Barilla, James Authors > James Barilla James Barilla is associate professor in the MFA program of the University of South Carolina, where he teaches creative nonfiction and environmental writing. He lives in Columbia, SC. My Backyard Jungle The Adventures of an Urban Wildlife Lover Who Turned His Yard into Habitat and Learned to Live with It James Barilla 04/22/2013, Cloth $28.00 | ISBN: 9780300184013 My Backyard Jungle The Adventures of an Urban Wildlife Lover Who Turned His Yard into Habitat and Learned to Live with It James Barilla 04/29/2014, Paper $16.00 | ISBN: 9780300205664