Bøker av Collins

For almost 150 years, the writings of Branwell Bronte, the notoriously self-destructive brother of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne, have remained largely inaccessible, scattered in incomplete manuscript form across the world's libraries and private collections. This is the first publication of the longest of Branwell's surviving manuscripts, 'The Life of. . . Northangerland' and 'Real Life in Verdopolis'. A prolific writer, Branwell cast his works in the form of 'chronicles' detailing the activities of his central character, Alexander Percy, revolutionary leader and ruthless statesman. These two 'Angrian Chronicles', newly transcribed and reconstructed under the editorship of Robert G. Collins, reveal the dramatic world of the Brontes' Angria, not from the more sentimentalized viewpoint of Charlotte, but focusing instead on the lawless and brutal society of Branwell's robber-king and self-proclaimed Lucifer. The stories suggest a detailed psychological description of Branwell's own tragic life, and constitute a significant influence on the work of his more celebrated sisters. Read for their own narrative interest, their biographical relevance, and for the many ways in which they reflect aspects of the novels his sisters later wrote, the two 'Angrian Chronicles' reveal an astonishing and neglected talent in the fourth Bronte.

In Politicizing Islam in Central Asia, Kathleen Collins explores the causes, dynamics, and variation in Islamist movements-first within the USSR, and then in the post-Soviet states of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. Drawing upon extensive ethnographic and historical research on Islamist mobilization across numerous post-Soviet Central Asian countries, she covers over a century and explains the strategies and relative success of each movement. Collins argues that in each case, state repression of Islam and ideology motivated and enabled Islamist mobilization.

Level: KS1Subject: EnglishLearn the easy way with this Phonics activity book!Including helpful questions and answers, this English book provides reassurance whilst supporting your child's learning at home.

NO FAMILY SECRETSPerhaps Aunty Louise hadn't wanted to be told the truth about why her bum looked big in that dress. If so, she asked the wrong person; Tracie's mum never lied. Louise did ask though, that's why she was told. That's why there are questions Tracie keeps to herself.Sue's mother always tells the truth, but people don't always listen. Jemima tells lies. Well, it's either that or get a job and pay her way and she's not really suited to that sort of thing. She's much better at manipulation, although perhaps not good enough.Angela hasn't been strictly honest about the painting and Mary's mother-in-law has withheld important information. That causes upset in both their families, until the loving, honest support of their daughters-in-law put everything right.Can lies ever be a good thing? Perhaps if they're told to preserve family traditions, or to allow a sick child to benefit from the help of a superhero, they're forgivable. The made up stories Jane tells little Charlie certainly have a positive affect and not only on her son.Families, whether we're born or married into them, or choose them for ourselves all have stories to tell. This collection contains 25 of them.

If you placed all the activity cards representing your life on the table, what would you learn needs improvement? Maybe you'd like to be a better...spouse, parent, son, daughter, sibling, friend, neighbor, church member, employee, co-worker, leader, etcetera. All of us can be better at something, but it's hard to be better when you're FED UP! It's hard to recognize, appreciate, and use your gifts and talents to the fullest and MOVE forward to pursue a life that will leave a lasting, memorable, and positive impact on those who cross your path in your personal and professional life.In her dynamic, inspiring, and well-timed new book, Yes! I AM FED UP. Now What? 4 Self-Driven Steps to Help MOVE Your Well-Being and Work Forward, author Bridgette L. Collins provides a guide to help readers master, omit, visualize, and execute-MOVE-through four steps, Self-Analysis, Self-Transformation, Self-Evolution, and Self-Narration, to be a better version of themselves. To offer you a variety of perspectives on common life and workplace scenarios, Bridgette invited five people who have consistently possessed a relentless focus on being better and doing more with their lives to share some points for consideration.Each chapter will end with a rest stop exercise. The rest stops include a sign that says, "Be..." Each rest stop "Be..." is created to focus your attention on actions you can take to be a better version of yourself. The corresponding rest stop exercise will provide an opportunity to analyze and write down things you can master, omit, visualize, and execute, and it will guide you on addressing your "right now" and future dreams, initiatives, and pursuits. In the Your Under-Construction Worksheets section, you'll find several worksheets to help you expand your MOVE by planning and acting on what's necessary to flourish beyond your "right now."To excel in life whether in personal or professional endeavors, we must MOVE with passion, purpose, and intention. Don't let your past create a narrative you can't escape. Instead, be committed to living a life that matters-one that is filled with peace, joy, health, happiness, passion, purpose, and fulfillment.

What happens when friends, united in a cause, succeed in bringing the country to a standstill and sending most of its population into exile?What begins as an innocent footrace between friends ultimately leads to the death of two Chicago police officers and pushes a country into unimaginable chaos. Jamal, known as the Prophet, must free his imprisoned brother and rescue the Melanoid Nation from indefinite captivity before he runs out of time. While finding his Way and his Voice, Jamal amplifies the muted cries of the voiceless and unveils the issues rampant within the very community he hopes to save. Brimming with purpose and a plan, Jamal's journey reveals the undercurrent of two competing worlds in this masterfully woven urban saga.A tale of family, loyalty, and friendship, Native Invisibility is an esoteric portrayal of one man's prophetic mission to free a nation and redeem a people.