BOOKS by Paul Collins

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1	The Christmas Candle more books like this by Richard Paul Evans, Jacob Collins (Illustrator) On a snowy Christmas Eve, a young man named Thomas on his way home for a family celebration realizes that the candle in his lantern is about to expire. He stops in a chandler's shop filled with fantastic wax creations, but instead of admiring them Thomas scorns the chandler for wasting his time on sculptures that will only melt. The mysterious old ... see all copies from £5.54! new only from £6.10! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Sixpence House more books like this by Paul Collins A bibliophile's pilgrimage to where book lovers go when they die-Hay-on-Wye. Paul Collins and his family abandoned the hills of San Francisco to move to the Welsh countryside-to move, in fact, to the little cobblestone village of Hay-on-Wye, the 'Town of Books' that boasts fifteen hundress inhabitants-and forty bookstores. Antiquarian bookstores, ... see all copies from £6.19! new only from £20.76! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	The Trouble with Tom: The Strange Afterlife and Times of Thomas Paine more books like this by Paul Collins, Father The author of "Sixpence House" travels the globe piecing together the missing body and soul of one of America's most enigmatic founding fathers: Thomas Paine. see all copies from £3.11! new only from £3.11! \| first editions
4	Inneractions: Visions to Bring Your Inner and Outer Worlds Into Harmony more books like this by Stephen C. Paul, Gary M. Collins This book draws on the therapeutical experiences of the author to compose a collection of inspirational proverbs for those undergoing the process of personal renewal and growth. The book includes meditations and proverbs designed to enhance and sustain the growth, change and self-acceptance that individuals have worked so hard to achieve. Each ... see all copies from £5.54! new only from £18.02! \| first editions
5	Illuminations: Visions for Change, Growth, and Self-Acceptance more books like this by Stephen C Paul, Gary Max Collins (Illustrator) Drawing from his experiences as a therapist, counsellor and teacher the author composed this collection of inspirational proverbs for meditation and renewal. The aphorisms contained in this book offer challenging insights for anyone undergoing the process of personal growth and change. Each of the sayings is accompanied by an abstract painting by ... see all copies from £2.15! new only from £24.95! \| first editions
6	Sixpence House: Lost in a Town of Books more books like this by Paul Collins The author, his wife, and their baby son move from San Francisco to Hay-on-Wye, in Wales--partly because it's cheaper, partly because it's the used-book capital of the world. In the end, they return to American, but in between the two moves they encounter a good deal of local color. Collins, a writer, also has some trenchant observations to make ... see all copies from £7.97! new only from £17.12! \| first editions
7	Not Even Wrong: Adventures in Autism more books like this by Paul Collins Collins melds a memoir of his son's autism with a haunting journey into the borderlands of neurology--a meditation on what "normal" is, and how human genius comes in strange and wondrous forms. see all copies from £2.15! new only from £2.15! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Banvard's Folly: Tales of Renowned Obscurity, Famous Anonymity, and Rotten Luck more books like this by Paul Collins Each of these 13 profiles documents the hitherto lost personalities behind minor, once-famous (or infamous) achievements. Biographies of a 19th-century forger, the man responsible for the development of the Concord grape, an inventor of a language based on music, and many others are included. Some of the material collected here was initially ... see all copies from £2.15! new only from £3.11! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	The Equipping Pastor more books like this by R Paul Stevens, Phil Collins see all copies from £6.23! new only from £12.64! \| first editions
10	Presidential Doodles: Two Centuries of Scribbles, Scratches, Squiggles & Scrawls from the Oval Office more books like this by The Creators of Cabinet Magazine, Paul Collins (Foreword by), David Greenberg (Text by) What were the leaders of the free world really doing during all those meetings? As the creators of "Cabinet" magazine reveal here for the first time, they were "doodling," Our Founding Fathers doodled, and so did Andrew Jackson. Benjamin Harrison accomplished almost nothing during his time in the White House, but he left behind some impressive ... see all copies from £5.54! new only from £5.54!
11	Banvard's Folly: Thirteen Tales of People Who Didn't Change the World more books like this by Paul Collins This impeccably documented book offers portraits of famously forgotten men and women, who leap from the ash heap of thankless obscurity and directly onto the page. Includes profiles of the eccentric panorama painter John Banvard, the delusional physicist Rene Blandlot, and the Shakespeare forger William Henry Ireland. 16-page photo insert. see all copies from £5.54! new only from £7.59!
12 view cover	The Ascendancy of the Scientific Dictatorship: An Examination of Epistemic Autocracy, from the 19th to the 21st Century more books like this by Phillip Darrell Collins, Paul David Collins A. In the past, the elite manipulated the population through a more mystical belief system. In particular, there was the institution of Sun worship (typified by deities such as Osiris and Set). However, as antiquity gave way to modern history, this system of control began to lose its effectiveness. During the sixteenth century, the ruling class ... see all copies from £15.21! new only from £15.21! \| first editions
13 view cover	Tennis Confidential: Today's Greatest Players, Matches, and Controversies more books like this by Paul Fein, Bud Collins (Foreword by) Includes insights about the top players through full-length interviews and features see all copies from £4.05! new only from £11.34! \| first editions
14 view cover	Not Even Wrong: A Father's Journey Into the Lost History of Autism more books like this by Paul Collins In "Not Even Wrong," Paul Collins melds a memoir of his son's autism with a journey into this realm of permanent outsiders. Examining forgotten geniuses and obscure medical archives, and beginning to see why he himself has spent a lifetime researching talented eccentrics, Collins shows how these stories are relevant and even necessary to shed ... see all copies from £9.01! new only from £9.28! \| first editions
15 view cover	English as She Is Spoke: Being a Comprehensive Phrasebook of the English Language, Written by Men to Whom English Was Entirely Unknown more books like this by Pedro Carolino, Jose Da Fonseca, Paul Collins (Editor) In 1855, when Jose da Fonseca and Pedro Carolino wrote an English phrasebook for Portuguese students, they faced just one problem: they didn't know any English. Even worse, they didn't own an English-to-Portuguese dictionary. What they did have, though, was a Portuguese-to-French dictionary, and a French-to-English dictionary. The linguistic train ... see all copies from £6.89! new only from £7.00!
16 view cover	American Defense Policy more books like this by Dr. Paul J Bolt (Editor), Professor Damon V Coletta (Editor), Professor Collins G Shackelford (Editor) American Defense Policy has been a mainstay for instructors of courses in political science, international relations, military affairs, and American national security for over 25 years. The updated and thoroughly revised eighth edition considers questions of continuity and change in America's defense policy in the face of a global climate beset by ... see all copies from £10.73! new only from £10.73!
17 view cover	The Earthborn more books like this by Dr. Paul Collins Welkin Quinn has always dreamed of setting foot on Earth. As an elite Skyborn teenager aboard a transport ship destined for Tau Ceti, all he knows of his home planet is what he has learned from the Elders as well as from a wealth of records and artifacts archived in the ship's memory. The creatures known as the Earthborn-brutish survivors of the ... see all copies from £4.85! new only from £5.54! \| first editions
18 view cover	Meaning & Textuality more books like this by Francois Rastier, Paul J Perrone (Translator), Frank Collins (Translator) Historically There Has Been a Wide Gulf Between continental and Anglo/American thought on the philosophy of language. It is often difficult to find important continental works in English translation. Meaning and Textuality represents key elements of the groundbreaking new theory of signs and discourse that has come out of the continent in the last ... see all copies from £6.54! new only from £6.54! \| first editions
19 view cover	Small Garden Design more books like this by Paul Collins If you have only a small piece of land to work with, make the most of it! By taking the environment and your needs into account, you can create a quiet refuge, extend your living space, and enjoy a restful view from your home. Since all gardens start with plants, check the soil for type and acidity, and follow the numerous suggestions for ... see all copies from £2.04! new only from £16.60! \| first editions
20 view cover	The Modern Inquisition more books like this by Paul Collins see all copies from £4.85! new only from £5.54!
21 view cover	The Modern Inquisition: Seven Prominent Catholics and Their Struggles with the Vatican more books like this by Paul Collins, Father A controversial Australian Catholic priest reveals how the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith--one aspect of the inner workings of the Vatican--perpetrates a modern-day assault on intellectual freedom. see all copies from £5.54! new only from £5.54! \| first editions
22 view cover	Upon This Rock: The Popes and Their Changing Roles more books like this by Paul Collins The papacy is the greatest and longest-lasting institution in the history of the West. Paul Collins describes the evolution of the office of the papacy over the past two millennia, from St Peter to Pope John Paul II. Some recent histories of the papacy have treated it as a political or social phenomenon, this work examines the links between the ... see all copies from £5.19! new only from £5.19! \| first editions
23 view cover	Banvard's folly : thirteen tales of renowned obscurity, famous anonymity and rotten luck more books like this by Paul Collins History will always remember the Edisons, Einsteins and Darwins. But what about the others with similarly revolutionary ideas, but who plummeted into oblivion? Here are the extraordinary, and inspirational, lives of thirteen 'losers' who achieved great heights in their lifetimes only to then meet crushing defeats. There is the man who discovered N ... see all copies from £1.57! new only from £1.57! \| first editions
24 view cover	The Skyborn more books like this by Paul Collins After the crash of the ship "Colony," 14-year-old Welkin was left for dead on a ravaged Earth. Rescued by a gang of Earthborn, Welkin proves his value. With his knowledge of Skyborn ways, will he be able to aid his new family in the final assault between Skyborns and Earthborns? see all copies from £5.54! new only from £5.54! \| first editions
25 view cover	God's New Man: The Election of Benedict XVI and the Legacy of John Paul II more books like this by Paul Collins Rushed out to mark the election of the new Pontiff, here is a book with three distinct purposes - an assessment of Pope John Paul II, an account of the Conclave, and a portrait of the new Pope. This compelling new book is an assessment of Pope John Paul II, an account of the Conclave and a portrait of the new Pope written by one of the most ... see all copies from £4.92! new only from £8.17! \| first editions

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