Best Selling Books by Paul Collins

This series has been written by students, for students which ensures they are ideal for today''s curriculum. It focuses on systems-based presentation of integrated medical science, and includes clear, straightforward diagrams.

Scenarios on the future.

Most in our world are perplexed by, and weary of, the seemingly endless number of hardships that are currently plaguing mankind, from ineffective and deceptive world leaders, to brutal wars, widespread racial unrest, widespread civil unrest, global food price increases and food shortages, deadly pandemics, and devastating earthquakes. The collective occurrences of all these hardships are biblical warning signs which serve to confirm that in 2020 mankind entered into a prophetic season that was described by Jesus Christ as the Beginning of Sorrows. Since we have surely stepped into this prophetic end-times season, it is equally true that the human vessel who will become the Antichrist is alive on the earth and now rising to political power. In this book, Minister Collins leads the reader through a comprehensive, step-by-step investigation that he asserts now reveals the modern-day identity of the person who will become the Antichrist.

‘Dry heat and hot, dry winds worked upon a land already dry, to suck from it the last, least drop of moisture. Men who had lived their lives in the bush went their ways in the shadow of dread expectancy. But though they felt the imminence of danger they could not tell that it was to be far greater than they could imagine. They had not lived long enough.’ — Report of the Royal Commission into the bushfires of January 1939 With the start of every bushfire season and the first threatening hints of burning eucalypt in the air, we are reminded, no matter where we live, that bushfire is an inescapable reality in this country. In Burn Paul Collins tells the epic story of bushfire in Australia, drawing on accounts of the most devastating conflagrations in Australia’s European history — from the 1851 Black Thursday fire (which burnt out one quarter of Victoria) to the 1939 Black Friday fires (which took many lives and destroyed thousands of hectares in Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania), the Canberra inferno of 2003, and the Black Saturday fires of February 2009. Frightening, compelling, vivid, and provocative, Burn reveals stories of heroism, stupidity, political incompetence, and environmental vandalism. This is the grand narrative of bushfire in Australia, the most fire-prone land on Earth.

La velocidad es el factor más importante relacionado con la mejora del rendimiento en el deporte. En Entrenamiento de la velocidad en el deporte, que constituye una excelente fuente de información tanto para deportistas como para entrenadores, Paul Collins le asesorará paso a paso para aumentar su velocidad en la práctica deportiva. Como referente en el campo del acondicionamiento físico personal, el cuidado de la espalda y la pérdida de peso, Paul Collins, The Body Coach®, ha combinado con éxito su experiencia con una licenciatura en Educación Física y una certificación internacional como entrenador de fuerza y acondicionamiento, entrenador personal, socorrista y entrenador deportivo. Creador de los productos de ejercicio y los programas educativos The Body Coach® y con una amplia trayectoria como asesor, Paul Collins es un laureado entrenador personal con más de 20 años de experiencia. Sus clientes van desde equipos deportivos hasta deportistas de élite, y entre ellos se cuentan campeones del mundo olímpicos y paralímpicos.

Ma che idea, lasciare la California per un brumoso paesino della campagna gallese! Se non fosse che il paesino è Hay-on-Wye, la «Mecca dei bibliofili», dove c’è una libreria antiquaria ogni quaranta abitanti, e dove si celebra ogni anno uno dei più noti Festival della Letteratura – e se non fosse che il pellegrino è Paul Collins, instancabile e ardimentoso cacciatore di libri perduti e strampalati. Ingaggiato nel 2000 da Richard Booth, il libraio che nel 1977 si proclamò Re del Principato Autonomo di Hay, Collins si è potuto dedicare per sei mesi alla sua attività preferita: frugare tra cataste di libri effimeri «che fin dall’inizio non erano destinati a durare», e tramandarci le loro storie. Ed ecco le ponderose raccolte di riviste obsolete («La rivista delle meraviglie. Composta interamente di materiale classificabile come MIRACOLOSO! BIZZARRO! STRANO! STRAVAGANTE! SOPRANNATURALE! ECCENTRICO! ASSURDO! OSCURO! e INDESCRIVIBILE!»), le memorie apocrife ("Sono stata la cameriera di Hitler") o anonime ("Confessioni della moglie di uno scrittore"), gli autori che scrivono dall’aldilà, e le prime edizioni «grigie e pesanti come tombini». Mentre cerca casa, fantasticando di stabilirsi definitivamente in un grande «pub sconsacrato» del Seicento, il Sixpence House, Collins riesce anche a far domanda per un seggio alla Camera dei Lord (quella «specie di governo fondato sulla copula. Una spermocrazia, se preferite»). Oltre che una incantevole tranche de vie, "Al paese dei libri" è una sorprendente meditazione sul valore dei libri nel tempo – e sulla volubile incuranza del passato, «l’unico Paese dove è ancora permesso dileggiare gli indigeni».

Explores the martial art of taekwondo and provides information on uniforms, choosing a school, conditioning, techniques, belts, terminology, and competition.

Cet ouvrage propose une synthèse claire, concise et accessible des connaissances les plus importantes en hépato-gastro-entérologie. Fondé sur la pratique médicale et le déroulé d''une consultation, l''ouvrage aborde en premier les symptômes présentés par le patient (dyspepsie, dysphagie, douleur abdominale, distension abdominale, perte de poids, anorexie, vomissements, anémie, ictère, anomalies hépatiques, etc.). Il rappelle ensuite l''anatomie, la physiologie et le fonctionnement des différents organes (œsophage, estomac, intestin grêle, côlon, foie, voies biliaires et pancréas) puis les principales pathologies de chaque organe. Sont également détaillés tous les éléments pour établir le diagnostic : anamnèse, examen clinique et examens complémentaires indispensables. Le lecteur trouvera en fin d''ouvrage de nombreux cas cliniques qui lui permettront de s''auto-évaluer et de fixer des éléments clefs. Comportant de nombreux encadrés, tableaux de synthèse, algorithmes diagnostiques, schémas et images radiologiques facilitant la compréhension et l''apprentissage, cet ouvrage donne toutes les informations utiles et fondamentales en hépato-gastroentérologie pour la pratique quotidienne. Il pourra servir d''outil de révision aux internes de la spécialité et s''adresse également aux médecins généralistes souhaitant mettre à jour leurs connaissances.

Jedes gute Trainingsprogramm beginnt mit einer Methode, die auf Trainingsprinzipien aufbaut. In seinem Buch Konditionstraining mit Kettlebells entwickelt Paul Collins ein Trainingssystem in mehreren Stufen, mit dessen Hilfe Sie die grundlegenden Kraft- und Schwungübungen erlernen können, bevor Sie sich den komplexeren Schnellkraftbewegungen zuwenden. Durch die einzigartige Form der Kettlebells wird der gesamte Körper gefordert, während die Hände, Arme, Schultern und die Core-Region die Verlagerung des Gewichts und die Gegenreaktionen der Muskeln bei jeder Bewegung kontrollieren.

La serie ''Crash Course'' ha sido diseñada especificamente para que el estudiante aproveche su tiempo de estudio, ofreciéndole todas las respuestas a aquellas cuestiones que se pueda plantear de cara a un exámen. Cada libro ha sido realizado, bien por un estudiante de los últimos cursos, o por residentes – cuidadosamente revisado por un tutor –, para asegurar que corresponde a las necesidades reales del alumno, ya que su autor ha pasado por la misma situación hace poco tiempo. Este libro de la popular serie ''Cursos Crash de Mosby'', dentro de los clínicos, tiene como objetivo principal ofrecer los conocimientos esenciales de Gastroenterología desde una perspectiva práctica que ayude al estudiante a preparar y repasar de cara a sus exámenes, y sirva como recordatorio para los profesionales de la medicina de otros campos. La primera sección se centra en el manejo de pacientes con síntomas concretos de gastroenterología (dolor abdominal, distensión abdominal, hemorragia, vómitos, ictericia, etc.). En la segunda sección se tratan enfermedades muy concretas y frecuentes de la patología digestiva y, por último, en la tercera se exponen los diferentes medios de que dispone el especialista para resolver los problemas que plantean los enfermos con patologías digestivas (Historia Clínica, exploración, analítica biopsia, pruebas de función gástrica y pancreática, radiología, endoscopia, etc. La obra, al igual que el resto de títulos de la serie cuenta con recursos online (autoevaluación), disponibles en www.studentconsult.es Este libro de la popular serie ''Cursos Crash de Mosby'' ofrece los conocimientos esenciales de Gastroenterología desde una perspectiva práctica. Se centra en el manejo de pacientes con síntomas concretos de gastroenterología, en las enfermedades muy concretas y frecuentes de la patología digestiva y en los diferentes medios para resolver los problemas que plantean los enfermos con patologías digestivas. Incluye plataforma online, que contiene imágenes del libro y autoevaluación, con diferentes tipos de preguntas.

Explores the martial art of judo and provides information on uniforms, choosing a dojo, conditioning, techniques, belts, terminology, and competition.

Un libro autobiografico nel quale Collins racconta la sua esperienza di padre di un bambino autistico. Scritto con semplicità disarmante senza cadere nell dramma, racconta la sua storia partendo da quando lui e la moglie iniziano a capire che il loro bambino speciale lo è in realtà molto più di quanto credessero.

Monsters have taken over Spartan. Or have they? Unlikely heroes Perry and Fasool must discover the truth and save their spaceship.

Anyone who has read Dragonlinks will recognise Paul Collins as a writer who truly understands the power of high fantasy. It is the power to tease the imagination with worlds so exotic, yet so seemingly familiar, that we allow ourselves to recognise within them the best and worst that we can be. From the opening battle with the deadmoon warriors to the final confrontation with the Preceptor''s fearsome legions, through the wonders and dangers of paraworlds, the Countess Jelindel, scholar, Adept and fighter, must call upon all her power, intelligence and courage – and trust in the loyalty of friends – to restore balance. Share the journey on the Dragonfang. The ride is exhilarating! (Brian Caswell)

Looking after an alien kid isn''t Perry and Fasool''s idea of fun. It doesn''t help that he''s a thief who leads them into mortal danger.

Age range: 7+ When Tarni''s mum says goodbye, all the colour and joy of life seem to go with her. Tarni retreats into her bubble. But then Chance steps in... Tarni retreats inside her bubble when her parents fight, but when her mum finally leaves, Tarni''s bubble shrinks until almost all the colour and joy of life fade away, leaving her alone with her sorrow and grief. Then she notices a dog down on the street and her life changes once more. Chance the street dog brings colour, companionship and joy back to Tarni''s life. Tarni''s Chance deals with the difficult subject of childhood depression and grief in simple, concrete terms and provides an optimistic and comforting conclusion to reassure young readers.

When evil intent is just the beginning... Matt Brannigan is a lawyer living on the edge. His daughter, Briony is psychic and trouble shadows his family wherever they go. Cult guru Brother Desmond knows that the power within Briony is the remaining key he needs to enter the next dimension. Once he controls this, he will have access to all that is presently denied him. When Briony is indoctrinated into the Zarathustrans, Matt and psychic Clarissa Pike enter the cult''s headquarters under the cover of night to rescue her. So begins Armageddon...

Cute, furry, little alien critters can be more trouble than they''re worth - as Perry and Fasool are about to find out!

Arna Tower and her Oldtree Guesthouse are experiencing tough times. Employees mysteriously disappear, deliveries go astray and business is dragging. But Arna''s foster-daughter Nisha, a fire magician, is determined to save her guardian''s business from collapse.

Australian. 3 stories. 8 yrs+

Winston is in trouble. He has incurred the wrath of the Magic Guild and his master the Wizard. Only the dragon can help him find the missing dish he needs on his quest for the lost spell of Yoal.

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 hundred inhabitants-and forty bookstores. Antiquarian bookstores, no less.

Mark hates being short. He never gets chosen for any teams. There must be something he would be good at.

Teachers book to accompany the Spinouts series.

Instalment of the Quentaris Chronicles, a teenage fantasy series set in the magical fantasy city of Quentaris. Each book is independent, and a variety of authors have contributed instalments, including Isobelle Carmody and Gary Crew. Series editors are Michael Pryor and Paul Collins. 12-year-old Jaq Colbin helps a stranger who is injured when his fruit barrow is knocked over by vandals, and finds himself drawn into an adventure when the stranger turns out to be an earth magician and the vandals to be thieves.Author''s previous titles include ''Quentaris in Flames'' and ''Beneath Quentaris''.