"Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic" is a comprehensive guide that focuses on the diverse cetacean species found in the western North Atlantic Ocean. Authored by experts David Keller Caldwell, Stephen Leatherwood, and Howard Elliott Winn, this work serves as both a scientific reference and a resource for marine enthusiasts.The book begins with an introduction to the biology and ecology of cetaceans, including their anatomy, behavior, and adaptations to life in th...

This collection brings together innovative research from socially-oriented applied linguists working in sports. Drawing on contemporary approaches to applied linguistics, this book provides readers with in-depth analyses of examples of language-in-use in the context of sport, and interprets them through the lens of larger issues within sport culture and practice. With contributions from an international group of scholars, this an essential reference for scholars and researchers in applied ...

Originally published in 1982, Rethinking Social Inequality is a collection of essays looking at the breadth of contemporary work in social inequality. The book focuses on inequality as a central project of sociological enquiry, and is unified by the overarching rejection of a distributional notion of inequality, in the place of a relational one. The object of the study is not the deprived social group, but the unequal social relations, which is manifested in a variety of forms. Th...

Winner of the 2023 Association for the Study of Food and Society Book Prize for Edited VolumeImage by image and hashtag by hashtag, Instagram has redefined the ways we relate to food. Emily J. H. Contois and Zenia Kish edit contributions that explore the massively popular social media platform as a space for self-identification, influence, transformation, and resistance. Artists and journalists join a wide range of scholars to look at food’s connection to Instagram...

For quite sometime...now...I have been extracting from my mind an enormous amount of cultivating (alphabetically speaking ) unhinged surrealism for the Substack blog ( written , Podcast , thoughts ) titled ~ The Dialogist ~ for a good amount of years. Recently someone suggested to me ....why don't you put some of your early work in an ebook for those that may find an actual interest in investing some time in a short book . For those that like unorthodox verbal communication, very direct co...

Walsh, Caldwell and Jureidini offer an expansive linguistic perspective on the evaluative language prevalent in the world of professional sports.This book presents a close linguistic analysis of evaluative language in sport. Drawing on appraisal theory and data from three distinct sporting contexts – songs and chants in football stadiums, television commentary and coach discourse – it examines the critical role played by affectual, judgemental and appreciative language. In the spir...

The "Mahapadana Sutta," a pivotal text from the Pali Canon, weaves an intricate narrative focused on the Buddha's discourses about the origins of previous Buddhas and their life stories. Written in a clear yet profound literary style, it employs a blend of lyrical prose and detailed philosophical exploration, presenting the cyclical nature of existence and the fundamental principles of Buddhism. Through its rich allegories and historical contexts, the Sutta invites readers into a deeper un...

A somatic counselor offers tools for developing a deeper, more awakened relationship with your body through sensation, breath, and movementAs a foundation for a contemplative life, the body can both literally and metaphorically help us wake up. Breathing, sensing, and moving—the ways we know our body—carry tremendous contemplative potential, and yet, we so often move through our days unaware of or in conflict with our physical selves.In Bodyfulness...

The Battle of Pinkie, fought between the English and the Scots in 1547, was the last great clash between the two as independent nations. It is a well-documented battle with several eyewitness accounts and contemporary illustrations. There is also archaeological evidence of military activities. The maneuvers of the two armies can be placed in the landscape near Edinburgh, despite considerable developments since the sixteenth century. Nevertheless, the battle and its significance has not bee...

...The Anomaly Dialogist ..is simply about two things Poetry & Thought..........Poetry....Poetry is that moment of truth. A couple of words that characteristically challenges what you once felt about yesterday. An ambitiously well versed amount of sentences that puts life in a unique yet particular perspective. Sometimes a poetic moment ropes you in the beginning. Other times poetry tends to cleanse you of what no longer fundamentally ma...

What is Anomaly Dialogist?...Poetry ( Allow me to elaborate)....Poetry is that moment of truth. A couple of words that characteristically challenges what you once felt about yesterday. An ambitiously well versed amount of sentences that puts life in a unique yet particular perspective. Sometimes a poetic moment ropes you in the beginning. Other times poetry tends to cleanse you of what no longer fundamentally matters & opens up the infinite possibility of what does. Poetry is like t...

This collection showcases the language of “doing” sport, emphasizing the real-time talk of players and coaches during training and games toward elucidating real-time language use and encouraging effective sporting pedagogies. While there is established work at the intersection of linguistics and sport, this book places a particular focus on real-time participation, as opposed to media reporting or post-match commentary.The volume is divided into two sections which look at language ...