Books with author Barry Jones

The story of the Church is an epic drama, filled with adventure, danger, politics, sacrifice, and courage. Sister Mary Lea Hill tells this exciting story in The Church Rocks, a book sure to thrill children ages 10 and up, taking young readers on a whirlwind tour of Church history that will enlighten everyone. The chapters include fun fictional eyewitness accounts, additional "factoids," explanations of word meanings, and timelines, as well as adding a prayer to each chapter.

What use is life if we can’t laugh about it? Storyteller and author Barry Jones uses his new collection of short stories and essays to point out the absurdities of everyday life. Some stories are true, some are fiction, and some are a blend that makes readers question just how much magic really exists in the caves of Wales or old homes of Tennessee. It is from the middle Tennessee area that Jones draws inspiration for his most charming series of stories: children’s ghost tales based on historical events. These legends have been told on midnight tours of famous haunts and are guaranteed to thrill children and adults alike. In addition to the bizarre and the terrifying, the third part of the collection is based upon Jones’s real-life adventures. Jones chronicles his youth in Wales, the trials—some literal—of university life, and his journey across the pond to Tennessee. Jones never loses his humor, but he does add ruminations on the serious events of his life and his worries over the future. More Words upon a Tombstone starts hilariously and ends poignantly, and it takes readers on an unforgettable journey in between.

When Moriah, a gorgeous thoroughbred arrives at Bridle Hill Stables, Rachael is in love. Thirteen-year-old Rachael thinks just about everything in life is an interruption from her one true love—horses. Second, only to horses, is her undying love for her grandfather. And unlike her mother, he understands her passion for horses.As the seasons turn and change, Rachael's determination to ride Moriah does not. One day, an unexpected turn of events puts Rachael on the path to her dream.As her beloved Grandpa's heart is weakening, he is watching Rachael's soar.

Real life inside-look autobiography of California R&D Center, one of themost successful toy design companies during the “Golden Age” of the independent invention groups as told by Larry Jones, one of the founders.Find out what it was like to start from scratch, a new company specializingin new toy concepts selling to world-wide toy makers including today's giants. Experience the ups and downs of what it takes to be a Toy Inventor.

What use is life if we can’t laugh about it? Storyteller and author Barry Jones uses his new collection of short stories and essays to point out the absurdities of everyday life. Some stories are true, some are fiction, and some are a blend that makes readers question just how much magic really exists in the caves of Wales or old homes of Tennessee. It is from the middle Tennessee area that Jones draws inspiration for his most charming series of stories: children’s ghost tales based on historical events. These legends have been told on late-night tours of famous haunts and are guaranteed to enthrall children and adults alike. In addition to the bizarre and the terrifying, the third part of the collection is based upon Jones’s real-life adventures. Jones chronicles his youth in Wales, the trials—some literal—of university life, and his journey across the pond to Tennessee. Jones never loses his humor, but he does add ruminations on the serious events of his life and his worries over the future. More Words upon a Tombstone starts hilariously and ends poignantly, and it takes readers on an unforgettable journey in between.

As lightning flashes across the night sky, Victor Frankenstein succeeds in the ultimate scientific experiment – the creation of life. But lonely and rejected, the being he creates soon turns on Victor and his family, with terrifying and tragic results. Rivetingly retold for a new generation of readers, Mary Shelley's classic horror story remains as powerful and gripping as the day it was first written. Includes informative notes on both the author and the original text.

A pair of curious children named Gus and Lucy are drawn away from their ordinary lives by an extraordinary cat and enter the remarkable and mysterious Realm, where they embark on a mindbending journey through time and space. They encounter odd beings, escape the clutches of a powerful river, and experience the wonder of a world that no man has ever entered, all to deliver a message upon which the fate of a great many depends.