Books with author John Collier

A current world record holder. John Collins has appeared on Conan, Discovery, ESPN, Nat Geo, Science Channel, and the cover of the Wall Street Journal. In addition to the world record plane, this book features the coolest looking paper airplane from the movie, "Paper Planes". The Star Fighter, in the lower right corner of the cover, plays a starring role in the movie. It's the wind tunnel tested, super plane that wins contest after contest for the villain. It's easily the most dangerous looking plane in the movie. A collection of easy-to-fold paper airplane designs and innovative theories of flight, including the author's Guinness World Record-breaking airplane. Features 16 tear-out model planes.This is the book you saw on Conan. Will YOU be the next to break the WORLD RECORD? The first person to officially break the world record with John's plane will get $1,000. Anything is possible with The New World Champion Paper Airplane Book, the newest collection of designs and theories of flight from John M. Collins, the man behind the Guinness World Record-breaking distance plane. Featuring twenty-two unique airplane designs with step-by-step instructional photos, plus tear-out models printed on regulation-weight paper stock, this entertaining and informative guide promises hours of flying fun. Take your paper airplane-making to the next level with features such as: · Instructions for folding "Suzanne," the plane that shattered the previous world record by flying an unprecedented 226 feet, 10 inches, and garnered more than three million views on YouTube· Four "Follow Foil" aircraft that can stay aloft for minutes at a time · A pioneering cambered-wing plane· A primer on flight theory, and how it applies to paper airplanes· Tips for improving the accuracy and distance of your throws· The adjusting technique that helped break the record· And more!

Destined to be an instant classic: a collection of award winning paper airplanes, from the world record plane to international winners. Tips and tricks for designing your own planes and so much more. The best of The Paper Airplane Guy's collection. Boomerang I, Boomerang II, Tumbling Wing, Follow Foils, Flappers, Spinners, Canards, Gliders and Darts.

A collection of easy-to-fold paper airplane designs and innovative theories of flight, including the author's Guinness World Record-breaking airplane. Features 16 tear-out model planes.This is the book you saw on Conan. Will YOU be the next to break the WORLD RECORD? I'll give the first person to officially break the record with my plane $1,000. Anything is possible with The New World Champion Paper Airplane Book, the newest collection of designs and theories of flight from John M. Collins, the man behind the Guinness World Record-breaking distance plane. Featuring twenty-two unique airplane designs with step-by-step instructional photos, plus tear-out models printed on regulation-weight paper stock, this entertaining and informative guide promises hours of flying fun. Take your paper airplane-making to the next level with features such as: · Instructions for folding "Suzanne," the plane that shattered the previous world record by flying an unprecedented 226 feet, 10 inches, and garnered more than three million views on YouTube· Four "Follow Foil" aircraft that can stay aloft for minutes at a time · A pioneering cambered-wing plane · A primer on flight theory, and how it applies to paper airplanes · Tips for improving the accuracy and distance of your throws · The adjusting technique that helped break the record · And more!

The Guinness World Record holder says, "Let's Do Launch!" These aren't your ordinary paper airplanes. These airplanes loop, circle back, flap their wings and spin, tumble, soar, and, of course, glide. In his best-selling book, THE GLIDING FLIGHT, award-winning paper airplane designer John Michael Collins introduced us to the craft of paper airplane folding. In FANTASTIC FLIGHT, the much-anticipated sequel, Collins reveals the next generation of fold-and-fly fun. He explains how to craft 24 new and amazing flying machines--like the Looper, the Bat plane, the Super Canard, and the Manta Ray--using just single sheets of paper. Featuring a wide range of paper airplanes, from simple designs suitable for young children to more complex planes that, believe it or not, will stay aloft indefinitely, FANTASTIC FLIGHT presents clear, step-by-step folding instructions for an activity the whole family can enjoy. As an extra bonus for teachers, Collins includes a special section on planning educational paper airplane contests complete with lesson ideas. FANTASTIC FLIGHT reveals how to combine aerodynamics, origami, and a single sheet of paper to create phenomenal flying fun.THE GLIDING FLIGHT has sold more than 40,000 copies.

"Adam lay facedown in the snow, blood pouring from a wound in his neck. A huge mountain lion, its yellllow eyes glaring fiercely at Tory, crouched over Adam's still form," Tony Butler Hartman and her new husband, Adam, are helping Julia and Dave run Border Mountain, Their dogs, Kodiak and Sardidi, and two Belgian geldings, Saskatoon and Knick-knick. With blizzards, rampaging moose, snarling grizzlies,and one very scary, scteaming mountian lion Tory finds it a strange and frightening place. How will they operate the center after the water line freezes solid for the winter? Will Breeze, Tory's friend , be able to recover from the nightmare of her marriage to Brian? Tory slowly learns to trust God and rest in His care even in the midst of fear, only to face the greatest crisis of her life. Book Specs Paper BackPublisher: Review & Herald Publishing AssociationPrinted: 2001Pages: 127 Table of Contents none