Bøger af Matt Johnston

This is not a "disaster at sea" story nor a survival tale. It is the record of nine and a half wonderful years spent cruising in the Pacific. We started in San Francisco with family aboard but after Cabo San Lucas it was just my wife Judy and I. We picked our way along the Pacific Coast, through the "Forgotten Middle" of Central America, and all the way to Ecuador and then across to the Galapagos, the Marquesas, and on through French Polynesia, the Cook Islands, both Samoas, Tonga, and finally north to the Marshall Islands. I include accounts of our inland trips through the Ecuadorian Highlands, the Amazon Basin, Peru, and the Galapagos Islands. I'll show you what cruising in a small yacht is all about - the glory of it all and the nitty-gritty of everyday life afloat. At times we visited some very unusual places and I will share it all with you. We were not on the tourist route. There are no hotels in Penrhyn or Niuatoputapu for instance. My hope is that you will enjoy this book whether you are an "Armchair Sailor", someone who might just sail away eventually, or someone who wants to hear about strange out-of-the-way places. Places such as the Galapagos Islands are frequently written about but I think you will find that it is a very different place when seen from the perspective of a Cruising Boat.

This is a sequel to "Alton With a Touch of Magic" but is also a stand-alone story. It follows the adventures of Grayson Grey as he and a group of pioneers from the ruined planet Delphi set out to settle a brand new world, taking only their courage, imagination, and sense of adventure. They arrive on this new world with nothing, not even food or clothing. It will test each and every one of the new settlers, who must conquer many challenges and find a strength that most did not know they possessed. There is much in the way of adventure and even a little magic as this new world is explored by the small band of people in an attempt to make a new life for themselves. You will become part of their struggles to survive in a foreign environment that they must tame. This book is the second in the 'Grayson Gray Stories' series. The first book, 'Alton with a Touch of Magic', sees Gray grow up to become the Star Child elected to save Delphi. It is a mixture of fact and fiction that establishes the series. This book is, of course, totally fiction.

This fun little book is all about growing up in a remote corner of Canada during the 1950's. That part is nonfiction. Every thing that Grey does in the home setting, Alton Ontario, Canada, is factual. He hooks on bobsleighs, gets shot in the butt, finds a frozen body in a remote barn, rides ice floes, and more. But he is different from other kids and this takes him to another world where he finds the love of his life. After experiencing adventures on Delphi he meets his mentor, Apeluzar, who happens to be a wise ass dragon but also an intellectual. He returns home to Alton and takes up the reins of his hereditary roll on earth as a Guardian. This includes a place on the board of several international advisory groups and also a family fortune to manage.

Johnston is widely known as a pioneer in the invention, system, and science of viral video In this book he reveals for the first time the secrets behind 10 billion+ video views online. Secrets discovered from years as a top producer and video executive at NowThis, Business Insider, New York Magazine, and more. Do you want your videos to go viral online? And get mass attention to you, your business, or both? You could buy a $1,000 video course that may or may not deliver .... or you could buy this book for 98% less - and get an even better result. In Producing Empathy you will learn: - Matt's exclusive, plug-and-play HERO system to create repeatable viral video online (the system behind 10 billion views)- 50+ hacks to create massively shareable video content with no prior experience- A battle-tested methodology for writing social video scripts optimized for virality- A domination guide for creating a video strategy that builds massive awareness and revenue for your brand- An exclusive chapter on how to perform on camera, with a foolproof methodology anyone can use and instantly perform better

An engaging appraisal of photobook culture today and the future of the formElucidating key issues and themes in contemporary photobook culture--from the medium's post-digital and post-photographic condition to the aims of publishing, issues of accessibility and the act of reading--Matt Johnston's Photobooks & combines research and interviews with key individuals from the photobook world. Informed by his experience with the Photobook Club project, Johnston examines current trends and practices, emphasizing connections (made and missed) between makers and readers. Johnston calls for a recalibration of a maker-centric discourse to address the communicative potential of the medium: aligning making with making public.Contributors include: Alejandro Acin, Eman Ali, Mathieu Asselin, Sarah Bodman, Bruno Ceschel, Natasha Christia, Juan Cires, Ángel Luis González, Larissa Leclair, Russet Lederman, Dolly Meieran, Olga Yatskevich, Michael Mack, Amak Mahmoodian, Lesley Martin, Tate Shaw, Doug Spowart, Jon Uriarte, Anshika Varma, and Amani Willett and Tiffany Jones.