Finding limited help as they began to struggle with their own menopause journey, two friends decided to set up a support group. Taking over a crumbling, unloved fifty-year-old church hall, that seemed to be going through its own menopause, they put up some posters and sat back to see if anyone would join them.Word soon got around and the Menopause Club quickly grew as new members joined seeking help, advice and understanding. Sharon with her brain fog. Linda with her increasing wei...

Bicycles, Boots and Binoculars is an account one couple’s exploration of the Shetland Islands. And with over 1600 miles of coastline and over 100 islands, there is a lot to explore. This most northerly archipelago of the British Isles is the location of numerous nature reserves and home to some of the largest seabird colonies in Europe. Remote and largely undiscovered, the Shetland Islands are ideal for exploring by bike and on foot.This book details the amazing wildlife, geology a...

As the podcast studies field continues to gain momentum both within academia and in practice, scholars have been mapping and exploring the podcasting landscape from a variety of perspectives. This edited volume highlights the diverse spaces that podcasts embody and create, amplifying the unique and understudied perspectives and voices of podcasting. Through a multitude of interdisciplinary approaches, contributors explore the various cultural, racial, and identity-based markers undergirdin...

In Flip the Script, the authors propose that to build relationships with and engage students, educators must examine core beliefs and assumptions that create unintentional barriers to supporting students. Through self-exploration, empathy building, and real-life examples from five master teachers, educators can learn how to help students break down negative thought patterns and become engaged learners.Secondary teachers can use this book to:Remember w...

A tale of two sisters-in-law walking the Two Moors Way. Devon’s very own coast to coast long distance walk.For one woman it’s a much longed-for return to this part of Devon, for the other it’s her first visit. But for both it is a shared journey experiencing the beautiful and varied landscapes as they set off walking from the south Devon coast, crossing rugged Dartmoor, through beautiful Mid Devon and over picturesque Exmoor before arriving at journey’s end on the North Devon Coast...

PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED UNDER THE TITLE TERROR GALLICUSThe war to decide the destiny of a continent.The spark was struck in the sacred grove of an unremarkable clan in Gaul. The struggle that followed lasted for centuries, and shapes us still.390s BC. Led by Brennus, a warlord without a past, the Senone tribe undertake a remarkable trek. 80,000 strong, they brave primeval forest, shadowy assassins and Alpine peaks to settle the rich lands of I...

Bridging the gap between genome and phenotype, the transcriptome is a molecular-level snapshot of the act of living. Transcriptomics shows which genes are expressed into proteins in a specific tissue of a specific organism at a specific time and condition. This book gives an account of the extraordinary diversity of ways transcriptomics has been and can be utilised in basic and applied entomological research. It encompasses a vast range of disciplines within entomology, applying transcript...

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Reflecting a global trend, scores of countries have affirmed that their citizens are entitled to healthy air, water and land, and that their constitution should guarantee certain environmental rights. This book examines the increasing recognition that the environment is a proper subject for protection in constitutional texts and for vindication by constitutional courts. This phenomenon, which the authors call environmental constitutionalism, represents the confluence of constitutional law,...

Having cycled the length and breadth of the British mainland, it was time for a change. After seeing a little blue cycle route sign on the west coast of Scotland, Julia was struck with inspiration. The islands of the Outer Hebrides beckoned. There was just one problem, her boyfriend wanted to go too! Looking on the bright side he could be responsible for navigating and could take most of the luggage. Well, that was the plan. Little did she realise that with her boyfriend there also came hi...

In an overheated room in a sheltered housing complex in Burnley there is a small, carved wooden box. The box is a depository for memories, half remembered or forgotten entirely. Inside this box are two life times of old photographs, some sepia, some black and white, known and unknown ancestors; and laid carefully on top of them all sits a newspaper clipping, faded and torn at the edges, over one hundred years old now.The clipping was taken from the Burnley Express which in 1916 was...

Women Educators’ Experiences During COVID-19: On the Front Lines examines the gendered experiences, challenges, and rapid changes faced by women in higher education during COVID-19. The book’s chapters cover lived experiences ranging from graduate students navigating the pandemic to those grappling with balancing motherhood and the academy. Through these diverse perspectives, this edited collection explores the impact of the diversity and nuances of the feminine identity on navigating high...