The story tells of a lone traveller, Bede Jamieson, who makes a long cycle journey of 2,500 kilometres in the spring of 1989, through the main winegrowing regions of France—involving sightseeing, vineyard and winery visits, and other interesting encounters along the way. Bede, a lawyer on sabbatical from his busy commercial law practice, makes his journey in search of adventure and new challenges. He is keen to test himself in a country he perceives to be both romantic and culturally signi...

The housing crisis confronts two of North America’s contemporary urban challenges: affordability and the need to curtail urban sprawl through densification of existing communities. Advancing a novel formula labelled BAAKFIL, this book introduces a new way of thinking about affordability and revitalization of mature neighbourhoods and communities. Beginning with an exploration of the monoculture of homogenous, average quality suburban housing stock in North America, subsequent chapters expl...

Shot and Left for Dead: Robert Adrain, The Irish Revolutionary Who Invented Modern StatisticsRobert Adrain arrived in America in 1798 as a wounded fugitive, shot by one of his own men at the Battle of Antrim, hunted by a former employer, fleeing a failed rebellion with his wife and infant daughter. He arrived with nothing but a self-taught mathematical mind of extraordinary power. What he built from that beginning is one of the most remarkable stories in the histor...

John Allen and the Long Revolution of Irish Republicanism, 1780–1855Born in the artisan Liberties of Dublin around 1780, John Allen grew up in a household saturated with the radical politics of the United Irishmen, his father a dyer and republican organiser in Pimlico. Arrested at Margate in 1798 while carrying a secret diplomatic mission to revolutionary France, Allen was acquitted at the Maidstone treason trial through the extraordinary solidarity of Father James...

Love at First SightWhen destiny brings two hearts together, faith must guide the way.Set between the vibrant landscapes of Cameroon and the rugged beauty of South Wales, Love at First Sight tells the unforgettable story of a young man whose journey of love and faith begins the moment he meets her.Leaving behind his home in Cameroon to study at a Bible college in Swansea, he dreams of serving God with all his heart. But nothing could prepare...

This book is about how local public transport can be made a less unacceptable alternative to the private car than it is now. It is intended for officials, politicians and others interested in the land use/local transport conundrum. It is also valuable to town planners, those working for passenger transport authorities and anyone concerned with policy making and project appraisal for local public transport.

Barrie John, an experienced television medium, radio broadcaster, and published columnist, and Jacky Newcomb, an award-winning, Sunday Times bestselling author, team up to offer practical advice and tips for budding ghosthunters.

Keep it Simple Soccer was written to provide a new coach with all the information they need to manage and coach youth soccer at a basic level in a short amount of time.

America was built upon the enduring tension between strong leadership and constitutional restraint. What happens when this balance is challenged?Drawing upon a lifetime of experience in combat aviation, national security strategy, crisis leadership, education reform, and public service, John Barry's Power & Peril takes readers on a sweeping journey through the recurring struggles that have shaped both the American presidency and the nation itself. From the...

This is the true story of the 1963 re-enactment of the sea voyage St. Columba made in the 6th Century (563 A.D.) from Ireland to Iona in the Hebrides aboard a traditional Irish curragh.The audiobook narrates the 1964 book by Canon John Barry, who instigated the re-enactment voyage. Recorded in 2026, 63 years after the 1963 curragh voyage, the story is narrated by four people associated with the voyage: Billy Patterson (a member of the curragh crew); Jonathan Barry (the son of the a...

A no punches pulled story of an American sailor in Vietnam. Action, adventure, mystery and intrigue. Written by a US Navy Vietnam veteran.

The Interplanetary Laser Jousting TournamentOr Relativity RevisedBy: John BarryIt is said that two spaceships going away from each other at very high speeds are able to see light from the other travelling at the proper speed of light because space contracts and time slows down. What would happen if these two spacecrafts passed each other? Would space suddenly invert and time change speed? How would a spaceship travelling between two light sources, such as stars, see l...