Barry Pearson Freeman

The String Horse

A true story that invites readers to spend a year with James, a third grader who looks like he has the perfect life from the outside. But life just isn’t going the way James planned. James is dealing with more stuff than your average 9-year-old. He has a big bad secret that makes him feel sick a lot...

In Defence of Theatre: Aesthetic Practices and Social Interventions

Why theatre now? Reflecting on the mix of challenges and opportunities that face theatre in communities that are necessarily becoming global in scope and technologically driven, In Defence of Theatre offers a range of passionate reflections on this important question.Kathleen Gallagher and Barry Fre...

I Finally Pulled A Lion's Tail: A Book of Phoetry

A large collection of Barry Jay Freeman's light poetry (most of which is rhyming), illustrated by his photography, drawings, and an occasional clip art selection. These works are for the enjoyment of children and adults alike, some of which are meaningful and some of which are not. They are written ...

Never Pull a Lion's Tail: A Collection of Poetry and Photographs about Animals of Africa

Never Pull a Lion's Tail is a book of poems and photographs with a sense of humor and a profound appreciation for the animals of Africa. It contains a wealth of animal photography taken by the author, as well as by two of Africa's most eminent and widely published photographers: Karl Ammann and Davi...

And Other Immoral Purposes

Back in 1970, during the Vietnam War, Ray Auler brought four female exotic dancers from Chicago to live in a Saigon villa and perform for GIs in an adjacent nightclub called The Office. The book begins as the four ladies walk out of the villa and head for the American Embassy. There they tell sordid...

A Tale of Two Lawyers

A Tale of Two Lawyers is a novel that chronicles the professional and personal lives of two Chicago attorneys, Mel Foster and Jerry Sloan, as they follow divergent pathways, beginning as law school roommates and continuing through their colorful, contrasting legal careers. Love and marriages come an...

Nero the Hero With the Big Floppy Ears and So What Are Those Odd-Looking Creatures?: Two Stories in Phoetry

Two short stories for kids written in verse: the first about a heroic elephant, Nero, who is captured as a baby and grows up in captivity; and the second, a weird and funny story about a heroic baboon, who takes on human characteristics and moves with family to Malibu, California.

The Railway Paintings of Barry Freeman (Railway Heritage)

Barry Freeman's twin loves of art and railways are reflected in his painstakingly detailed evocative paintings, perfectly capturing the grandeur of steam. This book brings together a collection of his paintings.

Never Pull a Lion's Tail!: A collection of poetry and photographs about animasl of Africa For Sophisticated Children of all Ages