Bøker av Robert Collins

A strange thing has happened in the eastern part of the kingdom of Hedfestyr. Three lizard-kin have built an island in the middle of a lake. Is this good for the kingdom or dire news?Queen Godwa dispatches her cousin Lefwin to meet the lizard-kin and determine their intentions. What he learns about them, about the distant past of the land, and about knowledge is general opens his eyes.Yet Hedfestyr has troublesome rivals. Will the impact of the island in the lake give the kingdom power or hope?

An urgent message has arrived for Zi and Ysina. The ape-folk they freed in their first adventure together report strange lights and missing Chiefs. Ysina is Princess and has to raise their daughter, so Zi offers to go south. Once there she tries to find the missing Chiefs, build peace with the ape-folk, and figure out why strangers from far away are so interested in the colored stones that Chiefs and their mates wear around their necks.

Are you your own worst critic? Do you often find yourself letting doubt, fear, or worry creep into your mind? What if you had a daily accountability to encourage you throughout the day, and uplift you in those moments when you are feeling the weight of the world on your shoulders? In Greater Thoughts: An Un-Trapped Mind, discover the importance and impact of positive affirmations, and how to integrate them effortlessly into your daily life. In this book, Collins helps you to discover the power of your thoughts and how they influence your behavior, feelings, and the outcomes that you are creating within your life. In Greater Thoughts: An Un-Trapped Mind, you'll have the opportunity to explore daily practices that help you think more positively, feel more powerful, and walk more purposefully. This will ultimately allow you the power and motivation to achieve the desires of your heart and mind. We understand that a healthy body starts with a healthy mind, so Collins will work with you to enhance your mental health, allowing you to achieve heightened success in life.

This book explores the tensions which have arisen in the disapora as a result of large numbers of Russian migrants entering established overseas parishes following the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Since the end of the eighteenth century, the United States has offered sanctuary and support to Irish men and women engaged in the struggle for Irish independence from Britain. When violence broke out in Northern Ireland in the late 1960s, the newly formed Provisional IRA again turned to the Irish American community for assistance. Founded in 1970, Irish Northern Aid (NORAID) became the chief moral and financial supporters of the Republican movement, raising millions of dollars. This book represents a unique examination of an organisation that was never too far from the headlines in Ireland, the UK, and the US. Featuring interviews with a number of key individuals, including former national publicity director Martin Galvin, the book combines these accounts with archival research, contemporary newspaper reports, and considerable secondary research to produce a compelling narrative that should be critical reading for anyone interested in Irish American history and the Northern Ireland Troubles.

An intimate look at the people of the prairies in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta - who they are, how they live, what makes them a breed apartThe prairies are Robert Collins's spiritual home. He was born and raised on a Saskatchewan farm, but spent most of his adult life living elsewhere. Now he returns to his homeland to pay homage to the special character of the people who live in this unique region of Canada.Prairie People is an absorbing combination of stories, anecdotes, and touches of history told in the voices of ordinary people and linked by the author's own narrative and memories. It explores the characteristics that define these people to themselves and to the rest of Canada. Prairie people are clearly not all alike: city and town dwellers differ from farmers, farmers from ranchers, ranchers and cowboys from oilmen. But many of the stereotypes are true. They are defiantly pessimistic. They believe they are tougher than everybody else. They are uncommonly independent and self-reliant. In this sympathetic yet realistic portrait, Collins looks at where the original settlers of the prairies came from. He describes how nature shaped them, and how hard work through good times and bad toughened them. He finds evidence of their legendary friendliness and neighbourliness. And he seeks to understand their deep attachment either to the left and right in politics and their unifying distrust of "Central Canada.”