Johnston Books

About the Book :
This provides well researched, authentic but concise information about the vast world. This gazetteer was compiled during the British regime. It is a first-rate source material for research not only in the field of history, but also in religion, sociology, economics, and political science. A comprehensive general description about places whether towns, villages, rivers, seas, mountains, etc. covering from the earliest times till date has been brought within the compass of this gazetteer. It comprises detailed area-wise information about the following subjects³location, boundaries, areas, mountains, lakes, islands, rivers, canals, coastal regions, forests, climate, monsoons, harbours, population, various tribes and castes, religion and sects, customs that the people followed, economic situation, revenue and settlement, expenditures, modes of production and taxation, irrigation, rainfall, effect on production, famines, earthquake, agriculture, vegetable production, cash crops, forest wealth, mines and minerals, trade and commerce, import and export, public works as railway, telegraph, etc. means of communication, important buildings and town planning, churches, universities, libraries, schools, education, missionaries activities, legislation, law and justice, police and jail, etc.

WOW!!! I just finished reading "Possible Fatal", and I must say that it's one of the best books I've ever read re: life, death & life after death!

The author does an amazing job of bringing you into her story - with all of its twists & turns, happiness & sadness. It's one of those books that leaves you feeling as if you were there - seeing what she saw & feeling what she felt (and of all the books I've read to date, there is only 1 other that had this type of impact on me - and that was "Black Elk", which is considered by many as a classic).

Although my initial interest in "Possible Fatal" was for its NDE account (as I am extremely interested in this topic), I quickly found that this book had so much more to offer! Through Joanie's willingness to be completely open & honest about her life both pre-NDE and post-NDE, I was actually able to see myself more clearly - especially in terms of the life lessons I need to learn (as I realized quite early on that we have many of these lessons in common - in fact, I believe many of us do)...

Overall, "Possible Fatal" is about Joanie Thurston's journey to the Other Side, as well as her journey to become a more complete, happy, loving individual. It's about the importance of cleaning our own "closets" (inner selves) of the "skeletons" (bad experiences/hardships) that many of us tend to hold on to for far too long. It's about learning & validating who we are. It's about synchronicity, guides & angels, and so much more...

I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in NDE's &/or spirituality. If approached with an open mind, "Possible Fatal" has a lot to offer!

This book's subtitle, "The Essential Money Skills You Need to Make It on Your Own," is an apt description of its contents. So many kids graduate college without a clue about handling money, and get deeper and deeper into debt as the years go on.

Hi. I absolutly adore this informative book. I would DEFINITLY recommend this book to anyone who takes a lead role in ANY sort of community.
- To the authors. WELL DONE I would really really like to see another edition of this book. Thank you for informing me on this topic.

Wow! The Kestrels are, in my opinion, the best group in the world of Providence. Reading this book increased that love. It's full of background, spells, fighting styles, great artwork, and really gives you a feeling of "becoming fire."

"Pushing 40" was the eighth For Better or For Worse collection, and is made up of strips from approximately mid-1987 through mid-1988. While the present-day strip is the first thing I read when I turn to the comics page in the morning, I personally prefer the more humorous style Lynn Johnston employed in these early strips.

There are so many great moments in this collection, like Michael using green food coloring on his face for Halloween, then having to go to school the next day with a green face because the food coloring won't wash off, the wedding of Elly's brother Phil (This was, unfortunately, pretty much the end of Phil as a regular in the strip), John's misadventure with a dumpster while on his way to the aforementioned wedding, Michael showing Elizabeth how she can get more money from the tooth fairy (Run for your life, Lizzie!), John salivating over a sports car (and trying to convince Elly that it's practical), Michael and Gordon's experiment involving a spider and a microwave oven (Elly rescues the spider, sort of), and the remodeling of the Patterson family kitchen.

This collection also features my personal favorite FBOFW storyline: Michael, Gordon, Brian and one other boy are up in a tree, with a perfect view of Lawrence's stepsister's bedroom. They wrestle with their consciences until (to their utter disappointment) the shade goes down. Michael says, "Come on! Let's get outa here before somebody sees us!!," and starts to climb down the tree. Lawrence's stepsister is standing at the base of the tree, glaring up at him. Scrambling back up the tree, Michael asks his friends if any of them know the Lord's Prayer. Contemplating their punishments, one of the boys remarks, "It would all be worth it, guys...if only we'd SEEN something!" Absolutely priceless!

This collection also has its serious side, as when it explores our own mortality, with the death of an elderly family friend, Mrs. Baird (The Pattersons acquired Farley from Mrs. Baird approximately one year into the strip.) It's a touching and poignant sequence.

In the graphic novel genre, nothing comes close to queen and country. These collections of single comic books are a wonderful look into the world of spies and the world we live in. Riveting and wonderful. Recommend reading all the others as well!!

of the Lexington's air crews in history's first
confrontation between opposing aircraft carriers.

This book in authentic. Written by a newsman
on board the Lexington during the action, it
names pilots, describes actual missions and
air battles between our Grumman F3F and F4F
Wildcats among other planes inferior to the
faster and more maneuverable Japanese Zero
and describes how the American pilots managed
to give good account of themselves. Lt. Butch
O'Hare and his squadron mates are included.
You will not be cheated by this historical account.

This book has detailed step-by-step that makes it easy for even a beginner to assemble the quilts, but provides enough challenge for experienced quilters. I had a great time working my way through this book!!

A "fairy" tale about three daughters and their fathers. At the birth of each of the girls, they are given a loom and golden thread on which to weave their ideals of the prince who will come for them, for a prince will come for each girl. The looms grow as the girls do, but their fathers have different responses to the looms.

One father laughs about it, and teases his daughter as she weaves about her thoughts of young men. She fancies many boys, and gives them the mantles she weaves. However, her standard was not that of the prince, and when he came for her, the mantle of her ideals did not fit him, and he went away.

Another father hides the loom, and she finds out about it from the previous girl. When she asks her father about it, he becomes angry, and tells her she is too young to be thinking of weaving on her loom. But her friend was weaving, so she wove and daydreamed in secret. She notices a page outside her window, and imagines him to be a prince. So she weaves her ideals to fit him, and gives the mantle to him. When her prince comes, her father decides to teach her how to weave an ideal of a true prince, to find that she has woven in her own way, and given her mantle away. She has nothing left to weave with, and the prince goes away.

The third girl hears about her loom, and asks her father. He teaches her how to weave, and gives her the yardstick by which to measure a true prince. As she weaves, she measures her ideals and dreams by the yardstick. Many young men come, but although she likes them, none measure to the stature of a prince. When finally the prince does come, the mantle she has woven had not been given away, and fitted him "in all faultlessness, as the falcon's feathers fit the falcon." And he took her away, and they lived happily ever after.

The book probably won't take anyone longer than a half hour to read, with large, storybook print, and poetic language (not meter). It's a sweet, excellent story.