Swifts and Us: The Life of the Bird that Sleeps in the Sky

Swifts live almost entirely in the air.&nbsp;They eat, drink, sleep, mate and gather their nesting materials on the wing, fly thousands of miles across the world, navigating their way around storms, never lighting on tree, cliff or ground, until they return home with the summer. Sarah Gibson has written a fascinating story of discovery, exploring what is known about these mysterious birds, their ancient ancestry and how they have been regarded through history.&nbsp;But the swifts are in real danger: often unintentionally, we are sealing our homes against wildlife of any kind.&nbsp;Cracks, gaps and crevices which for thousands of years have offered nesting space in buildings, are being closed off, while new housing rarely offers entry holes for nesting birds.&nbsp;Loss of breeding places is considered to be a significant factor in the steep decline of these birds over the last twenty years. &nbsp; Thankfully, there are people in the UK and across Europe striving to ensure a future for swifts. Their actions and stories are woven into the narrative, demonstrating how change is brought about by passionate, determined individuals, whose actions show that everyone can do something to keep these superb birds screaming through our skies.

Swifts and Us: The Life of the Bird That Sleeps in the Sky

Gibson, Sarah

Environmental & Natural Resources Law

William Collins

Swifts live almost entirely in the air. They eat, drink, sleep, mate and gather their nesting materials on the wing, fly thousands of miles across the world, navigating their way around storms, never lighting on tree, cliff or ground, until they return home with the summer. 
Sarah Gibson has written a fascinating story of discovery, exploring what is known about these mysterious birds, their ancient ancestry and how they have been regarded through history. But the swifts are in real danger: often unintentionally, we are sealing our homes against wildlife of any kind. Cracks, gaps and crevices which for thousands of years have offered nesting space in buildings, are being closed off, while new housing rarely offers entry holes for nesting birds. Loss of breeding places is considered to be a significant factor in the steep decline of these birds over the last twenty years.\nThankfully, there are people in the UK and across Europe striving to ensure a future for swifts. Their actions and stories are woven into the narrative, demonstrating how change is brought about by passionate, determined individuals, whose actions show that everyone can do something to keep these superb birds screaming through our skies.

The concept of ’mobility’ has sparked lively academic debate in recent years. Drawing on research from the fields of anthropology, geography, sociology and tourism studies, this volume examines the intersection between mobility and hospitality, highlighting the issues that emerge as we encounter strangers in a mobile world. Through a series of diverse empirical accounts, it focuses on the transnational movement of people in the contexts of migration and tourism and examines how hospitality serves as a way of promoting and policing encounters, questioning how these relations are marked by exclusion as well as inclusion, and by violence as well as by kindness. In addition to exploring the power relations between mobile populations (hosts and guests) and attitudes (hospitality and hostility), the book also examines spaces of hospitality and mobility, such as cities, hotels, clubs, cafes, spas, asylums, restaurants, homes and homepages. In doing so, it makes a significant contribution to the political and ethical dimensions of mobile social relations.

Mobilizing Hospitality: The Ethics of Social Relations in a Mobile World

Humor & Entertainment

Routledge

Max Bolliger creates a new edition of "Aesop's Fables" in this book by incorporating five of the most famous fables into a new framework in which a group of animals gather together to tell stories and, thanks to the lion, learn a valuable lesson about peace. The five fables are "The Fox and the Raven", "The Tortoise and the Hare", "The Peacock and the Crow", "The Wolf and the Dog" and "The Lion and the Mouse". The author of numerous children's books including "The Magic Bird" and "The Bridge Across", Max Bolliger has won the Swiss, German and Dutch Children's Book Prizes.

One Fine Day in Summertime

Bolliger, Max

Capek, Jindra

Andersen Press

Mobilizing Hospitality

Helping to create inclusive work environments for non-binary people, this book builds knowledge of non-binary identities and provides practical solutions to many of the basic workplace problems this group face. Working with and including non-binary people in the workplace is beneficial for both employer and employee, as it attracts and retains younger and non-binary workers by helping promote an inclusive brand, as well as satisfying equality obligations.Based on novel research of non-binary inclusion within businesses, it provides a basic overview of non-binary people, a business case for inclusion, a brief description of how non-binary people fit into current equality laws and likely future developments in the area. An ideal introduction for companies wishing to embrace all genders in the workplace.

Gender Diversity and Non-Binary Inclusion in the Workplace

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

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