J J Johnson: 273 books
Inventing the Opera House
Theater Architecture in Renaissance and Baroque Italy
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2018
In this book, Eugene J. Johnson traces the invention of the opera house, a building type of world wide importance. Italy laid the foundation theater buildings in the West, in architectural spaces invented for the commedia dell'arte in the sixteenth century, and theaters built to present the new art...
The Soul in Ascent
Bonaventure on Poverty, Prayer and Union with God
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
First published by Franciscan press in 2000, Dr. Timothy J Johnson’s The Soul in Ascent: Bonaventure on Poverty, Prayer and Union with God has offered a thorough textual study of the importance of prayer in Bonaventure’s theology and life. This new edition is updated to include Johnson’s most...
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,...
by J. Chester Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
• A “first person narrative,” key to the work and prayer of the current Book of Common Prayer • Appeal to those interested in literature or in the history of the BCP In the nearly 40 years since the advent of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, the retranslation of the Psalter created for that...
by J.A. Johnson, K.G. McAbee, J. Kirsch
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2013
Omega Station, aka the Rock. A barren, airless asteroid on the outermost edge of the galaxy, home of the richest of the rich and the poorest of the poor. Dotted with commercial, military and residential domes, the outer surface is the place to live for those who can afford it or are lucky enough to...
Latin America's Middle Class
Unsettled Debates and New Histories
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2012
As middle classes in developing countries grow in size and political power, do they foster stable democracies and prosperous, innovative economies? Or do they encourage crass materialism, bureaucratic corruption, unrealistic social demands, and ideological polarization? These questions have taken...
From Obscurity into God’S Marvelous Light
Finding the “You” That You Were Predestined to Be
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
We were created for a purpose, but in this constantly changing world, many of us become disillusioned by life and fail to discover our purposes and embrace our destinies. We meander through life, seeking to find ourselves and a meaning for our existence; yet we remain disoriented and unfilled. But...
In Principle, In Practice
Museums as Learning Institutions
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2007
The science museum field has made tremendous advances in understanding museum learning, but little has been done to consolidate and synethesize these findings to encourage widespread improvements in practice. By clearly presenting the most current knowledge of museum learning, In Principle, In Practice...
by J L Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2018
Anger and her people, known as the Free Folk, had traded with the domed cities for the first time only a few decades ago. The Free Folk traded the food the domed cities desperately needed to feed its starving populations, and the domed cities were forced to trade the only commodities the Free Folk...
One in Christ
Chicago Catholics and the Quest for Interracial Justice
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2018
Today, the images of Catholic priests and nuns marching in 1960s civil rights protests are iconic. Their cassocks and habits clothed the movement in sacred garments. But by the time of those protests Catholic Civil Rights activism already had a long history, one in which the religious leadership of...
by Lisa J Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2012
Hot flashes, forgetfulness, mood swings … women often joke about the symptoms of menopause, but for those dealing with them, they’re no laughing matter. These symptoms can disrupt every area of your life; from your sleep habits to your relationships with the people you love most.
No two...
by J.A. Johnson, K.G. McAbee
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2014
Inspired by the soundtrack to an imaginary zombie movie, "The Seething: a Zombie Chronicle" brings to life our worst fears in a worst case scenario.Abandoned and alone, with the undead seethers roaming about, the Randall children wait to be rescued. But fate has more in store than to simply make orphans...
In Duty Bound
Men, Women, and the State in Upper Canada, 1783-1841
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
In Duty Bound is an unprecedented look at Upper Canada's forgotten people and the ways in which their lives were by necessity bound in a mutual relationship of duty and obligation to the Upper Canadian state. This neglected area of Canada's history has been preserved, in part, in the form of personal...
by J.D. Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2016
This chapbook of poetry contains 38 original poems written by the author as he struggled with depression, starting in his teenage years and moving into his twenties. The chapbook's poems are organized to represent the author's transitions through depression, love, and acceptance of his melancholy...