From its creation in 1910, the Royal Canadian Navy was marked by political debate over the countrys need for a naval service. The Seabound Coast, Volume I of a three-volume official history of the RCN, traces the story of the navys first three decades, from its beginnings as Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Lauriers tinpot navy of two obsolescent British cruisers to the force of six modern destroyers and four minesweepers with which it began the Second World War. The previously publishe...

Her first day on the job FBI Agent Ashley Kohen investigates a body buried in the desert and embarks on a dangerous hunt to find the killer. Federal agencies decipher encrypted messages that expose plans to kill millions of Americans by a militant jihadist who has infiltrated the country. Saddled with bureaucratic obstacles, Ashley strikes out on her own, finds the terrorist and must prevent him from carrying out an attack intended to dwarf 9/11. A page turner, The Seventh Message is a sus...

Available in a new digital edition with reflowable text suitable for e-readersIn this comparative work, Jesuit priest and Zen meditation advocate William Johnston offers a contemporary reading of the fourteenth-century Christian mystical work The Cloud of Unknowing and its powerful message of God's unconditional love in the face of despair.

The novel likely revolves around the lives of characters living and working on a farm located near a kopje, a small hill or rocky outcrop typically found in Southern Africa. The story may delve into the challenges and triumphs faced by the farmers, their relationships with each other, and their interactions with the land and nature.William Johnston's writing style is characterized by its descriptive prose, attention to detail, and ability to capture the rhythms of rural life. His novels of...

In "The Kopje Farm," William Johnston crafts a poignant narrative that intricately weaves themes of identity, belonging, and the tumultuous relationship between man and nature. Set against the backdrop of the South African landscape, the novel employs a lyrical prose style, enriched with vivid imagery and a deep sense of place. Johnston's detailed observations evoke the beauty and harshness of rural life, while also critiquing colonial dynamics and the search for personal and communal iden...

The plot unfolds as strange and suspicious events take place in the apartment next door to the protagonist's residence. Maxwell becomes intrigued and begins to investigate, uncovering a web of secrets, suspicions, and possible criminal activities involving the inhabitants of the neighboring apartment.As the detective delves deeper into the investigation, the novel likely features elements of suspense, intrigue, and unexpected twists as Maxwell works to solve the mysteries surrounding the a...

A frontier novel set against conflict and survival in South Africa.

A frontier novel set against conflict and survival in South Africa.

In May 1936, Abe Sada committed the most notorious crime in twentieth-century Japan—the murder and emasculation of her lover. What made her do it? And why was she found guilty of murder yet sentenced to only six years in prison? Why have this woman and her crime remained so famous for so long, and what does her fame have to say about attitudes toward sex and sexuality in modern Japan?Despite Abe Sada's notoriety and the depictions of her in film and fiction (notably in the classic ...

"The Kopje Farm" by William Johnston is a compelling historical fiction novel set against the backdrop of the Anglo-Boer War in South Africa. Through the lens of a farming community, Johnston vividly portrays the harsh realities of war, depicting the struggles of ordinary people facing adversity with remarkable resilience and courage. As the war unfolds, the characters of the Kopje Farm navigate the challenges of survival, drawing strength from their tight-knit family bonds and the support...

Those stirring times are days of the past, and the unsheathed sword has given place to the ploughshare, but weird pictures of bloodshed among man and beast are indelibly impressed on Jack Lovats brain, and his dreams of to-day are often linked with the scenes enacted during the "White Mens War" beneath the glittering Southern Cross. Jack Lovat was not a Colonial bred and born, for his boyhood had been passed amid the peaceful surroundings of a Highland sheep farm in dear old Scotland. Mr. ...

How this little book came about.Upon discharge from hospital on the second occasion after a battle with a brain tumour, my wife Ruth and I set about the first appropriate step in cleaning out the cupboard of our lives, as we termed it. Up until this point, we had paid little attention to the stresses in our lives, just accepting what is.Our first priority was to habitually harness more the developed awareness from our life experiences. We focused m...