Johnson: 6939 books
The Ghost Map
The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2006
A National Bestseller, a New York Times Notable Book, and an Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Year
From Steven Johnson, the dynamic thinker routinely compared to James Gleick, Dava Sobel, and Malcolm Gladwell, The Ghost Map is a riveting page-turner about a real-life historical hero, Dr....
The Cancer Chronicles
Unlocking Medicine's Deepest Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2013
When the woman he loved was diagnosed with a metastatic cancer, science writer George Johnson embarked on a journey to learn everything he could about the disease and the people who dedicate their lives to understanding and combating it. What he discovered is a revolution under way—an explosion...
A Shopkeeper's Millennium
Society and Revivals in Rochester, New York, 1815-1837
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2004
A quarter-century after its first publication, A Shopkeeper's Millennium remains a landmark work--brilliant both as a new interpretation of the intimate connections among politics, economy, and religion during the Second Great Awakening, and as a surprising portrait of a rapidly growing frontier city....
Zero Waste Home
The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life by Reducing Your Waste
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
Part inspirational story of Bea Johnson (the “Priestess of Waste-Free Living”) and how she transformed her family’s life for the better by reducing their waste to an astonishing one liter per year; part practical, step-by-step guide that gives readers tools and tips to diminish their footprint...
Cat vs. Cat
Keeping Peace When You Have More Than One Cat
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2004
From the author of Catwise and Think Like a Cat*,* the ultimate resource for managing a multi-pet household.
Pam Johnson-Bennett, the award-winning author and feline behaviorist, shows how adding another cat to your home does not have to be the start of a kitty apocalypse. Although cats are...
by Barbara Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 1996
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 1996
For parents who have been knocked to the floor by bad news and plastered to the ceiling by unwelcome surprises . . . here's a book to prop you up, scrape you down, and (believe it or not) help you laugh again.
Bad news is bad enough. .But bad news about your children carries a triple whammy...
This Book Is Overdue!
How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2010
In This Book is Overdue!, acclaimed author Marilyn Johnson celebrates libraries and librarians, and, as she did in her popular first book, The Dead Beat, discovers offbeat and eloquent characters in the quietest corners. In defiance of doomsayers, Johnson finds librarians more vital and necessary...
by Steven Johnson,Heath McCoy,Irvin Muchnick and Greg Oliver
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2007
In the wake of the horrific double-murder suicide, four noted wrestling writers grapple with the life and death of Chris Benoit in this book by Steven Johnson, Heath McCoy, Irvin Muchnick, and Greg Oliver, all respected investigative journalists committed to looking at this terrible event with integrity...
by Paul E. Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2004
The true history of a legendary American folk hero
In the 1820s, a fellow named Sam Patch grew up in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, working there (when he wasn't drinking) as a mill hand for one of America's new textile companies. Sam made a name for himself one day by jumping seventy feet into the...
by Brad Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2011
Spiderman, here you come: if you follow Brad Johnson's advice, you will not only get very strong in a multitude of directions, but when it comes time to move your body around, it will feel like a feather. We won't guarantee that you'll be able to master the one-pinkie, one-arm chin like Brad Johnson, but if you follow his advice, you will exceed your current best by a country mile.
by Greg Oliver and Steven Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2007
From the critically acclaimed authors of The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams comes the most comprehensive look ever at the colourful villains, heels, bad guys and rule breakers who give professional wrestling so much of its character. In The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Heels , Greg Oliver...
The Feather Thief
Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2018
**As heard on NPR's This American Life
“Absorbing . . . Though it's non-fiction, The Feather Thief contains many of the elements of a classic thriller.” —Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air
“One of the most peculiar and memorable true-crime books ever.” —Christian Science...
Tattoo Machine
Tall Tales, True Stories, and My Life in Ink
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2009
As the proprietor of the legendary Sea Tramp Tattoo Company, in Portland, Oregon, Jeff Johnson has inked gangbangers, age-defying moms, and sociopaths; he’s defused brawls and tended delicate egos. In Tattoo Machine, Johnson illuminates a world where art, drama, and commerce come together in highly...
Night with a SEAL
a Navy SEAL Romance
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2014
"You're the kind of woman who could easily become a distraction if I let you. If I want to come home alive I can't let you."
A Navy SEAL. A one-night stand. The woman he can't get off his mind.
Ten years of dedication to the Navy taught SEAL Jon Rudnick one thing—he’s not...