Barry Parker

Welcome to my site. I'm glad you took the time to stop by. I've had twenty-five books published in the last few years. Most are popular science, which is perhaps natural, as I was a professor of physics and astronomy at Idaho State University for thirty years. I'm now a professor emeritus, which is a fancy name for someone who is retired, but is trying to stay active, or at least, involved. My books are, for the most part, non-fiction, and most are for adults, although I have written a few for children, and am planning to do more. Articles in various areas are listed below and my Blogs are listed to the left. I hope you visit some of them.

Also, see my latest books. My most recent one is a novel of Einstein's early life. The cover is shown below. Einstein's younger life was fascinating in that it was filled with disappointments and failures. This book presents his early life in a form (as a novel) that is easy to read and follow.I have recently completed a book on music titled
Good Vibrations: The Physics of Music. It's an excellent overview of the science behind music, but it's actually much more. The basics of sound, the building blocks of music, musical instruments and new technologies are all discussed in detail. My second book on writing was also published recently; it is titled Write a Book that will Sell and it is a companion to my earlier writing book You Should Write a Book which gives you all kinds of information on how to write it with style and clarity, how to self-publish (if that's what you want) and how to sell thousands of copies. It is based on a writing class I taught at ISU for several years. And don't forget to sign up for my newsletter on writing and selling your book (click on Newletter above

Praise for "You Should Write a Book"

"I can't think of any other manual of the do's and don'ts of good writing that also takes the aspiring writer through the process of editing, setting up the computer for self-publishing, book design, printing, establishing a website and selling the book. An excellent guide." Barbara Lambert

"If you plan to write a book, start by reading this one." Stacie V Author

My new book titled "You Should Write a Book: Writing it With Style and Clarity, Publishing Beautiful Pages, Selling Thousands of Copies" is now out.A summary of its contents is given below.

PART I: Writing it with Style and Clarity
Getting Started
Writing the Way you Talk
Making it Personal
Making it Memorable
Making it Sparkle
The Three C's: Clutter, Clarity, and Continuity
Unity, Coherence, and Originality
Developing Voice and Style

PART II: Self-Publishing Beautiful Pages
Becoming a Publisher
Computer Programs for Self-Publishing
Title, Cover, Front and Back Material
Printing Your Book

PART III: Selling Thousands of Copies
The First Step: Establishing a Website
Optimizing your Website
Blogs, Press Releases Social Media, and RSS
Amazon.com
Sending Out Emails
Making Your Book a Local Best-Seller
Other Methods

My recent book "Feel Great Feel Alive: Seven Steps to Superhealth and Fitness" can be obtained by clicking on the title in the right column and going down to the "buy" button.

I'll have several inspirational articles in this section but to access them you'll have to go to the right hand column under "Inspirational Articles" and click on the one that is of interest to you.
A list of them is given below:

"What is Happiness?"
"How to Raise your Happiness "Set Point""