Adventuring

Think of the most amazing adventure story you have ever heard about, read about, or watched on film. How did it make you feel? Probably excited and inspired and possibly a bit envious, and yearning for more adventure in your own life. It happens to all of us. And too often we dismiss the thought out-of-hand. After all, isnt adventure reserved for the talented, the young, the strong? Author John Hook says: No! Adventure is available right now to all of us, regardless of our age or physical limitations. He makes his point by broadening the definition of adventure to include the pursuit of any goal that may be beyond ones reach. The goal can be physical, intellectual, emotional, or even spiritual. He then validates his concept with a host of fascinating true stories of adventures of all types. The authors goal: To extend your thinking of possible adventures for yourself and inspire you to never give up the search for new adventures. Bottom line: If the prospect of a richer, more exciting life appeals to you, read this book!

Adventure awaits you in Hawaii! Let Adventuring in Hawaii show you how and where to find it. Here is a comprehensive, up-to-date guide to the many outdoor activities available year-round in the Islands: hiking, backpacking, cycling, mountain biking, snorkeling, scuba diving, surfing, windsurfing, kayaking, hunting, fishing. Covering all six of the main islands, Adventuring in Hawaii is also a complete, stand-alone reference, providing brief overviews of geology, geography, climate, flora, and fauna. It furnishes insights into the history and culture of the Fiftieth State and offers current information on public transportation, campgrounds, beach access, and personal safety. A helpful list of Hawaiian words is included, as well as a mini-directory of addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and web sites that will help you plan your adventures. For the not-so-active, "Adventuring by Car" sections provide directions to lesser-known but fascinating locales accessible by vehicle. So get out of that beach chair--and take this book with you!

Between 1810 and 1825, 7,000 English, Scottish and Irish mercenaries sailed to Gran Colombia to fight against Spanish colonial rule under the rebel forces of Simón Bolívar. Their motives were mixed. Some travelled for money, others travelled for honour. Adventuring Through Spanish Colonies explores the lives of these men – their encounters with other soldiers, indigenous people, local women and slaves – as recounted in documents that fall outside the usual remit of military, political and economic historians. Matthew Brown considers the social and cultural aspects of the presence of these ‘foreigners’, and shows how they were an essential part of the revolution which eventually gave South America its freedom. Using archival research from England, Scotland, Ireland, Spain, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Colombia, Adventuring Through Spanish Colonies clearly shows the active role that these mercenaries, informal outriders of the British Empire, played in the creation of Latin America as we know it today.

At Kirrin Cottage for the Christmas holidays, the children discover a strange, hidden map. When curiosity gets the better of them, they ask Mr. Roland, their tutor, to help decipher it – and a mystery emerges with a new adventure for the Famous Five!

This book is split into two sections, the first telling the stories of the expeditions of Alexander Mackenzie, Zebulon Pike, Lewis and Clark, John Wesley Powell, and more. The second part tells how they dealt with travel issues.

Adventuring in Dictionaries: New Studies in the History of Lexicography brings together seventeen papers on the making of dictionaries from the sixteenth century to the present day. The first five treat English and French lexicography in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Heberto Fernandez and Monique Cormier discuss the outside matter of French–English bilingual dictionaries; Kusujiro Miyoshi re-assesses the influence of Robert Cawdrey; John Considine uncovers the biography of Henry Cockeram; Antonella Amatuzzi discusses Pierre Borel’s use of his predecessors; and Fredric Dolezal investigates multi-word units in the dictionary of John Wilkins and William Lloyd. Linda Mitchell’s account of dictionaries as behaviour guides in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries leads on to Giovanni Iamartino’s presentation of words associated with women in the dictionary of Samuel Johnson, and Thora Van Male’s of the ornaments in the Encyclopédie. Nineteenth-century and subsequent topics are treated by Anatoly Liberman on the growth of the English etymological dictionary; Julie Coleman on dictionaries of rhyming slang; Laura Pinnavaia on Richardson’s New Dictionary and the changing vocabulary of English; Peter Gilliver on early editorial decisions and reconsiderations in the making of the Oxford English Dictionary; Anne Dykstra on the use of Latin as the metalanguage in Joost Halbertsma’s Lexicon Frisicum; Laura Santone on the “Dictionnaire critique” serialized in Georges Bataille’s Surrealist review Documents; Sylvia Brown on the stories of missionary lexicography behind the Eskimo–English Dictionary of 1925; and Michael Adams on the legacies of the Early Modern English Dictionary project. The diverse critical perspectives of the leading lexicographers and historians of lexicography who contribute to this volume are united by a shared interest in the close reading of dictionaries, and a shared concern with the making and reading of dictionaries as human activities, which cannot be understood without attention to the lives of the people who undertook them.

In the grand tapestry of our planet, rivers are the liquid arteries that course through the landscapes, connecting distant realms, shaping civilizations, and carrying the tales of time within their currents. They are the silent storytellers of our Earth, weaving narratives of nature's wonders, human endeavors, and the ceaseless flow of life. "Adventuring along the World's Great Rivers" invites you to embark on a literary odyssey, a journey that meanders along the banks of the world's most majestic waterways, unveiling the diverse wonders that define our planet's lifelines. In the pages that follow, we traverse continents, from the ancient civilizations along the Nile to the untamed wilderness of the Amazon, from the cultural tapestry along the Ganges to the European waterways of the Danube. Each Chapter unfolds as a riverine tale, a narrative tapestry woven with facts, figures, and the vivid imagery of the landscapes and cultures that flourish along these liquid lifelines. Rivers, more than mere bodies of water, are conduits of culture, history, and biodiversity. They mirror the diversity of humanity, reflecting the tales of communities that have flourished along their banks for centuries. Whether it be the bustling cities lining the Thames or the nomadic traditions of Tuva along the Yenisei, rivers are the threads that bind civilizations and offer glimpses into the rich tapestry of human existence. Through meticulous research and a narrative lens, we unravel the stories of indigenous cultures, historical events, and the ever-evolving relationship between humanity and its rivers. As we embark on this riverine odyssey, we invite you to peer into the reflections that rivers cast upon the shores of human experience. Rivers are not just geographical features; they are intricate ecosystems that support a myriad of life forms. From the vibrant ecosystems of the Amazon Rainforest nourished by the mighty Amazon River to the salmon runs of the Fraser sustaining diverse wildlife, we delve into the ecological intricacies that make these waterways vital to the health of our planet. Throughout the book, we navigate the challenges rivers face—industrialization, pollution, climate change—and explore the conservation efforts aimed at preserving these delicate ecosystems. Our riverine journey extends beyond the banks, delving into the depths of the aquatic realms that flourish beneath the surface.

This book is a compilation of articles dealing with linguistic and literary concerns relating to the global production and consumption of literature in English, and global instruction and education in the English language. The umbrella theme of the book is “English Language and Literature in a Globalized World” or “The Global Appropriation and hybridization of English”. The contributing authors are international scholars and creative writers from different parts of the world who offer unique perspectives on the ways in which the English language and English literature are constantly developing and changing in a postcolonial global world. They are mostly professors of English who have cross-cultural teaching experiences and who live or have lived and worked in both Anglophone and non-Anglophone countries. To many of them English is their dominant language, but not the mother tongue. All of them are bilingual or even trilingual. Thus their scholarly investigations are flavoured with their personal experiences or “adventures” with the language and its users. Their unique visions reveal a process of adoption, adaptation, reinvention and appropriation of both the language and its literature in a multi-national, multi-cultural, and multi-lingual community of a world where English has become the most recognizable sign of globalization. This book will appeal to all scholars and practitioners of English language and literature, particularly those interested in colonial and postcolonial studies, modern and post-modern studies, ethnic and minority studies, feminist studies, cross-cultural studies, linguistics, semantics, ESP and curriculum development.