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GroupsAfrican Literature, History and Politics, Catholic Tradition, Christianity, Emerging Church, Librarything Railroad (The LTR), Pro and Con (Religion), Progressive Christianity, Readers for Peace, World Religions

Favorite authorsThomas Berry, Thich Nhat Hanh, Anthony De Mello, J. R. R. Tolkien (Shared favorites)

About meBorn in UK, I've spent most of my adult life living and working in Africa (Sudan, Kenya, Uganda and South Africa) in various sectors - education, church, peace, human rights, humanitarian aid and development. I'm passionate about railways and I was a main line steam locomotive fireman when I lived in South Africa (and still indulge whenever I can get back there). And I'm also passionate about my better half, Jane.

About my libraryMy non-fiction collection probably falls into three main categories: (1) railways, related to my hobby; (2) and (3) spirituality and Sudan/Africa, related to my work. My taste in fiction is eclectic. My books are currently divided between two continents, so the LT online catalogue is very useful for me.

Homepagehttp://groups.google.co.za/group/sudan-john-ashworth

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Issues Facing Christians in Sudan Today by Colin Salter

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Thank You, Jeeves

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King Solomon's Mines (Headline Review Classics) by H Rider Haggard

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Murder on the Brighton Express (Railway Detective 5) by Edward Marston

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Wrecker, the by Clive Cussler

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Steam Locomotives of the East African Railways (Locomotive Study) by R. Ramaer

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Johnthefireman, I am writing a book of East African railways and need to find a copy of MF Hill "Permanent Way Vol II" - any ideas where I can get one?

posted by africawriter at 11:57 am (EST) on Nov 21, 2009

Morbid curiosity takes me to that endless discussion tho I vowed to avoid participating further. I erred in contacting one of the participants: I had intended to comment on one review this person had posted, finding review of a book we'd shared. . . oh the person had a private library so I was unable to find a review to comment on. . . . I should have quit THEN but sent a comment (via this route) and got a blistering reply.. . now I know more than I want to know about a member who shall be nameless.

posted by Esta1923 at 2:33 pm (EST) on Aug 28, 2009

Thanks for mentioning "Tomlinson"! I have a lot of Kipling; can't believe I'd missed that one.

posted by myshelves at 5:53 pm (EST) on Aug 23, 2009

I think we've been posting on different threads! The Christianity and atheism ones have ground to a halt it seems (I should go looking for similar ones I suppose...), and my "regulars" are Scrabble, "Who Am I?", Word Association, Add A Word Drop A Word, The Person Below Me, and various low-budget threads like those.

On the other hand, if you know of some interesting threads where such as rrp, greghendrix, oakes, jim roberts, et al are in passionate debate, do let me know :-)

posted by Tid at 11:39 am (EST) on Aug 19, 2009

Found your review of Emma's War after writing one of my own. The book blew me away. I had gone back to look at the reviews after reading the 1982 Angola in the Front Line because for the first time this book gave a reinforcement of the way in which there is not one (like our US Civil War) enemy but many competing.

Very interesting your railroad interest. I so remember the trains when I was for 4 months in the UK. Our American trains are for the birds. You can't get directly from Atlanta to Chicago. Wonder if the stimulus package is really going to help.

Also see you are recently reading Wodehouse. Loved him in high school, have not been back much since.

posted by carterchristian1 at 11:03 am (EST) on Jul 3, 2009

Hi, John - have just watched a very interesting TV programme about re-patriating one of the giant 4-8-2 steam locos from Bloemfontein to Glasgow, where it had been built by North British Loco 60 years ago. I wondered if you had seen the programme, or been involved in the enterprise in any way. Epic !

Regards, F/H

posted by Foxhunter at 1:06 pm (EST) on Feb 28, 2009

Thank you for joining Pro and Con (Religion). I hope this is a place where the comfortable are afflicted and the afflicted are comforted. Let’s go it with all seriousness, but I hope we can have great fun at the same time. If I were God, I would part the waters of distance, and instantly transport us all to this great pub I used to frequent in Germany with a group of other Auslanders, but alas, I am but a lowly mortal, and so we have to do this via the internet.

All I ask is that every one remain respectful, even if there are times when you are spewing your coffee over the screen.

posted by Arctic-Stranger at 2:51 pm (EST) on Oct 2, 2008

lovely!
I would love to go to Juba, I've never been there!:)

how are things in K-town?

Kizzie

posted by Kizzie at 6:18 am (EST) on Dec 16, 2007

Actually, I'm the second. My friend (Daliya) introduced me to it.

posted by Kizzie at 7:28 am (EST) on Nov 23, 2007

I'm Sudanese:)

posted by Kizzie at 9:42 am (EST) on Nov 10, 2007

John,
I think we might be safe enough combining it, as I bought it on board a few years ago as well; and it was a guide book/potted history combination. Hopefull the cover image will jog your memory.
Regards, Donogh

posted by Donogh at 5:52 pm (EST) on Oct 23, 2007

Hello,
Just added my guidebook for the HMS Belfast
http://www.librarything.com/work/4145652
and I'm wondering if this is the same one you have - if so I'll combine them
Thanks, Donogh

posted by Donogh at 2:02 pm (EST) on Oct 23, 2007

Glad that my page is useful. There's lots of stuff hidden away in LT: in some ways it's frustrating, and in others it's like finding a nugget of gold. I sometimes think that having stuff scattered about encourages people to go exploring or to ask questions and get involved with the community, and contemplate distributing my tips around.

posted by Noisy at 3:16 pm (EST) on Oct 12, 2007

Hi,

I see you have Denis Hurley's memoirs. If you look in my library you will see two other books about or by him which may be of interest. One is writings of his and the other reflections about him.

posted by Loyola at 7:55 am (EST) on Jul 2, 2007

Hi John, We have several interests in common, though I'm more familiar with the French-speaking countries in Africa.

posted by MissUSA at 12:37 pm (EST) on Feb 12, 2007

Hey John - saw you in this month's 'Railway Magazine'

posted by cihslib at 5:48 am (EST) on Sep 13, 2006

Brueggemann is hugely inspirational, though I've had to leave him alone for a while now - basically I'm reading very little outside my doctoral research which is in Paul. As a child I lived in Kenya - tho I was too young to remember it - and Ghana, and am married to a South African. My father worked in the railways all his life. I've kept an interest in things african - and things of the global "South" in general. But yeah, somehow our libraries don't interconnect too much!

posted by zappa at 5:21 pm (EST) on Aug 1, 2006

Great library John. Our interests are similar. Sudan is a common interest.

http://www.librarything.com/profile/kmcn...

My blog: http://tellinghistory.blogspot.com/

posted by kmcnutt at 11:07 pm (EST) on Feb 18, 2006

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