Bücher von Barry Wood

Parents are tired of looking for stories that can feed the curiosity of their little ones, which made Barry Wood come up with Jack's Cabinet, a story of wonder and magic.Gray, the youngest of two siblings, explores a magical place through a cabinet in his house, and realizes that there is more to this world and he has an important role to play.Barry has done a wonderful job with his thoughtful descriptions that can lure any child's mind into finishing the book. Moreover, it is coupled with attractive illustrations to make up for children's need of being visually excited.You will come across many children's book revolving around magic, but Jack's Cabinet is a tale that offers more than that. It focuses on children's ability to have empathy for the people around them and their innate instinct to explore and understand their surroundings, no matter how intimidated or overwhelmed they feel.This is a complete book that leaves nothing behind for imagination, and lets your child see with their own eyes the scenes they are reading.

Set in the 1800s, this trilogy of the House of Graves unites three intertwined adventure tales into one compelling historical narrative. Packed with actual memorable events, this novel sails across the world's oceans and five continents, encompassing three generations of the Graves family, brave and daring sea captains. Illuminated clearly are the complex and questionable intrigues of countries in turmoil during this tumultuous era in history. You will experience the brutality of the slave trade, nations at war, accurately recounted sea battles and the struggle of surviving the exotic yet treacherous orient. And through it all, deftly woven into the essential fabric of the story is the tender yet tragic romance of the young sea captain John Thomas Graves with the independent and beautiful Lady Evelyn Bunting, daughter of Lord Warfield Blackwood Bunting whose all-powerful business empire extends from England to his private army in India Add in Prince Monar, the massive former slave, Archibald Feng Yu-Shan, Leader of the Empire of the Sleeping Dragon and Soldier of Fortune, Trevor Falcon Sheffield St. Cloud, and you

Murder, anger and love lost erupt tragically in a small New England town. A wealthy humanitarian confesses to killing his beloved wife, the mother of their twins, yet refuses to give the motive. Homicide Captain Detective, Ray Polo is furious when the Commissioner of the Boston Police Department directs him to investigate and find the motive when local police fail. Polo doesn't give a damn. The man confessed. As far as the detective is concerned, to hell with the motive, throw the guy in prison and lose the key. Polo discovers the motive--or does he? It no longer matters, as mind-shattering deceit and murders follow.