In this tense chapter of the Landers' Niger expedition, every mile depends on diplomacy, rumor, and luck. As they press through Boossà, Kagogie, and the surrounding kingdoms, they search for the fate of Mungo Park, recover tantalizing traces of his effects, and confront the river's perilous course and the human cost of earlier exploration. Boossà emerges as a vivid world of fertile fields, fishing, wildlife, and a court ruled by a mild but absolute monarch whose fascination with coral, but...

This gripping volume of the Landers' celebrated expedition journal follows their hazardous descent of the Niger toward its lower reaches, from Zagozhi and Egga through Eboe, Brass Town, and beyond to the Atlantic world. Along the way, the explorers confront storm-tossed waters, crocodile-haunted banks, hippos in the dark, leaky canoes, and the constant need to bargain for paddles, boats, food, and safe passage. Their progress depends on uneasy negotiations with chiefs, canoe-men, traders, ...

This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design. Richard and John Lander's expedition journal opens as both a personal record of hardship and a bold answer to one of geography's oldest riddles: the course and termination of the Niger, or Quorra. The authors present their notes as immediate, honest field observations, shaped by illness, heat, and the punishing demands of travel, while also defending exploration itself as a necessary struggle against distanc...

Video English Movies - Who says learning English can't be enjoyable as well as helpful? This second English as a Second Language video-based textbooks aimed at either self-study or classroom study ideally for young adults. All video clips in the series have a YouTube link to VOA NEWS who produce all the video clips. All videos and transcripts are free of charge. An accompanying Video English Movies Transcript is free of charge. All videos are viewed via YouTube links, so you will need to b...

Video English is a series of e-books for learners of English as a Second Language.  If "one picture has a thousand words" just imagine how much information a picture in a video can tell you. Plus, it is more fun especially if you are learning by yourself at home or with family or friends.  Each book in the Video English serie ( starting with Video English - Simple Vocabulary) is linked with a video from a targeted YouTube Playlist, and this particular text has cont...

VIDEO ENGLISH - Simple Vocabulary - TRANSCRIPTS is FREE of charge, and aimed at learners using the VIDEO ENGLISH - Simple Vocabulary e-book. All video transcripts are free of charge, with links to YouTube playlist where videos are kept, all courtesy of VOA NEWS.

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I Pooped and It Was Amazing is a celebration of the feeling you get after taking a truly spectacular, bowel-cleansing dump. The kind that makes you feel five pounds lighter, energized, and ready to take on the world. Each page will give the reader a new reason to rejoice in this daily, universal bodily function.

Want to take your business English to the next level?Most textbooks teach the same things; presentations, speaking on the phone etc. This is great at the beginning, but if you are going to succeed, you'll need more.You need to be able to walk into any business situation and feel seriously confident. That is why I wrote this book; to help you go from good to great. To really master business English.Learn: 90 essential words and phrases that will give you an edge in t...

How to master EnglishLots of intermediate English speakers tend to get trapped using the same vocabulary over and over again. They often only speak about subjects they know the words for and avoid anything outside of their 'comfort zone'. The problem with this is that even though they sound ok, they never really get any better.If you really want to improve, you need to be able to speak about a wide range of topics. For this, you will need to learn the special vocabulary con...

The secret to speaking English perfectlyThis is book three of the very popular series '150 Everyday Uses of English Prepositions'.In this final book we take you from intermediate to advanced usage.Do you sometimes worry if your English sounds broken? If you do then you should definitely concentrate on improving your use of prepositions.Why?Because prepositions are literally the glue that stick English together. If you are not using them properly then ...

No More Boring English Lessons!Over our many years teaching English, we have identified three points that will help you learn easily.It needs to be interesting. If you want to progress to English fluency you need to be having fun or be interested in what you are doing. All of the articles in this book are based on interesting real life stories. We cover everything from 'news' to 'business' and 'lifestyle', and everything in-betwee...