Barker: 1020 books

Quincy Scofield considered World War II a whale and he, like the biblical Jonah, was in its belly. In front was the Wehrmacht, bent on pushing him into its intestines. In the rear was a WAC, bent on dragging him to the altar. It would take all of his cunning to survive. Could he? Will Barker takes us back to the days when the Greatest Generation was the Desperate Generation.

From award-winning author, Freya Barker comes the complete set of her Portland, ME series.  Including Kindle Book Award Finalist - From Dust. Four Friends—Four Women—Four Stories Celebrating Resilience, Redemption, and Rebirth! Start these poignantly heart-stirring tales of loss,...

This new edition of Cicely Mary Barker's classic Flower Fairy title features a beautiful brand-new catwalk-inspired cover. Intricate and reminiscent of lace, the new cover pays homage to the delicate beauty of Cicely's original illustrations. The book includes all the original classic poems...

First Responder: Season 1, Episode 2. Day Three Fire Marshal Elmore James is not surprised when the Bank Bomber strikes again, but he is surprised by the bomber’s target. It makes no sense. At first. Then Elmore gets it and knows things are going to get a lot worse real quick. Now things...

Most people believe the best way to forget someone is to throw them down a well. Or lock them in a room with eight keys, or bury them at a crossroad in the thirteenth hour. But they're wrong. The best way to forget someone is for them never to have existed in the first place. When sixteen-year-old...

In Sex With Dead People, David Allan Barker introduces us to a zombie psychiatrist, a vengeful tree, alien rednecks, a horny sasquatch, an aphasic priest in a whorehouse, and a block party for suburban cannibals. At the same time we confront the frustrations of suburbia in all its banality: pretentious...

You don't need to be an expert to assess your house's codes - you just need this guide. What is the proper clearance for an egress window? Does flexible duct have to be supported every four feet or five? Can vent pipe terminations be located near operable doors and windows? The difference between...

For hundreds of millions of years, ants and termites and vast underground fungal networks have worked together in huge cities, tens of millions strong, compounding their wealth from one generation to the next with no management whatsoever. With just four simple principles—Collective Intelligence,...

Risky Compassion is series of stories, insights and reflections from Dr Ash Barker's twelve years immersed in Bangkok's largest slum with his family. From this extreme context he explores the story of the Good Samaritan and teases out life's risky questions and implications for each of us. Ash brilliantly...

No one ever said it was easy being young, and it’s especially true if you’re a little creature out in the jungles, forests, deserts, and oceans of the big, bad world. Following on the success of her Instagram feed and first book, Sad Animal Facts, Brooke Barker continues her examination of the...

In Against Transmission Barker rethinks the history of audio-visual media as a history of analytical instruments. Rather than viewing media history as the commonly told story of synthetic media (media that make a new whole from connecting separate parts), by focusing on the analytical function of...

Rosalin Barker's history of Whitby traces the story of the town from its beginnings in the middle ages, through its heyday as one of England's leading ports to the present day. It is fully illustrated, featuring the photographs of Frank Meadow Sutcliffe. Born in Scotland, Rosalin Barker is...

Commissioned to paint a vast canvas celebrating the triumphant Battle of Lepanto, the free-spirited Galactia creates instead a breathtaking scene of war-torn carnage. In her fierce determination to stay true to herself, she alienates the authorities and faces incarceration. Her younger lover Carpeta...

What words come to mind when we think of God? Merciful? Just? Compassionate? In fact, the Bible lays out God’s primary qualities clearly: jealous, petty, unforgiving, bloodthirsty, vindictive—and worse! Originally conceived as a joint presentation between influential thinker and bestselling author...