Headline
Author Howard Percival Johnson’s new book “Boats in My Blood” is a compelling memoir that shares the author’s unique and interesting life.
Short Description
Recent release “Boats in my Blood” from Newman Springs Publishing author Howard Percival Johnson shares the author’s fascinating life experiences, starting with being a war baby and parents with unusual backgrounds, families, strong morals, hard work ethics, and strong personal values.
Long Description
Howard Percival Johnson has completed his new book “Boats in My Blood”: a mesmerizing autobiography that dives into the author’s intriguing family history.
Johnson writes, “Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your interest in my life adventures! People began telling me to write a book when I told them how I was invited to move to Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles, to build our forty-seven-foot catamaran sailboat and how we sailed home with the Tall Ships in Op Sail ’76. As I remembered and recounted the stories of my life, I was shocked at how many and what a great variety there were and how much I took for granted or had forgotten. Extensive study has shown that my life began years before my birth when my parents found each other and fell in love sometime around high school graduation in 1933. They were a darling couple, both from families with an interesting history and background story, not like many other people.”
Published by Newman Springs Publishing, Howard Percival Johnson’s memorable work shares the many lessons he learned throughout his life from his family and his varied life experiences.
Readers who wish to experience this inspiring work can purchase “Boats in My Blood” at bookstores everywhere, or online at the Apple iBooks Store, Amazon, or Barnes and Noble.
For additional information or media inquiries, contact Newman Springs Publishing at 732-243-8512.
About Newman Springs Publishing:
Newman Springs Publishing is a full-service publishing house for serious authors. Each title produced by Newman Springs Publishing undergoes every step of the professional publishing process, including editing, layout, cover design, circulation, distribution, and publicity. All titles are made available in both eBook and print formats. Newman Springs Publishing distributes to tens of thousands of retail outlets throughout North America and internationally. All manuscripts in any genre are welcome to be submitted for review; If the manuscript meets the necessary criteria and is accepted for publication, Newman Springs Publishing will work closely with the author to bring the book to the retail market for a relatively inexpensive initial investment.
A sometimes scattered but enthusiastic look at a life enlivened by mechanical curiosity.
Johnson offers a memoir in which he recalls a life spent among boats and other machines.
The author was born in Maryland in 1945. From an early age, he helped with tasks such as running the family boat. Johnson’s young days were full of activities such as making balsa wood model planes, tinkering with various pieces of equipment, and repairing furniture. He also got to experience firsthand the commercial garage in which his father worked. Due to a childhood bout with polio, he didn’t quite have the build for sports, and his ADHD (as it would later be called) prevented him from being a star pupil at school. Hands-on learning was his métier; his aptitude with tools helped pave the way for adventures in Sint Maarten working on boats (the Caribbean years are chronicled by the inclusion of some letters the author sent to his father at the time). The book’s short chapters are dotted with photos, including a picture of Maryland’s Severn River, where Johnson’s family had a cottage. Later sections reprint various articles Johnson has written over the years, reflecting on everything from the technical (like gas tank restoration) to the spiritual (including a one-page piece entitled “A Deal With God”). Although the book begins as a chronological memoir, it branches off into different topics; in addition to the strictly biographical material, pages are devoted to subjects ranging from discussions of personal values to the complications encountered when restoring a barn. While this format keeps things lively, some of the chronology is confusing. The author mentions purchasing a Volkswagen camper with a woman named Donna, but not until pages later (in a section on an entirely different topic) do readers learn that Donna was Johnson’s first wife. Still, the author’s upbeat attitude (the book includes many exclamation points) gives the work a pleasant tone, and his passion for the subject matter is evident throughout.
A sometimes scattered but enthusiastic look at a life enlivened by mechanical curiosity.