the Central Intelligence Agency were prepared to ignore well-established international law and human ...
Therese returns to before the beginning to complete the now. The worst days ever are the new days ahead. The team is hit hard, but they stand together. Therese is forced to return to the hardest struggles of her life in high school as they face the greatest threat to the galaxy ever. Legends never die, but damn, sometimes it hurts to live.
With the loss of his one true love, Allen Roarke prayed a daily prayer, Will I ever have another love like my Lindsey? Like many men with loss, Allen turned to his work, putting long stressful hours in to keep his mind busy. To many it seemed a man wishing to forget the past, while to others it seemed a death wish. Health issues concerns and the demands of his doctor and friend ordered Allen to take a long much-needed vacation. Of course, Allen could think of only one place, the Wild Flower Inn, owned by his best friends Gregory and Renee. Little did he know that his life was about to change his daily prayer to be answered. Who would possibly think that a touch of hands and looking deep into someones eyes would change their lives forever? Allen, have you ever heard of love at first sight? Erin, the woman he had just met, said as she lowered her head. afraid of his answer. He gently placed his hand under her chin and lifted her head until their eyes met. Yes. It happened to me twice in my life, Allen answered in a raspy voice. Once when I was fifteen and just a few minutes ago. This is the story of their adventure. Enjoy.
Instrumentation and automatic control systems.
Global Popular Music: A Research and Information Guide offers an essential annotated bibliography of scholarship on popular music around the world in a two-volume set. Featuring a broad range of subjects, people, cultures, and geographic areas, and spanning musical genres such as traditional, folk, jazz, rock, reggae, samba, rai, punk, hip-hop, and many more, this guide highlights different approaches and discussions within global popular music research. This research guide is comprehensive in scope, providing a vital resource for scholars and students approaching the vast amount of publications on popular music studies and popular music traditions around the world. Thorough cross-referencin...
Reminders of her twin brother’s murders, 'The Lancaster Slasher', have plagued Erin's nightmares for a decade—and now they're bleeding into reality with these new killings. Haunted by the similarities between the two cases—beautiful young women, carefully posed praying—Erin vows she won't make the same mistakes again. This time, she’ll stop the sadistic serial killer before they can claim any more innocent lives. The race to catch this ruthless murderer grows more desperate as the body count rises. And with every suspect they clear, more secrets about Erin's past are revealed. But she won’t quit until the killer is behind bars or in the ground. Not when her past seeks to repeat itself.