Brooke N Johnson

(...)" CHAPTER I. 1852-3. Naval profession—Departure from England—Primitive life—First impressions—" Dido's" visit—Appearance of Sarawak—Surrounding Bcenery—Exposure to sun—Result—Climate—Moonlight—First discomforts—Snakes—Complaints—Visit to Lundu—The Dyaks— Ascent of mountain—Chinese gardens—Pit...

In an age of science, even the most unlikely engineer can change the world.Chroniker City, 1881Petra Wade, self-taught clockwork engineer, wants nothing more than to become a certified member of the Guild, an impossible career for an impoverished shop girl. Still, she refuses to give up, willing to ...

Solomon Wade struggles to support his adopted family, the only one of his foster siblings able to work the grueling shifts in the subcity boilers. But he doesn't want to shovel coal for the rest of his life. When Le Theatre Mecanique hosts open auditions for their upcoming production, he decides it'...

*Warning: Mature content* You can only win someone’s heart once you’ve captured it. Nineteen year old Ryder Harrison grew up near a small town in Montana, working on the family’s ranch and in love with his best friend, Landon Pennington. That was until his Grandfather decided he needed to go to coll...

Learn to see the world with the smarts and visual acumen of a great designer. This treasure trove of pithy aphorisms, longer-form essays, and first-person interviews compiles years of design school education into one comprehensive yet compact book. Here are lessons in life and work, learned both in ...