Barber: 563 books

It is supposed to be a fine February weekend: cold and crisp, with clear sunny skies. The forecasts do not mention murder… Jean-Claude Keyes, following his furniture to his new house in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, is driving west with his Toronto editor when a savage blizzard beings. Seeking shelter...

A delightfully addictive compendium of fascinating word facts that does for the dictionary what Eats, Shoots, and Leaves did for the manual of style With the easy erudition and lively wit that have won her legions of fans, Canada's "Word Lady" reveals the entertaining histories behind 500 of...

Actor-turned-writer Jean-Claude Keyes boards a train bound for Stratford, Ontario, Canada and the world-famous Stratford Shakespeare Festival. His intent is to finish writing his insider's biography of leading actor Seamus O'Reilly, see old friends, and perhaps re-kindle his affair with actress Alessandra...

Music is for Everyone is sure to get you excited about making music! Singer-songwriter Jill Barber takes her young readers through many different kinds of music—hip hop, jazz, classical, folk—and instruments in an energetic, rhyming tour. Sydney Smith’s gleeful illustrations capture all the joy that comes from making music—in all its forms!

A portrait can reveal the likeness, personality, and even the mood of a person. In previous centuries, portraits were used to reveal someone's social standing, to manipulate the viewer's opinion of the subject, or to exaggerate and accentuate features. In Drawing Portraits, artist and teacher...

Anyone who desires to learn to draw well can do so with a little persistence - this is the starting point for The Complete Guide to Drawing, a practical and comprehensive course for students of all abilities. Whether you want to draw a still life, landscapes, figures, or portraits, Barrington...

Acul is a young man when he escapes a tragedy at home. He begins living in an alleyway in an unfamiliar village. As he learns to adapt, he notices strange occurrences in the village, and before long finds himself confronted by a Cursed being; the kind of being that forced his escape from home. Ten...

The first victim was a retired schoolteacher with a wooden stake through his heart. The second was an attractive student who had a swallowed a deadly silver bullet cocktail. Detective Inspector Steve Winwood did not believe in vampires, werewolves or the supernatural. Then the bank manager was poisoned...

A short science fiction story about the first deep-space mission to find a planet suitable for colonization. The explorers are hoping to be the ones to make First Contact but are disappointed when they realize they have missed their chance by a blink of the cosmic eye. They discover proof that they...

The world is dark and mankind is on the verge of extinction. Small groups of humans live in isolation and scavenge artifacts left by the ancient people. The largest settlement is called Hustown and has nearly three hundred people. The town and the people are controlled by the priests who claim to...

The construction of the Merthyr, Tredegar & Abergavenny Railway was a remarkable engineering achievement. Not only was it one of the most spectacular railways in Britain, but it was also one of the most difficult to build, and its long and steep gradients made it one of the most expensive to operate....

World-renowned analytic philosophers John McDowell and Robert Brandom, dubbed “Pittsburgh Neo-Hegelians,” recently engaged in an intriguing debate about perception. In The Intentional Spectrum and Intersubjectivity Michael D. Barber is the first to bring phenomenology to bear not just on the perspectives...

The 150 Psalms are like the towering peaks of an impressive mountain range. They are picturesque and imposing! To both young and old, new Christian and seasoned saint, the Psalms are replete with comfort, encouragement, insight and admonition. The portraits of Christ which are woven throughout this...

"A fascinating history of…[a craft] that preceded and made possible civilization itself." —New York Times Book Review New discoveries about the textile arts reveal women's unexpectedly influential role in ancient societies. Twenty thousand years ago, women were making and...