Afrika

Alexander Bell Filson Young (1876-1938) was a journalist, who published the first book about the sinking of the RMS Titanic, called Titanic, published in 1912 only 37 days after the sinking. He was also an essayist, war correspondent in the Boer War and World War I, a programmes advisor to the BBC, and the author of two novels. Beside his literary work, he was an organist and composer, and a pioneer of motoring and aviation. To make a career in publishing he wrote continually on his many enthusiasms and on subjects which would interest the public. In 1903 appeared his Ireland at the Cross Roads; in 1905 his novel, The Sands of Pleasure, his Christopher Columbus and the New World and his Mastersingers: appreciations; in 1907.

Il viaggio non è solamente un'occasione di conoscenza del mondo. Viaggiare ci allena a considerare la vita quella continua novità che è, non dimenticando il passato ma guardando al futuro. L'Etiopia è entrata nella mia vita all'improvviso, sulle ali dell'entusiasmo dell'amica Lorella che me l'ha fatta scoprire. Quando l'avventura è iniziata non immaginavo quanti doni mi avrebbe lasciato. D'altra parte, viaggiare ci insegna che al nostro arrivo non siamo mai gli stessi di quando siamo partiti. Das Urheberrecht an bibliographischen und produktbeschreibenden Daten und an den bereitgestellten Bildern liegt bei Informazioni Editoriali, I.E. S.r.l., oder beim Herausgeber oder demjenigen, der die Genehmigung erteilt hat. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.

Nach dem Abitur beschließt Jasmin im Rahmen eines Freiwilligendiensts für ein Jahr nach Togo zu gehen. Ihre Besonderheit: sie ist sehbeeinträchtigt und sieht zum Zeitpunkt ihrer Reise auf dem besseren Auge nur noch zehn Prozent. Wohlgemerkt mit Brille. Nach der Suche nach ihrem verschollenen Koffer und der ersten Malariaerkrankung, geht es für Jasmin in das togolesische Dorf Balanka, rund eine Tagesreise von dem Rest der Freiwilligen entfernt. Dort arbeitet sie in einer Bibliothek und muss zunächst einmal lernen ihre ganzen Gastgeschwister zu unterscheiden. Später reist sie mit ihrer Gastschwester in die Hauptstadt, gerät auf dem Rückweg in gewaltsame Ausschreitungen und organisiert, nachdem sie währenddessen einen blinden Abiturienten traf, ein Spendenprojekt für ihn und seine blinden, sehbeeinträchtigten Mitschüler, um diese mit neuen Blindenstöcken auszustatten.Im Anschluss an den Ramadan und das Opferfest, welche Jasmin mit ihrer muslimischen Gastfamilie begeht, fährt sie mit einer anderen Freiwilligen weiter in den Norden Togos, steht Kopf an Kopf mit einem Elefanten und schläft auf einem UNESCO-Weltkulturerbe unter den Sternen, ohne Handyempfang, Strom oder fließend Wasser. Ehrlich und einfühlsam erzählt Jasmin von den Hürden, Vorurteilen und Tiefpunkten während des Freiwilligendienstes und untermalt ihre Erzählung mit Zitaten aus ihrem Tagebuch. Gegen Ende des Jahres wird ihr Glück in Balanka getrübt, denn ihre Mutter erkrankt schwer an Krebs. Lange ist es ungewiss, ob Jasmin sie noch einmal lebendig wiedersehen wird. Zurück in Deutschland muss sich Jasmin erst wieder eingewöhnen und kämpft zudem das gesamte erste Studiensemester um ihre Hilfsmittelausstattung. Mit der Zeit lernt sie ihre Sehbeeinträchtigung, die sie vor Togo immer versuchte zu verbergen, anzunehmen und immer offener damit umzugehen.Gemeinsam mit ihrem Mann (¿Mr.Blindlife¿), dem größten blinden Content Creator im deutschsprachigen Raum, zeigt Jasmin zudem, dass man mit Beeinträchtigung genauso viel erreichen kann, wie ohne. Vielleicht muss man manchmal mehr improvisieren oder investieren, aber letztendlich ist so viel mehr möglich, als man anfangs denkt.Pro verkauften Buch geht ein Euro an den Verein 'Bildung für Balanka e.V:', in dessen Bildungszentrum Jasmin während ihres Freiwilligendiensts tätig war. Der Verein fördert sowohl Bildungs- als auch Umweltschutzprojekte in Balanka.

Life in the Soudan: Adventures Amongst the Tribes, and Travels in Egypt, in 1881 and 1882, has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.

"Reisen eines arabischen Kaufmanns in den Sudan" entführt die Leser in die faszinierende Welt der zentralafrikanischen Königreiche, wie sie von Scheich Mohammed aus Tunis im 19. Jahrhundert erlebt wurden. Der Bericht enthält eine Fülle an interessanten Erzählungen, charakteristischen Anekdoten und erfrischenden Einblicken in die Kultur und Sitten dieser Region. Der Autor, ein angesehener Kaufmann, erzählt seine Geschichte authentisch und gewährt uns einen Einblick in das Leben und die Reisen eines orientalischen Händlers. Von den damals isolierten Königreichen Darfur und Wadaï bis hin zur politischen Situation und dem Handel im zentralafrikanischen Staatensystem bietet das Buch einen einzigartigen Blick auf eine wenig erforschte Welt. Mit präzisen Beschreibungen der Sitten, Merkmale von Stämmen und geographischen Gegebenheiten, entführt uns der Scheich in eine Welt des östlichen Lebens. Zusätzlich enthält das Buch Informationen über den ehemaligen Zustand der Sklaverei in Afrika und bietet Einblicke in die Herausforderungen und Chancen für die Anfänge einer geregelten Handelsbeziehung mit Zentralafrika. Für Abenteuerlustige und Kulturinteressierte ist "Reisen eines arabischen Kaufmanns in den Sudan" eine fesselnde und erkenntnisreiche Lektüre, die das Verständnis dieser faszinierenden Region erweitert.

On January 17th, 1982 I received an urgent telegram from my brother, who was a teacher trainer for Canadian University Services Overseas (CUSO) in northern Nigeria."I don't know what the chances are of us meeting in Kenya, but it sure would be fun!"Little did I know how these words would impact my life. This was pre-Internet and telegrams were one of the few ways to communicate with people half way around the world. On a whim, I flew halfway around the world to meet up with my brother and girlfriend for an Easter holiday safari in Kenya. My brother's words set me off on my great African adventure, which later culminated in four overland trips and eventually residing in Nairobi.Like any evolving continent, there are always changes taking place, much like there are today. Africa in the 1980s was quite different: Uganda was recovering from the tyranny of Idi Amin and a no-go; travelling was forbidden and non-existent in Marxist Ethiopia, Tanzania had closed its border with Kenya, and Sudan was ruled by western-friendly President Nimieri.This book is about overland travel at its best and worst, but by any means possible: beaten-up overland trucks, buses, on an overcrowded Nile barge, by foot, by train, or by crowded, shared taxis.Travelling is not about your final destination, but about the people and different cultures you meet along the way. No one ever said that overland travel in Africa is easy, but if you want to see Africa, it might just be one of the ways. In the 1980s, it was the only way.

On January 17th, 1982 I received an urgent telegram from my brother, who was a teacher trainer for Canadian University Services Overseas (CUSO) in northern Nigeria."I don't know what the chances are of us meeting in Kenya, but it sure would be fun!"Little did I know how these words would impact my life. This was pre-Internet and telegrams were one of the few ways to communicate with people half way around the world. On a whim, I flew halfway around the world to meet up with my brother and girlfriend for an Easter holiday safari in Kenya. My brother's words set me off on my great African adventure, which later culminated in four overland trips and eventually residing in Nairobi.Like any evolving continent, there are always changes taking place, much like there are today. Africa in the 1980s was quite different: Uganda was recovering from the tyranny of Idi Amin and a no-go; travelling was forbidden and non-existent in Marxist Ethiopia, Tanzania had closed its border with Kenya, and Sudan was ruled by western-friendly President Nimieri.This book is about overland travel at its best and worst, but by any means possible: beaten-up overland trucks, buses, on an overcrowded Nile barge, by foot, by train, or by crowded, shared taxis.Travelling is not about your final destination, but about the people and different cultures you meet along the way. No one ever said that overland travel in Africa is easy, but if you want to see Africa, it might just be one of the ways. In the 1980s, it was the only way.

On January 17th, 1982 I received an urgent telegram from my brother, who was a teacher trainer for Canadian University Services Overseas (CUSO) in northern Nigeria."I don't know what the chances are of us meeting in Kenya, but it sure would be fun!"Little did I know how these words would impact my life. This was pre-Internet and telegrams were one of the few ways to communicate with people half way around the world. On a whim, I flew halfway around the world to meet up with my brother and girlfriend for an Easter holiday safari in Kenya. My brother's words set me off on my great African adventure, which later culminated in four overland trips and eventually residing in Nairobi.Like any evolving continent, there are always changes taking place, much like there are today. Africa in the 1980s was quite different: Uganda was recovering from the tyranny of Idi Amin and a no-go; travelling was forbidden and non-existent in Marxist Ethiopia, Tanzania had closed its border with Kenya, and Sudan was ruled by western-friendly President Nimieri.This book is about overland travel at its best and worst, but by any means possible: beaten-up overland trucks, buses, on an overcrowded Nile barge, by foot, by train, or by crowded, shared taxis.Travelling is not about your final destination, but about the people and different cultures you meet along the way. No one ever said that overland travel in Africa is easy, but if you want to see Africa, it might just be one of the ways. In the 1980s, it was the only way.This is the large print edition of Overland To Cairo By Any Means, with a larger font / typeface for easier reading.

László Magyar von Öttömös (1818-1864) war ein ungarischer Entdecker und Reisender.Als Marineoffizier ausgebildet, diente er in den Seestreitkräften von Österreich und Argentinien, bereiste Indien und Brasilien, ging in die portugiesischen Kolonien an der Westküste Afrikas, befuhr den Kongo-Fluß und landete 1848 in der Bucht von Benguela. Anschließend heiratete er eine Tochter des Königs von Bihé und nutzte seine familiären Beziehungen, um Zugang zu den inneren Regionen des Kontinents zu erhalten. In Begleitung einer königlichen Garde unternahm er zwischen 1849 und 1857 sechs Reisen zu den Quellen des Kongo und des Sambesi, Regionen, die zu dieser Zeit für Forschungsreisende schwer erreichbar waren. Seine breitgefächerten geografischen und ethnografischen Beobachtungen fasste er in drei Bände zusammen, wobei er sich auf das Volk der Kimbundu im heutigen Angola konzentrierte. Ein Band wurde in Ungarn veröffentlicht, aber die Manuskripte der beiden anderen Bände gingen zusammen mit Magyars Tagebüchern verloren.(Quelle: https://www.worldcat.org)Das vorliegende Werk ist die deutsche Übersetzung durch János Hunfalvy (1820-1888) von Magyars einzigem erhaltenen Band. Es wurde zwei Jahre nach dem Erscheinen der ungarischen Ausgabe veröffentlicht und enthält neben dem Tagebuch seiner Reise ins Innere Afrika's von Benguela nach Bihé und Luanda, die ethno-geografische und sozio-politische Beschreibung der verschiedenen Kimbunda Länder. Sorgfältig bearbeiteter Nachdruck der Originalausgabe von 1859.

Tunis - The Land and the People is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1882.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

"Triumphs & Tragedies in Serving God" is unique in multiple ways. First, it is comprised of only true stories with no embellishments. It is written by an OB/GYN Surgeon. The various stories can be at times tear-jerking, exciting, or humorous, but are all memorable. The author shares her experiences in an entertaining and understandable format while still providing thought-provoking scenarios and issues. Many, but not all, stories provide a little known birds-eye view of what actually happens in an operating room. Her goal is to challenge and inspire everyone who reads this book to become acutely aware that ALL can be used by God in His Service even despite severe limitations. Everybody can experience His Blessings in the triumphs and His Grace through the tragedies of Christian Service - if we are only willing. You will feel like you are right beside Dr. Joy in the swift moving easy-to-read true stories. Joy Diane Shields-Miller, MD grew up in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in the little town of Jackson, Ohio. She majored in foreign missions at Circleville Bible College (now Ohio Christian University) for two years before transferring to the Ohio State University (OSU). At OSU, she earned a Bachelor's Degree in chemistry to fulfil pre-med requirements. In 1986, Joy attended the Medical College of Ohio (now Medical University of Ohio) in Toledo. She graduated with a Medical Doctor degree and began a Family Practice residency at Mercy Hospital, in Toledo's inner city. When a second year residency position became available in OB/GYN at Providence Hospital, Southfield, MI, she accepted. Following graduation from that program, she joined Dr. Ed Ricaurte in private practice in Oregon, Ohio. In 1997, she interviewed at Berger Hospital (now Ohio Health Berger), and became the first OB/GYN to open their new maternity ward. She has had extensive training in several medical/surgical fields including OB/GYN, vein surgery, and chronic wound care. Since 2015 until her retirement on January 4, 2021, she was Medical Director of the Wound Care and Hyperbaric Oxygen Center at the hospital. She currently loves horseback riding, playing softball with her family, cooking, and spending time with grandchildren. Both she and her husband, Dr. David Miller, a Christian Psychologist, live in Circleville, Ohio and are active members of Hedges Chapel, Churches of Christ in Christian Union.

As drought ravages the Kitangwa Valley, a relief programme is launched, to save the animals. However, amongst the genuine helpers is a suspect geologist, linked to the Mafia; more interested in finding minerals to get rich, than water to save animals.While rescuing an elephant stuck in drying mud, teenager Thomas Ridgeway discovers he has great empathy with elephants and recruits his big friends to join him in tackling the mobsters head-on.

Speaking of Trains is a selection of stories centred on train travel. The book also includes snippets of history and little-known facts about the places visited. In addition to that, a subtle theme of humour and self-deprecation runs through the book. Jim Nicholls entertains his readers with his observations of everyday life in far off places. The following is from one of his train journeys - this one through India: Night falls quickly. Beyond my window, in the gloom, I see a group of men - their backs to us -squatting along a parallel length of railway track, not unlike crows on a fence. It takes a little while to realise what they were doing. Attending to their evening ablutions before going to bed, this mob is lined up in a row, enjoying a communal crap! Other stories include battling a typhoon in Vietnam, taking the Pride of Africa across southern Africa, riding a train to Tibet, and a wintery trip to Hudson Bay in Canada. None of your average, glowing descriptions her, this book tells it like it is and should entertain anyone interested in travelling to distant places. Buy a ticket, book a seat and come aboard.

Sir Michael McWilliam was born on a tea estate in Kenya in the 1930s. After education at Cheltenham and Oxford he returned to Africa, first to the Northern Rhodesia Copperbelt and then to the Kenya Treasury and he recounts some of the events and atmosphere of that vanished pre-independence world.In his subsequent banking career, he rose to be chief executive of Standard Chartered Bank as it adapted to changes in the developing countries of Africa and Asia and also in the City, and he reflects on the transforming impact of Big Bang in 1985. On leaving the City he was appointed Director of the School of Oriental & African Studies, again at a time of wrenching change in the university sector, and was appointed KCMG upon retirement in 1996. The Commonwealth has been a lifelong interest from Oxford days and this was reflected in roles with several Commonwealth institutions.The pressures of a demanding career had domestic repercussions and there follows a candid reflection this had on his marriage. Displacement from one's roots and the search for home has been a common experience of many in modern times, and the memoir concludes on a note of contentment on reaching safe haven in Gloucestershire.