Astoria Press: 5 books

English spelling is complex, confusing, and often seems illogical. Teaching English spelling often seems a thankless task. No matter what techniques the teacher or parent uses, the results are often disappointing. This book, written by an experienced English teacher and the author of The Complete...

THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO ENGLISH SPELLING RULES is the most complete and detailed guide to English spelling rules ever written.Most people consider English spelling to be an intimidating tangle but John Fulford easily and carefully leads the reader through the linguistic maze and proves that there...

This book chronicles the remarkable adventures of a school dropout with an insatiable curiosity who, with no skills, no advice, and no idea what he wants to do with his life, stumbles into an amazing series of jobs ranging from ditch digging and dish washing to movie making, geologist, advertising manager...

The author is researching a history of Bolivia and is determined to visit every corner of that vast country - famous for its extremes. Along the way he visits arid deserts and steaming jungles, tours silver, copper, tin and led mines high in the Andes. He travels the most dangerous roads in the Americas....

It is the 1950s. The final years of colonialism in Africa and the beginning of the long struggle for independence. A young and very naïve RAF serviceman stationed in Rhodesia (Simbabwe) ignores warnings that white men never hitchhike in Africa, takes a map, a pack, and his insatiable curiosity and sets...