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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

For every income idea that gets shouted about online, there is a quieter one that actually pays the bills. 101 Remote Income Methods is a deliberate act of rebellion against the hype. Author John Barry, a decade-plus freelancer and product builder, does not hand you a listicle. He hands you an inventory, a 7 question method filter for scoring every option against your real time, skills, and risk tolerance, and a portfolio system for stacking the survivors into a business you own. The hones...

Discover how individual passages of Scripture relate to the whole as you read through the Bible in a year. Every day, you'll read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, and poetic literature, along with a devotional tying them together. The application-focused content provides insight into the text, answers to theological questions, and explanations for difficult passages of Scripture. And thought-provoking questions help you live out each passage in your everyday life.

Paul wrote 2 Corinthians with a heavy heart, wrestling to maintain his relationship with the young church that he established. The way that Paul handled this painful situation provides an example for us today. When should we reconcile, and when should we walk away? How do we cut ties with darkness--whether in ourselves or in others? In this volume from the Transformative Word series, edited by Craig Bartholomew, John D. Barry explores how we deal with such scars in light of Jesus' example....

Jay Bonner has a hot lead. Hes close to finding answers about his biological parents. What he stumbles upon in Aunt Albas locked attic, however, is shocking.

An essential roadmap for anyone serious about unique transformational leadership in educationIn Super Ownership: How Superintendents Can Elevate K-12 Systems, author John Barry distills several decades of leadership wisdom drawn from his distinguished career spanning the United States Air Force, public education, and nonprofit leadership and shaped into a blueprint for superintendents-and all educational leaders-who are committed to real, lasting change. His book ...