David Johnson: 187 books
Adwalton Moor
The Battle that Changed a War
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2013
The Battle of Adwalton Moor, fought five miles south east of Bradford in June 1643, has historically been accorded no more than a regional significance. Overshadowed by the larger and more famous conrontations of Edgehill, Marston Moor and Naseby, Adwalton Moor has become the 'forgotten battle' of...
by David Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2012
Every marriage hits rough spots and even the best of marriages has room for improvement. “Navigating the Passages of Marriage” provides practical tips that will assist couples in getting safely through those times when the waters are choppy. There are suggestions that will enhance even the most...
The Horrell Wars
Feuding in Texas and New Mexico
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2014
For decades the Horrell brothers of Lampasas, Texas, have been portrayed as ruthless killers and outlaws, but author David Johnson paints a different picture of these controversial men. The Horrells were ranchers, and while folklore has encouraged the belief that they built their herds by rustling, contemporary...
21st Century Robot
The Dr. Simon Egerton Stories
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2014
When companies develop a new technology, do they ask how it might affect the people who will actually use it? That, more or less, sums up Brian David Johnson’s duties as Intel’s futurist-in-residence. In this fascinating book, Johnson provides a collection of science fiction prototyping stories...
Science Fiction Prototyping
Designing the Future with Science Fiction
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2011
Science fiction is the playground of the imagination. If you are interested in science or fascinated with the future then science fiction is where you explore new ideas and let your dreams and nightmares duke it out on the safety of the page or screen. But what if we could use science fiction to do...
Dosage
A Guiding Principle for Health Communicators
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2013
Dosage: A Guiding Principle for Health Communicators uses “dosage” as a metaphor to help all healthcare professionals apply basic communication principles to their work.
After a general overview of communication and its paramount importance in the health care setting, J. David Johnson,...
John Ringo, King of the Cowboys
His Life and Times from the Hoo Doo War to Tombstone, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2008
Few names in the lore of western gunmen are as recognizable. Few lives of the most notorious are as little known. Romanticized and made legendary, John Ringo fought and killed for what he believed was right. As a teenager, Ringo was rushed into sudden adulthood when his father was killed tragically in...
by David Johnson Rowe
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2018
A first book of fiction by author and pastor David Johnson Rowe, "Water into Wine" is a collection of short stories that emerge from the intersection of faith and imagination.
Vintage Tomorrows
A Historian And A Futurist Journey Through Steampunk Into The Future of Technology
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2013
What would today’s technology look like with Victorian-era design and materials? That’s the world steampunk envisions: a mad-inventor collection of 21st century-inspired contraptions powered by steam and driven by gears. In this book, futurist Brian David Johnson and cultural historian James Carrott...
Madman in a Box
The Social History of 'Doctor Who'
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2016
From Doctor Who‘s modest if promising beginnings, it has gone on to become a global media empire, providing its viewers with a powerful lens by which the past fifty years can be evaluated.
Having been on the air for more than fifty years, Doctor Who, a programme dealing with time travel,...
by David Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Too often we think of people in the Bible as caricatures, as if they are fictional creations. But these were flesh and blood people, just like you and I. They ate, slept, got tired, experienced joy and sorrow – and had problems!
Of all the millions of people who have lived on the earth, God chose...
by David Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2012
One of the most eccentric and accomplished politicians in all of American history, John Randolph (1773--1833) led a life marked by controversy. The long-serving Virginia congressman and architect of southern conservatism grabbed headlines with his prescient comments, public brawls, and clashes with...
Executed at Dawn
British Firing Squads on the Western Front 1914-1918
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2015
The controversial story of the men forced to shoot their fellow Tommies"A volley rings out—a nervous volley it is true, yet a volley. Before the fatal shots are fired I had called the battalion to attention. There is a pause, I wait. I see the medical officer examining the victim. He makes...
by Dr David Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2010
Limestone has been one of the most indispensable building materials in Britain since the Roman period, when it was widely used for mortar. It was in the medieval era that lime began to be used in farming, alongside marl, as a means of increasing the output of both arable crops and livestock. The impact...