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John Barry

John M. Barry is a prize-winning New York Times author. With the international focus on the potential pandemic Avian Flu, his most recent best-selling book The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History illustrates the importance o

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In The Great Influenza, the bioterrorism, emerging viruses, and vaccine shortages make it all too relevant today. A powerfully intelligent narrative of the 1918 influenza pandemic that killed more people in twenty-four weeks than AIDS has killed in twenty-four years, it marks the first collision between modern science and epidemic disease. The book is the story of a society under almost unimaginable pressure, pressure created by a war of man against nature superimposed upon World War I, a war of man against man.

Barry has also written for The New York Times Sunday Magazine, Esquire, Fortune, Newsweek, The Washington Post, Sports Illustrated, has been a consultant to PBS on several documentaries, and often appears as a guest on NPR and CNN. He has served as advisor on bioterrorism to the World Health Organization and the Defense Department and has been a keynote speaker at international scientific meetings including at the National Academy of Sciences, and at a White House Conference on the Mississippi Delta.

The Chicago Tribune called The Great Influenza “monumental... powerfully intelligent... not just a masterful narrative of the events of 1918 but also an authoritative and disturbing morality tale of science, politics, and culture." The New York Times said, "Gripping… easily our fullest, richest, most panoramic history of the subject." "Barry's writing runs much deeper than popular history."

In yet another uncanny connection to current events, Barry is also the author of Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America which won the Francis Parkman Prize of the Society of American Historians, was cited as a "Book to Remember" by the New York Public Library, won the Southern Book Award, the Lillian Smith Award, and six other prizes.

In The Washington Post Jonathan Yardley wrote, "Rising Tide is a big ambitious book that is not merely engrossing and informative but also has the potential to change the way we think." The New York Times Book Review called it "an accomplished and important social history, magisterial in its scope and fiercely dedicated to unearthing truth... extraordinary."

Barry's first book, The Ambition and the Power: A True Story of Washington was cited by The New York Times as one of the ten best books ever written about Washington and Congress. His second book The Transformed Cell, co-authored with Dr. Steven Rosenberg of the National Cancer Institute, explores cancer research and gene therapy and was published in 12 languages. In 1992, USA Today declared it "the most important book published this year." He has also published a collection, Power Plays: Politics, Football, and Other Blood Sports, that looks broadly at the pursuit and exercise of power in politics, sports, and the media. Congressional Medal of Honor winner and former Senator Bob Kerrey says Power Plays "makes you think about ambition and courage, ethics and power, politics and sport, and the individual's struggles to make a mark in ways that you would not imagine."

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    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like John Barry for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for John Barry, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for John Barry or any other speaker of your choice.
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    Speaking fees for John Barry, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book John Barry are available upon request for live events and available upon request for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire John Barry, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does John Barry speak about?

    John Barry is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Authors, Health and Wellness.
  • Where does John Barry travel from?

    John Barry generally travels from an undisclosed location, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
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    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like John Barry for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book John Barry for your next private or corporate function.
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    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host John Barry or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
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    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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John M. Barry is a prize-winning New York Times author. With the international focus on the potential pandemic Avian Flu, his most recent best-selling book The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History illustrates the importance o

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John Barry Biography

In The Great Influenza, the bioterrorism, emerging viruses, and vaccine shortages make it all too relevant today. A powerfully intelligent narrative of the 1918 influenza pandemic that killed more people in twenty-four weeks than AIDS has killed in twenty-four years, it marks the first collision between modern science and epidemic disease. The book is the story of a society under almost unimaginable pressure, pressure created by a war of man against nature superimposed upon World War I, a war of man against man.

Barry has also written for The New York Times Sunday Magazine, Esquire, Fortune, Newsweek, The Washington Post, Sports Illustrated, has been a consultant to PBS on several documentaries, and often appears as a guest on NPR and CNN. He has served as advisor on bioterrorism to the World Health Organization and the Defense Department and has been a keynote speaker at international scientific meetings including at the National Academy of Sciences, and at a White House Conference on the Mississippi Delta.

The Chicago Tribune called The Great Influenza “monumental... powerfully intelligent... not just a masterful narrative of the events of 1918 but also an authoritative and disturbing morality tale of science, politics, and culture." The New York Times said, "Gripping… easily our fullest, richest, most panoramic history of the subject." "Barry's writing runs much deeper than popular history."

In yet another uncanny connection to current events, Barry is also the author of Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America which won the Francis Parkman Prize of the Society of American Historians, was cited as a "Book to Remember" by the New York Public Library, won the Southern Book Award, the Lillian Smith Award, and six other prizes.

In The Washington Post Jonathan Yardley wrote, "Rising Tide is a big ambitious book that is not merely engrossing and informative but also has the potential to change the way we think." The New York Times Book Review called it "an accomplished and important social history, magisterial in its scope and fiercely dedicated to unearthing truth... extraordinary."

Barry's first book, The Ambition and the Power: A True Story of Washington was cited by The New York Times as one of the ten best books ever written about Washington and Congress. His second book The Transformed Cell, co-authored with Dr. Steven Rosenberg of the National Cancer Institute, explores cancer research and gene therapy and was published in 12 languages. In 1992, USA Today declared it "the most important book published this year." He has also published a collection, Power Plays: Politics, Football, and Other Blood Sports, that looks broadly at the pursuit and exercise of power in politics, sports, and the media. Congressional Medal of Honor winner and former Senator Bob Kerrey says Power Plays "makes you think about ambition and courage, ethics and power, politics and sport, and the individual's struggles to make a mark in ways that you would not imagine."

FAQs on booking John Barry

  • How do I book John Barry to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like John Barry for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for John Barry, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for John Barry or any other speaker of your choice.
  • What are the speaker fees for John Barry

    Speaking fees for John Barry, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book John Barry are available upon request for live events and available upon request for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire John Barry, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does John Barry speak about?

    John Barry is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Authors, Health and Wellness.
  • Where does John Barry travel from?

    John Barry generally travels from an undisclosed location, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is John Barry’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like John Barry for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book John Barry for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host John Barry or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.

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This website is a resource for event professionals and strives to provide the most comprehensive catalog of thought leaders and industry experts to consider for speaking engagements. A listing or profile on this website does not imply an agency affiliation or endorsement by the talent.

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