I am a world traveler and have lived in Argentina, Columbia, and Israel. It is my understanding that Walks, Hikes and Strolls is for "mature folks". I am a young tourist in the United States for the first time as an adult and I appreciate finding a guide book that is easily understandable and points out many important things in a way that looks out for my safety, my body and my sanity. What a pleasure to be in a strange land and have such competent directions and instructions at my finger tips. I hope that many other people from other countries are as lucky as I have been to come accross this book. Good hiking to everyone!

As a lifelong hiker and adventurer, I highly recommend Johnson and Gray's "Walks, Hikes and Strolls". When I am on a hike, I want to be enjoying nature, focusing on the beauty around me and appreciating the inner peace that comes with this experience. "Walks, Hikes and Strolls" better allows me to relax and get what I want out of a hike because of its simplicity, clarity, and its common-sense approach. This book will allow young and old alike to enter nature with a feeling of security and with the knowledge needed to make the most of the experience. The Fact Finder in the left hand column gives valuable information on miles, elevation, permits needed, trail timeframes and where to obtain maps. The Feasibility Gauge in the right hand column consisely tells trail conditions, facilities, type of exposure and types of use that the trail has.
I can't wait to try out the hikes that are listed!

With many of the hiking guides lining my bookself, this one stands out with its unique, user-friendly format. All of the most important information regarding selection of a trail are on easy-to-reference columns of stand-out font along each side of the pages. The supporting narratives fill the remainder of the pages with plenty of detail to give you a clear understanding of exactly what you can expect to encounter, plus ensure that you fully enjoy and appreciate each hike. Despite the title, this book is for all hikers and I would especially recommend it for families with young children. I certainly hope that these authors are considering more publications to cover other areas throughout the Northwest.

Written for professional educators yet comprehensible and practical in its presentation toward non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject matter, Contextual Teaching And Learning by education and business consultant Elaine B. Johnson (Executive Director of MBM Associates) is a solid, definitive guide to what "Contextual Teaching And Learning" (CTL) is and how it can enable teachers from grade school through university levels help students achieve academic excellence. Filled with examples of CTL's success, strategies to best apply CTL, and a thorough outline of the basics and history of CTL, Contextual Teaching And Learning is a welcome and invaluable addition to professional and academic teacher education supplemental reading lists and reference collections.

I just finished reading the paperback version (considerably less expensive)of Contextual Teaching and Learning. I found it extraordinarly helpful in understanding how to really facilitate learning both in and out of the classroom. Dr. Johnson clarifies CTL (Contextual Teaching and Learning) for all of us, and explains how to put it to use with students. The concept of CTL, because it is based on current brain research and uses biology and physics as well as psychology, carries the potential to revolutionize teaching practices.
Unlike most books on education, this one goes much deeper, getting into universal principles that govern the activities of every living thing on the planet. Nevertheless, it does not bore readers with complex theory or elevated scientific language. The book is accessible and exciting for anyone who is searching for new ways to motivate and excite students. Johnson, a teacher herself, communicates the science in understandable terms and constantly relates them to teaching experience.
A major premise of the book is that all learners learn best in an environment reflecting three foundational, universal principles: 1) interdependence, 2) differentiation, and 3) self-organization. She translates these principles into eight components of a rich learning environment; each one is given a chapter, fully explaining how each works and providing real-life examples.
The book is a gold mine of ideas, presented coherently and with a great deal of love for the process and the people who make it work.

This paperback book is a "must" for all teachers who care about helping every student achieve excellence. It provides a clear, easy to follow explanation of how the brain learns. It offers practical examples from classrooms around the country, of brain-compatible teaching. It shows that the brain weaves patterns and makes connections in its search for meaning. Because the brain learns best when it makes connections to find meaning, teaching needs to place lessons in the context of students' own lives and experiences. When teaching occurs in context-is contextual-students will excel.

This book is the best I have read on the subject of true discipleship, i.e.,
how to be a disciple all of the time-at work, home, and play! Brett Johnson
insists that convergence, the overlapping of the different spheres of one's
life under the umbrella of our identity in Christ, is what the Christian is
called to do. His book offers many practical ideas and exercises to define
and shape the process for each person. The chapters on marriage and the
desert experience alone are worth the book. I have referred the book to
many friends who are serious about trying to be a disciple all the time,
wherever they are. Throw out the idea of balance and replace it with
convergence!

While reading Convergence by Brett Johnson, I was able to grasp a better understanding about some of the experiences that I have faced in the last couple of years. Going through some of the different seasons has brought me closer to understanding my purpose and what God has made me to be. It is exciting to see how God has worked in my life, even when I was in the "Desert". This was a great book in helping me to consider and think about what choices I will make for the future.

Brett's book offers a unique blend of questions to ask ourselves along our journey to being in alignment with God. It provides guidelines, not shortcuts, and applications as we enter, evolve and exit from one season after another of our lives. Convergence causes us to make choices about the way we live, which are maximized by our decision to blend the four areas of our life together. By integrating career, community, creativity through intentional personal planning, convergence is attainable and our life-goals bear desired fruit. Brett has used this book to interweave his own life journeys, sharing what has worked and what has not, in an effort to encourage readers to step out in faith to take a closer look at a more meaningful, God-designed and directed, life.

This book is one of a series by author/illustrator Paul Brett Johnson featuring Gertrude the Cow, Magnolia the Goose, George the Pig, Dottie Sue the Chicken and Miss Rosemary. My four year-old and I heartily recommend this one, along with THE GOOSE WHO WENT OFF IN A HUFF and THE PIG WHO RAN A RED LIGHT. My son identifies with Gertrude (who has an independent streak and is far too smart for her own good). I identify with the exasperated but resourceful Miss Rosemary. We love the expressive illustrations, the rural accent and the hilarious situations these characters get themselves in and out of.

My daughter loved it, I loved it ... and I have a hunch you probably will too. I picked this up on a whim, and was very pleasantly surprised. Great illustrations, a story line with some meat to it, and some fun and wit thrown in too. What more can you ask? As a side note, I wasn't surprised to learn that the illustrator is from "coal country" because, frankly, Miss Rosemary reminds me an awful lot of my grandmother. Great fun!

Once in a blue moon, a great book comes along that will be a great influence in your child's life. I thank God for bringing this book to us - it certainly has made a lasting impression on our children

Great story!! Great characters!! Great romance!! Great drama!! Great parent/child conflict!! It's no wonder this book was recently nominated for best long contemporary for the RITA awards. It's an all-around great book!! You shouldn't miss this one!! It gets my vote for best book!!

To tell the truth, I only picked up and read this book because it is MY three cats who are characters in the novel. But as I read I discovered that this woman I volunteer with is an insightful, thoughtful and Kind writer. Her development of these four compelling characters has me invested in their happiness and impressed with their depth and growth. And she got my cats perfect too!

The terrible twos are nothing compared to the traumatic teens. David Whitcomb is a good father and once upon a time, his thirteen-year-old daughter Claire adored him. But times have changed and Claire seems intent on running away to live with her mother---a woman who's unable to look after her.

In desperation, David turns to Grace Blanchet, the mother of Claire's best friend. Grace agrees to fostre Claire while father and daughter work things out. She knows this is what's best for Claire. She's just not sure it's best for her. Does she really want to "play house" with a man who, much as she's attracted to him, reminds her of another man---one she'd prefer to forget?

The Daughter Merger is another winner for Janice Johnson. It's charming and well-written. I stayed up late into the night to finish it. The characters of Grace and David are both realistic and likeable. These are two people you're happy to see end up together. With a lovely blend of humor and romance, The Daughter Merger is a book I'd recommend to anyone who wants a really great read.

I really love the Chic Simple books ... I find the photographs, text and lay out to be really inspirational and compelling on a daily basis i.e. we all have to get dressed each day, and these books (especially "What Should I Wear?" - my real favourite) have made it more fun for me to wear, and buy, my clothes and accessories. There is one matter about this new book which has disappointed me in only a small way, and that is that the authors have chosen to use certain photos and text from older books in this, their new book. I dislike paying for the same content twice. I also had very high hopes for this new book, the first new 'big' fashion/wardbrobe-planning book by these authors for some years now, and was a bit cheesed off to find the same images/text, apparently recycled. It's just a small thing, but it seems to me to be a little lazy on their part. That said, I'm still a fan of the book, and wish I'd had it years ago when I started my first job (I wear suits for work & this book really focuses on that look and how to 'polish' it or expand upon it). This would be a great book for a recent graduate, or for the library of a corporate employer looking for a simple yet thorough and elegant style guide for their staff.

This book does an excellent job of getting you from nothing to wear to a closet of every possible wardrobe nessessity for the office. The organization is fantastic, going from one interview outfit and then starting a collection of business appropriate clothing based on four suits. Great book for someone getting a promotion, returning to work after a leave of absense, or a new college graduate.

Although I do not work in a field that requires suits---I couldn't pass this book up. There may be a time I need to know how to dress for a business lunch, etc. The point is this book is a must have for all woman entering the work arena again or for young woman just getting out of college. The pictures are wonderful and the advice is perfect as in the other Chic books. I love this book..........

BS Johnson is one of those experimental writers, controversial during their lives that subsequently vanishes from print. Johnson was a journalist, a socialist, and a fine novelist. Best known for The Unfortunates (his book in a box where every chapter is separately bound and the reader is invited to read them in any order he or she wishes), Christie Malry's Own Double Entry is perhaps his most accessible novel.

However, this "accessibility" is in the midst of a studiedly experimental text. This is a corruscating satire in which Johnson targets one of the symbols of capitalism, the double entry system. The very basis of accountancy, and the manipulation of finance, Johnson turns this building block on its head as his central character, Christie Malry, a young man with a future, decides that he will live his life accoridng to the principles of double entry.

Johnson's novel has acute observations on a variety of issues in British life that still merit comment. How working class people come to vote conservative, the manner in which people's worth is measured financially; and all of this is in the midst of an angry satire where Malry wreaks vengeance on the system. It is a bitter cycnical novel, with a dark wit.

There is love, sex, and death; and an unusual use for shaving foam. And all of this is presented in a slightly distant way, where Johnson continually turns to the reader and winks, letting you know this is a novel. Characters are aware of their place in fiction, and Johnson deconstructs the novel to let you see how it works.

This description may be off putting, but this is classy fiction. It is funny, and angry. I enjoyed this work, but preferred Johnson's The Unfortunates; which I feel has more depth, and more humanity.

If you enjoyed this you may like Graham Greene's Dr Fischer of Geneva or The Bomb Party or Michael Dibdin's Dirty Tricks (a Thatcherite satire).

B.S. Johnson is the most important writer you've never heard of. read his books, learn the truth you little cryptorchid.

I read Christie Malry's Own Double Entry when I was about 15 - I got it from the local library as it is generally out of print in the UK, a tribute to British library services in the 1970s and no tribute to British publishing at any time - and I had never, and still haven't ever, read anything like it. Its "experimental" qualities - distancing, irony, the extraordinary ending - descend from Laurence Sterne and all that but Johnson's tone - political, cynical and above all very funny - was all his own. Christie Malry should have been the first in a line of great novels instead of the last. With luck, Johnson fan and influencee Jonathan Coe's forthcoming biog and the reprint of The Unfortunates should see a mass reprint of Johnson's work that will overwhelm the cack-faced sludge of manky novels about people with trust funds pretending to be interesting in West London.

David Quantick, London March 6 1999

I didn't know what to to expect. What I got was something at once exhilirating (the written part) and disturbingly beautiful (the paintings and photos). You can't look at these pictures and not cringe at some while at the same time appreciating the painstaking (pardon the expression), and obviously loving work that went into them. The manifesto is a good read for anyone interested in Lavey's Satanism as well as revealing the artists' stance against and rejection of the consumer culture. An Apache, Satanist, and a radical artist rolled into one, the Reverand is certainly not for the squeamish.

This is a man who started creating his books with (...) raw, unapologetic rage, and a whole (...) load of creative genius. I personally have met with the author of this book, Rev. Steven Johnson Leyba and have attended his exhibitions. In no way can one easily sum up the power behind this man's words and ideas. Unspeakable? Maybe. Bold and intense? Definitely. Satanic? You bet (...).
This is a definite must read for any cynical, misanthropic, and/or Satanic individual.

As a foot note: I believed in, and was moved so much by, this man's writings that I collaborated with Rev. Steven Johnson Leyba to produce background music for his passage "I Don't Believe", contained on page 37 of this book (...)

Rev. Steven Johnson Leyba, an ordained Priest of the Church of Satan, now offers his highly evocative and caustic work to the masses. Included are artwork and writing truly exemplar of the Satanic philosophy -- that is, Satanism in action. Not just talk, but true action! Herein, you'll find work spanning five of his most prominent main books, plus rants and diatribes representing his disdain for mass-think, his ponderances on the history of his Native American culture, as well as his fetishes, reviewer comments on his work, interviews, photos, and more. This is the definitive work on Leyba ...

As a student filmmaker at Florida State University's School of Motion Picture, Television, and Recording Arts, I have been exposed to numerous books written for the young screenwriter. No other book I have read both focuses entirely on the short screenplay and includes several complete examples of successful student scripts (all of them award-winning, including a recent Student Academy Award). Taking it a step further, the actual films described in the book are available as a supplement, so that students can compare the written word to what was actually captured during production-- fascinating! And unique. Claudia Johnson, a Screenwriter-in-Residence at FSU's film school, includes a clear and focused plan for the young writer that guides them through the creation of five films-- taken directly from the syllabus of her classes at FSU. Johnson's ideas and methods have been tested and have evolved over years of professional and teaching experience, and her words are among the most articulate and inspirational I have read in any book on film. Both informal and sincere, witty and focused, "Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect" will undoubtedly connect with thousands of students eager to learn the art of screenwriting. Claudia Johnson has been an unbelievable teacher to me during my journey through film school, and I am confident that her book will be the same to many more.

This wonderful little book is for you, the student of screenwriting. How do I know? I had the good fortune of being in Dr. Claudia Hunter Johnson's screenwriting class at Florida State University. We used the methods described in her book and they work! If you are disciplined enough to follow her process, you will amaze yourself. You will begin with Le Menu (your very own personal autobiography) and finish with a well-crafted script. Although you will not have her direct feedback, you will have the benefit of a script coach who has helped launch a thousand careers. Tom.

I stumbled on it recently when I was at the Samuel French bookstore on Sunset Blvd. In the heart of Hell-A (oops, scratch that - L.A. has no heart!) Anyway, there are tons of screenwriting books in that store. Tons. But I happened to pick this one up and start reading the Introduction. Very insightful. So I bought it (should've bought it here, though - it's cheaper), and I ended up devouring it pretty damn quickly. The writing is terrific - very conversational, accessible, smart, and at times bust-a-gut funny. But most impressive, the author sheds light on the importance of "connection" in the storytelling process. It made me think back about how many times in writing classes CONFLICT CONFLICT CONFLICT had been shoved down my throat. Okay, okay, I got it already! But, she points out, it's only half the story (the yin to the yang, or ya know, vice-versa...) - as she goes on to wonderfully illustrate and illuminate. Also, the sample student scripts are great additions. I especially got a big laugh out of "The Making of 'Killer Kite.'" I may have to spring for the companion video just to see how that film turned out.

Yeah, yeah, the book has "short screenplays" in the title, but the points she makes are applicable to scripts of any length. You can bet that even this jaded L.A. feature film writer will be incorporating a lot of her insights in his own creative process.

I'm looking forward to any follow-ups from this author, because she's finally brought something new - and important -- to the endless discussions (and how-to books) on screenwriting.

I read this one twice when we were overseas. Both times it reminded me Whom I was serving. (No, we're not missionaries.)

This book humbled me. I enjoyed it so, so very much.

I can't read theology. I enjoy getting my messages from God through the lives of those who loved Him. Thank God for Wetherell's story.

Wonderful!

This book is a great read. I found the life experiences of Miss Johnson fascinating. Her life was truly dedicated to God and the experiences she shares show how God weaves all the facets of our lives to work ALL things (good and bad) for the good of those who love Him. This book made me think BIG! I think we all focus too much on matters which don't have eternal importance. It also made me consider what I am doing for God. The main change it brought to my life is my desire to rekindle the Holy Spirit which I had snuffed out many times by not being responsive. Miss Johnson's autobiography caused me to want what she had....the Holy Spirit actively working in her heart.

There are at least three true and ispiring stories here. One, the story of Miss Johnson, her family and her faith which, after floundering, took root in her and led Miss Johnson to missionary service in China. While there, she endured internment during the Japanese occupation. Second, the story of Bible Study Fellowship, born of her experiences and dedication as a missionary. Today, BSF is reaching people internationally. Thirdly, there is the unfolding of the hidden life of prayer and obedience to God's Word, the source and power behind her story.

I want to have my own copy to highlight the numerous key principles I want to apply to my life as a result of reading this book.