“Trials of Emotions” compassionately takes the reader on an emotional journey of true love, heartache, and overcoming hardship. Through poignant diction and heartfelt poetic narration, poet Ben Johnson instigates an awakening of the senses that gains momentum page by page. And by the time the reader reaches the end, they see life through a different, more heartful lens. Furthermore, their souls will be brimming with authentic love, empathy, and expansive spirituality

Learn how to ask deeper questions and develop better questioning habits with this important resource. Author Benjamin Stewart Johnson takes you step by step through the key considerations and brain- based research to keep in mind when developing questions. He begins with an overview of why it’s important to understand participants’ thought process when being asked questions. He then shows how to set expectations for virtual questions and face- to- face questions; how to plan authentic, hig...

A compelling and long-overdue exploration of the Progressive-era conservation movement, and its lasting effects on American culture, politics, and contemporary environmentalismThe turn of the twentieth century caught America at a crossroads, shaking the dust from a bygone era and hurtling toward the promises of modernity. Factories, railroads, banks, and oil fields—all reshaped the American landscape and people.In the gulf between growing wealth and the ills of an urbanizing ...

Steal This University explores the paradox of academic labor. Universities do not exist to generate a profit from capital investment, yet contemporary universities are increasingly using corporations as their model for internal organization. While the media, politicians, business leaders and the general public all seem to share a remarkable consensus that higher education is indispensable to the future of nations and individuals alike, within academia bitter conflicts brew over th...

This study turned the tables on a conventional understanding of the four instruments of national power (diplomacy, information, military and economic measures/D.I.M.E.) to see how potential adversaries could use these against the national security interests of Canada and the United States. Moreover, this particular work focuses on qualitative research regarding cyber threats that have continually beleaguered these nations by malevolent actors mostly over the last five years. This study als...

Back to You – Self-Help in a World That Won’t Stop TalkingA book for anyone who's tired of performing and ready to come home to themselves.In a world that demands more, faster, louder—what happens when you finally pause?What do you hear when the noise fades?Who are you, beneath the pressure, the roles, the endless scroll?Back to You is not just a self-help book. It’s a gentle companion for anyone feeling dis...

Just as authors create books, books create authors — and these essays by thirty-one writers for young people offer a fascinating glimpse at the books that inspired them the most.What if you could look inside your favorite authors’ heads and see the book that led them to become who they are today? What was the book that made them fall in love, or made them understand something for the first time? What was the book that made them feel challenged in ways they never kn...

A collection of 32 personal stories.The Book That Made Me is a celebration of the books that influenced some of the most acclaimed authors from Australia and the world. Edited by Judith Ridge, it features non-fiction stories from 32 inspiring and award-winning authors including Markus Zusak, Jaclyn Moriarty, Shaun Tan, Mal Peet, Ambelin Kwaymullina, Simon French, Alison Croggon, Fiona Wood, Bernard Beckett, Ursula Dubosarsky, Rachael Craw, Sue Lawson, Benj...

About The BookThe Inside is a laconic volume that reflects your thought process and its effect on your desiredsuccess. Inscribed in the most uncomplicated and understanding style, daring you to examineyour action and its effect on your everyday accomplishment.It exposes how fear, not boldness, and doubt not courage, have been embraced in our days,drastically limiting what would have been great accomplishments of all time. Every page isconnected pro...

The Power of Thought in Building a Successful Life by Benjamin Johnson is a transformative guide that highlights the incredible power of thought in shaping one’s personal and professional success. In this inspiring book, Johnson explores how our mental attitudes, beliefs, and thought patterns play a crucial role in determining our life's outcomes. The author delves into the psychology of thought, demonstrating how a positive mindset, coupled with focused intention, can hel...

Revelation is often treated like a riddle to solve--but it was given as a revelation of Jesus Christ to strengthen a pressured church. In these pages, readers will discover that the final book of the Bible is not about escaping tribulation but about enduring with hope. Ben Johnson takes readers through Revelation's vivid visions--the Lamb who reigns, the sealed people of God, the fall of Babylon, and the promise of a new creation--showing how every scene calls people to trust Christ's pres...

An exploration of the multifaceted characters and complex events that have defined the Lone Star State from its inception through todayWhen Americans turn on their laptops, play video games, go to church, vote, eat TexMex, shop for groceries, listen to music, grill steaks, or watch football, they are, knowingly or not, paying tribute to Texas. Tracing the profound and surprising story of the Lone Star State, Benjamin Heber Johnson shines new light on why Texas has ...