When the Band of Hope was established in Leeds in 1847, its aim was to convince children that alcohol consumption would damage their health and life chances. Membership was confirmed through the signing of a teetotal pledge that required parental consent. The movement's founders could not possibly have envisaged the extent of its impressive growth throughout the United Kingdom, with particular strengths in northern England counties. Immediately before the start of the First World War in 19...

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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 distance, uncertainty, and imperfect knowledge. The book surveys centuries of speculation,...

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, ...

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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...

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In August 2016, David agrees to Dr. Warner’s unethical form of therapy consisting of delving into the past and artist dates. Reflecting on the year he turned sixteen, David discovers he had the God-given talent, determination, and a once-in-a-life time opportunity. Several things stood between him and a gold medal at the 1979 World Games Diving Championships, in Tønsberg, Norway: his age, inexperience, family’s secrets, and finances. The springboard finals find David leading the best diver...

What if the greatest journey we ever take is the one that leads us back to ourselves?In a luminous exploration of awakening, healing and positive change, John-Michael Lander blends lyrical prose with profound insights drawn from his own life of transformation and the experiences of a fictional character, Soliel, to remind others that the truth of who we are—eternal, divine, and already home—lies beyond fear and illusions.Guided by Spirit, Soliel embarks on an otherworldly ody...

Cracked Surface is the sequel to Surface Tension and continues exploring my personal struggle with the desire to lead a "normal" life through the eyes of David Mathew. In Surface Tension, David is sixteen years old, represents the USA, and wins the gold medal at the 1979 World Springboard and Platform Diving Championships in Tønsberg, Norway. David has a secret. In spite of his unprecedented victory, he attempts to hide his tumultuous journey of grooming, manipulation, coercion, and sexual...

Originally published in 1959, A Summary of Christian History has been a classic text for introductory-level studies of Christian history for more than four decades. Even in the face of advancing history, new findings, and changing perspectives, Dr. Baker’s original classic has remained popular decades beyond the normal life expectancy of a textbook.In this third edition, Dr. John Landers, a former student of Dr. Baker, builds on the original goal of helping students grasp ...