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I have not read it, but I've heard good things about Barth for Armchair Theologians.
I almost bought it yesterday, but I'm knee-deep in books I own I haven't read yet. ;-)
The book Barth for Armchair Theologians is actually a good place to start if you want introductory. But Evangelical Theology by Barth is not bad either. He also wrote a book called 'Dogmatics in Outline' which is a condensed version of his famous and very long work 'Church Dogmatics'. This book is good too.
The book by George Hunsinger 'How to Read Karl Barth' is pretty good for showing themes to look for in Barth's work.
But what is probably most helpful to learn about Barth is the role he played in the shift away from Liberal theology (Schleiermacher, Ritschl, von Harnack etc). This history helps to place Barth and understand his significance. His Romans commentary written near the beginning of the 20th century was called 'a bomb dropped on the playground of the theologians'.
He rejected liberal theology's anthropocentric focus, and put the focus back on God. He also developed a trinitarian focus when this was no longer in style.
He is not a conservative in the mould of evangelical conservatism like Carl Henry or other popular conservative evangelicals of today. He is probably better described as the forerunner of the stream of theology known today as 'postliberalism'. This has Hans Frei and George Lindbeck as its founders.
Good luck to you as you learn more. Barth is an incredible figure.