Books with author William Barry

The spirit realm is buzzing; everyone is eagerly anticipating the Transitional Ceremony where Gerard will become the next Grim Reaper. But his dark alliance with Axis Red is still unknown, except to Joey Charles, who is locked away in a pirate dungeon awaiting his demise. Things between Sebastian and Onyx are still awkward after she revealed her true feelings for him. Sebastian must confront his own emotions and decide how he feels about her. Tensions rise among the pirates when a renegade spirit, loyal to an older evil, attempts to blackmail Axis Red. The pirate leader must form Axis's Eight, a covert team of his top men to track down this new unknown adversary. Welcome to the climactic final showdown of the Sebastian and the Afterlife trilogy. Journey with Sebastian and his friends into the Forever Awakening where more than just the soul is at stake!

In its time, it was considered the most significant work of American natural history. Coleridge, Emerson, and Wordsworth were fans, and drew from it for their own work. It is, in short, one of the most important volumes of 18th-century nature and travel writing. American botanist and naturalist WILLIAM BARTRAM (1739-1823) embarked upon a solitary four-year journey, just prior to the American Revolution, through what is now the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida, through Cherokee and Creek country, through confrontations with bears and crocodiles, through country rough and beautiful. In the classic work first published in 1791, he tells with wondrous poetry and delicate insight the story of his travels and of the people, plants, and animals he encountered. This replica of the 1928 edition edited by Pulitzer Prize winner MARK VAN DOREN (1894-1972) is complete with the original maps, diagrams, and botanical and ethnographical illustrations. A beautiful work of history and literature, it belongs in the library of anyone interested in pre-Revolutionary America and its natural environs.

Thirteen-year-old Tom Knight, the only child of two loving parents, is dealing with typical teenage challenges such as a bully who lives across the street and balancing video game time with school time when his parents suddenly vanish from his home. Following instructions left by a shape shifting blob of Jell-O on the kitchen counter, Tom enters a nondescript doorway on the side of an antique store that miraculously transports him 26.2 light years away to the planet Chosroes. There a petulant and bored Prince holds Tom’s parents captive in a large cage, the eventual victims of an extremely slow moving, but carnivorous maggoricus—picture an elephant sized slug with big teeth—that shares the cage with them. The Prince explains to Tom that it will take a week for the beast to reach his parents and in that time, Tom must steal a vital piece of equipment, a hypertime stone, from the Prince’s enemies on the neighboring planet of Chatrang. Feeling overwhelmed, ill-equipped and terrified, Tom enlists the help of his two best friends, his math teacher and even the bully across the street to help him on his quest to steal the hypertime stone and save his parents. Pawns is a fun—and at times funny—read, but also addresses serious issues such as bullying, the impact of war on civilians and the importance of friendship. The story uses chess as its overarching theme with character and place names taken from the chess board and from historical figures who were known to be associated with the game.

The Civil War was the most devastating event in U.S. history, in which over half a million Americans paid for their beliefs with their lives. The heroic battles, harrowing marches, and military genius of generals on both sides still inspire books, movies, and the imaginations of Civil War buffs. Less obvious are the economic, political, social, and cultural repercussions of the war, which continue to influence American life. Reconstruction and the end of slavery brought deep-seated problems to the reunited nation.This single-volume encyclopedia includes 245 entries on all facets of the conflicted era. It features articles on:* Battles and campaigns (Gettysburg, Shiloh, Sherman's March to the Sea)* Culture (music, photography, religion)* Economic affairs (cost of the war, gold, Richmond Bread Riot)* Foreign affairs (France, Great Britain, Laird rams)* Health and welfare (disease, medicine, prisons)* Ideologies (federalism, free-labor ideology)* Legislative landmarks (14th Amendment, Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, Wade-Davis bill)* Military terms, strategy, and weaponry (cavalry, rifles, tactics)* Minorities (black suffrage, emancipation, Native Americans)* Political events and organizations (Constitutional Union party, election of 1860, fire-eaters)* Prominent individuals (Clara Barton, Frederick Douglass, Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, Walt Whitman)* Social reform (abolitionism, women's rights movement)* Women (nurses, women in the war, individual women)More than 200 black-and-white illustrations, including over a dozen maps, complement the entries. A list of selected Civil War museums and historic sites, suggestions for further reading, recommended websites, and a chronology of the war round out this essential resource.Oxford's Student Companions to American History are state-of-the-art references for school and home, specifically designed and written for ages 12 through adult. Each book is a concise but comprehensive A-to-Z guide to a major historical period or theme in U.S. history, with articles on key issues and prominent individuals. The authors--distinguished scholars well-known in their areas of expertise--ensure that the entries are accurate, up-to-date, and accessible. Special features include an introductory section on how to use the book, further reading lists, cross-references, chronology, and full index.

When a family of crows is threatened by strangers, they must fight to maintain their way. Corvideam is a mystery-thriller like no other, set entirely among crows. Meticulously researched, Corvidaem takes the reader into the fascinating world of crows, a world most of us have never realized was so close; a world of order, routine, play, love, mourning, protection and absolute devotion to family. In a story full of humour, love, darkness, deception and murder, the author shows that crows are not as many of us see them, mere scavengers, but as they truly are, one of the most intelligent animals in the world."Part murder mystery, part field guide, I never knew that world was so close to ours. I will never look at crows the same way". "Game of Thrones meets Watership Down. I could not stop reading this!"

"The more we study John, the more wealth arises out of it," says William Barclay about the Fourth Gospel. In this volume, the second of two on the book of John, Barclay helps give the reader a sharpened perception of the emphases of this Gospel. Written during a time when heresies abounded, the Gospel of John clarifies both the humanity and deity of Jesus Christ. Through his imaginative translation and insightful commentary, Barclay uncovers the unlimited riches of this beloved book.

This classic narrative of travels through America's southern wilderness was first published in 1791 by botanist William Bartram. From an Indian village to an orange grove, from the Mississippi to the Florida coast, this exquisite travel diary--enhanced with Bartram's own line drawings--brings to life the raw beauty of the American South as it was over 200 years ago.

A popular and creative method for teaching guitar to young children. This approach to learning integrates, from the very beginning, chord playing and note reading. Full of creative illustrations and color. The CD features William Bay on guitar and is recorded in a split-track format, allowing the student to play solo parts, accompaniment, or both! Standard notation only.