Membro: John5918
ColeçõesSua biblioteca (1,061), Recovered books (2), Todas as coleções (1,061)
Resenhas532 resenhas
Etiquetasfiction (293), railways (211), africa (210), spirituality (164), sudan (102), uk (101), war (90), steam (88), fantasy (83), christian (79) — ver todas as etiquetas
MídiaNão atribuído (105), Livro (955), Livro de Papel (891), E-book (1), Outro (1)
Nuvensnuvem de etiquetas, nuvem de autores, espelho de etiquetas
Sobre mimBorn in UK, I've spent most of my adult life living and working in Africa (Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda and South Africa) in various sectors - education, church, justice and peace, human rights, reconciliation, nonviolence, humanitarian aid and development. I'm passionate about railways and I was a steam locomotive driver and fireman when I lived in South Africa. I'm also a volunteer on steam locomotives in Kenya, and I've just begun building an Africa-themed model railway in a forty foot shipping container at our new home at the top of the escarpment overlooking Africa's Great Rift Valley. I'm married and we live in Kenya where I claim to be semi-retired, but I still spend some time working in South Sudan.
In 2020 I changed my username from "johnthefireman" to "John5918". Over the years a few people had assumed I was a firefighter. In fact I don't belong to that noble profession and the term refers to a steam locomotive fireman ("tallow pot" in US railroad jargon), stoking fires rather than extinguishing them. My new username is of course related to steam locomotives - 5918 is the number of a 250-ton East African Railways Beyer-Garratt named "Mount Gelai". This behemoth survived into preservation and I have been privileged to help maintain and operate her.
Sobre a minha bibliotecaMy 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. For many years my books were divided between two continents, so the LT online catalogue was very useful for me.
GruposAfrican Literature, History and Politics, All Books Africa, Birds, Birding & Books, Catholic Apologetics, Catholic Tradition, Christian Worship and Liturgy, Christianity, Council of Elrond, Current Events, Emerging Church —mostrar todos os grupos, Evangelists, Faith and Reason, Flashman and Fraser, Let's Talk Religion, Librarything Railroad (The LTR), Military Fiction, Military History, Monks, Monasteries and Monasticism, Pro and Con, Progressive Christianity, Readers for Peace, Readers Over Sixty, Speaking of Faith with Civilility, Steampunk, Sustainability, The Drones Club (all things P.G. Wodehouse), World Religions
Autores favoritosThomas Berry, Thich Nhat Hanh, Anthony de Mello, J. R. R. Tolkien (Favoritos em comum)
Página pessoalhttp://groups.google.co.za/group/sudan-john-ashworth
Nome realJohn
LocalizaçãoEndoinyo Sidai, Kajiado County, Kenya
Tipo de contapública
URLs
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/catalog/John5918 (Biblioteca)
Membro desdeJan 3, 2006
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