David Hann's Bluebirds To Tikal is a travel journal, of sorts. filled with tales of adventure and misadventure from central U.S.A. to central Asia.A family traveling to Guatemala to see the Mayan ruins at Tikal encounter "los hombres militarious" and uniformed soldiers. A sightseeing trip in Turkey meets with obstacles, courtesy, and aid from an unexpected source. A visit to the Eiffel Tower ends with eviction by security guards. An idyllic kayaking vacation in Florida turns into an...

The Jayhawker ClevelandPhantom Horseman of the Prairie!The Free State of Kansas and the slave state of Missouri are the backdrop of this tale of heroic deeds and fatal mistakes. David Hann takes the reader on a trail ride through a gritty time in the American West when people were pitted against each other and some had to choose sides in a life-and-death battle of ideas.A legend in his own time, Cleveland rode into Leavenworth alone in June, 1...

"After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - October 2022The Loneliest Number: A bipolar piano player goes off her medication to enter an international competition.Immortality Failure: The medical nanites in the elderly inventor's body are failing, and she is finally going to die.Gardenia: The narrator decides to stop in for breakfast at a small-town diner and must come to terms with Elroy Godda...

This book investigates the importance of humour and play in the establishment of individual and group identities among adult language learners on an intensive business English course. The enclosed setting allows the emergent nature of community building and identity projection to be traced, foregrounding the important role of humorous play in these vital social processes. The book will be of interest to students and researchers of applied linguistics, second language acquisition and humour...