Bug Music

Bug Music How Insects Gave Us Rhythm and Noise

Paperback (01 Apr 2014)

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Publisher's Synopsis

In the spring of 2013 the cicadas will return on their 17 year cycle - the longest gestation period of any animal. Their deafening sound upon their arrival is familiar to most Americans. They are one unique example of how the rhythm of insects taught humans the meaning of rhythm, from the whirr of a cricket's wings to this long, unfathomable, exact 17 year beat. In looking at cicadas, as well as other humming, clicking, and thrumming insects, this book considers the radical notion that we humans got our idea of rhythm, synchronization, and dance from insect sounds.

About the Publisher

Picador

Picador publishes outstanding international writing, fiction and non-fiction, in both hardback and paperback, and has numerous prize winners on its list. Picador has established a reputation for literary fiction with a broad commercial appeal, groundbreaking non-fiction, (particularly, reportage, literary biography and memoir) and a formidable poetry list, which has consistently won many of the major prizes.

Book information

ISBN: 9781250045058
Publisher: Picador
Imprint: Picador
Pub date:
DEWEY: 595.7159
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 278
Weight: 248g
Height: 138mm
Width: 209mm
Spine width: 20mm