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  • The City of Auckland: New Zealand, 1840-1920

    by John Barr ...
    In compiling this history, I desire to narrate in as brief and clear a manner as possible the doings of the ancient Tamaki tribes, as recounted in the folk-lore of their descendants. I have, as far as possible, confined the history to the tribes of the Auckland Isthmus itself—referring to the history and peoples of other parts only so far as is necessary to the clearness of the general narrative. ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Boxer of Quirinal

    by John Barr ...
    All animals struggle to survive. In John Barr's poems the success of the heron hunting, the albatross breeding, the inchworm spinning give proof of life. But for us that struggle includes the eternal presence of war. Does the fall of Rome, the Battle of Shiloh, the Normandy Landings––and today's wars—give proof of life or only of the struggle? ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 20th Century Japan in 20 Buildings

    by John Barr ...
    There is a long history in the West of viewing Japan through the twin lenses of orientalism and exoticism. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868 and the re-opening of Japan after a long period of self-imposed isolation there has been a succession of commentators who have sought to present Japan as somehow 'other' and not susceptible to ready understanding. Too often the study of Japanese ... Read more

    $59.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The City of Auckland, New Zealand, 1840-1920

    Auckland's Historical and Cultural Evolution, 1840-1920

    by John Barr ...
    In "The City of Auckland, New Zealand, 1840-1920," John Barr meticulously chronicles the evolution of Auckland over an 80-year period, capturing the socio-economic, cultural, and political transformations that shaped this vibrant metropolis. With an engaging narrative style that masterfully interweaves primary sources and archival materials, Barr contextualizes Auckland's development within ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Summer Of The Dragons

    by John Barr ...
    Jesse Cullen, an American army intelligence officer, still haunted by memories of a covert operation gone wrong, has long ago stopped wondering about the morality of his profession. Now in Seoul investigating the rise of anti-Americanism and a clandestine biological attack against US forces, he meets and falls in love with Hope Park, a North Korean spy posing as a college professor. Jesse's ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Dante in China

    by John Barr ...
    In John Barr's poems, the ancient masters encounter the modern world. Dante on a beach in China beholds the Inferno: “Flaring well gas night and day, / towers rise as if to say, / Pollution can be beautiful.” Bach’s final fugue informs all of nature. Villon is admonished by an aging courtesan. Aristotle finds “Demagogues are the insects of politics. / Like water beetles they stay afloat / on ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Start by Believing

    Larry Nassar's Crimes, the Institutions that Enabled Him, and the Brave Women Who Stopped a Monster

    by John Barr, Dan Murphy ...
    The definitive, devastating account of the largest sex abuse scandal in American sports history-with new details and insights into the institutional failures, as well as the bravery that brought it to light.For decades, osteopathic physician Larry Nassar built a sterling reputation as the go-to doctor for America's Olympians while treating countless others at his office on Michigan State ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Lincoln's Enduring Legacy

    Perspective from Great Thinkers, Great Leaders, and the American Experiment

    by Danny Adkison, John Barr, Byron Daynes, David Demaree, Gordon Henderson, David Mass, David Nordquest, Norman W. Provizer, Hyrum Salmond, Mary Elizabeth Stockwell0, James MacDonald1, Richard Striner2, Robert P. Watson3, Richard M. Yon5 ...
    Coming on the heels of the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, Lincoln's Enduring Legacy offers highly readable and accessible perspectives on Lincoln at 200 in terms of his impact on great leaders and thinkers and his place in American history. The book explores how Lincoln's words and deeds have influenced the pursuit of justice and freedom and the practice of democracy in the century and a ... Read more

    $109.39 USD

  • Between Them a Universe

    by John Barr ...
    Between Them a Universe is a poetry collection about the two kinds of relationships we can have as human beings. The theme of the poems in the chapbook's first part. An Opened Palm, is the universe of relationships we can have with each other. The theme in the second part, Conditions for Grace, is the universe of our relationships with the nonhuman world. The chapbook contains 14 poems, including ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Out of the Box

    Unconventional Fly-Fishing Strategies and Winning Combinations to Catch More Fish

    by John Barr, John S. Barr ...
    In this book, expert fly designer John Barr covers his techniques for catching more fish, including trout and warmwater species such as bass. His unconventional techniques include adapting tactics for bass and panfish for catching trout—and using trout techniques for warmwater species. He covers his deadly technique of fishing multiple flies in detail and shares his favorite fly combinations for ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • The City of Auckland

    New Zealand, 1840-1920 (Illustrations)

    by John Barr ...
    This book is the first attempt which has been made to write a connected history of the City of Auckland. Although in years the city is comparatively young, many of the events which have marked its progress have already been forgotten. With the exception, perhaps, of the principal incidents associated with the foundation of the city, and a most interesting account of the state of Auckland in the ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Start by Believing

    Larry Nassar's Crimes, the Institutions that Enabled Him, and the Brave Women Who Stopped a Monster

    by John Barr, Dan Murphy ...
    Narrated by John Barr, Dan Murphy, Chloe Cannon ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 57 min

    The definitive, devastating account of the largest sex abuse scandal in American sports history-with new details and insights into the institutional failures, as well as the bravery that brought it to light.For decades, osteopathic physician Larry Nassar built a sterling reputation as the go-to doctor for America's Olympians while treating countless others at his office on Michigan State ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook