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  • Stumbling Into Sobriety: And the Things I Learned on the Way Back Up

    Tracy Collins

    eBook (, April 1, 2019)
    Tracy Dot Com was a morning show personality in Jacksonville, Fla., dedicated to promoting awareness for non-profits and business for local owners. She earned the title Official Funologist for her daily zany TV live shots. Always with a smile and a positive message.What the audience didn't know, as well as family and most of her friends, is Tracy hid a dark secret. Daily binge drinking. Which only worsened when she left the fast-paced media world behind to pursue a more stable career. The free time worked against her. Intensifying the disease of alcoholism to near death.In Stumbling into Sobriety, Tracy shares intimate details from her final weeks of spiraling out of control, how she masterfully kept the drinking a secret, what it took to finally ask for help, and all the things she learned on her way back up.This book is for anyone who struggles with or has overcome alcoholism. It's relatable to readers wanting more information about alcoholism or fearful of what sobriety looks like on the other side. It is also a good resource for those who love an alcoholic and yearn for a better understanding of what that person is thinking. Experiencing. Grappling.Stumbling into Sobriety is raw. It's brutal honesty is, at times, hard to read. But the memoir is balanced with humor. The end result is a message of hope.
  • Collins Bradford’s Crossword Solver’s Dictionary

    Collins

    Hardcover (HarperCollins UK, Dec. 1, 2018)
    This latest edition of the much-loved Bradford's offers even more. Available in a jacketed hardback with a clear text design and quality paper, this edition is durable and easy to use. Users will never again be short of answers to their crossword clues! A unique type of crossword dictionary having been compiled and crafted by a single author based on her over 58 years' experience of crossword solving. Every word in this dictionary has appeared as a solution to a real crossword clue. Previous readers have found this book an invaluable reference work for both cryptic and quick crosswords, and new users will be quickly converted!
  • The Candies Can: An Alphabetical, Anti-Racism Story About Acceptance, Empathy, and Tolerance of Different Types of Races, Religions, Ethnicities, Languages, Cultures, Abilities, and Social Classes

    Stacy Collins

    eBook (, July 20, 2020)
    Gain character education insights, social justice lessons, and ABCs vocabulary growth with ridiculously relatable and sweet characters! Are you seeking an age appropriate, meaningful, entertaining, and engaging book to tackle your young readers’ tough questions about diversity, differences, race, multiculturalism, and acceptance? In essence, this product is a sweet delight for all parents, grandparents, birthday and holiday gift recipients, coaches, teachers, counselors, or social workers.What if there’s an easy, kid friendly way to jump start a discussion about how to erase racism in our world today and also hone kids’ emergent reading and speech skills? In turn, nibble on this sugary, adorable, and musical story to explore social justice in a reader-centered manner. Check out The Candies Can: An Alphabetical, Anti-Racism Story about Acceptance, Empathy, and Tolerance of Different Types of Races, Religions, Ethnicities, Cultures, Languages, Abilities, Social Classes, and Body types. Stacy Collins, author, parent, and educator, gained over 15 years in the classroom with multicultural students across America, Asia, and other countries, so her characters reflect the true lives of characters with different cultures, races, socioeconomic status, body types, religions, languages, abilities, disabilities, etc. Bounce along with Bo Bubblegum, expand your vocabulary with Chocolate Chuck, and LOL with Lolly Pop, and others!Plus, who doesn’t love candy, right? What are you waiting for? Buy now and dive into this creative candy jar with the perfect plot, array of mesmerizing art, and cool cast of characters in Ms. Marshmallow’s magical classroom to discuss differences and ways to display empathy with young readers. Gain helpful character education insights, vital social justice lessons, and cognitive ABCs vocabulary growth with ridiculously relatable and sweet characters!All in all, it makes a “delicious” addition to any home, online, or school library, but without any sticky messes, major sugar rush surges, or annoying cavities!
  • Mathematics

    Collins

    Hardcover (MacMillan, Aug. 16, 1999)
    Very rarely used. We used this as an extra textbook for our children to keep at home.
  • Collins International Primary Maths – Problem Solving and Reasoning Student Book 5

    Collins

    Paperback (HarperCollins UK, Jan. 1, 2019)
    Students can quickly get to grips with problem solving and reasoning by completing activities categorised by topic and question type. Fully in line with the Cambridge Primary Mathematics Curriculum.Problem solving and reasoning are focuses in the Cambridge Primary Mathematics Curriculum. It is essential that all students have access to problem solving and reasoning activities. Some key benefits to problem solving in maths include:• Helping pupils grasp diverse mathematical concepts and understand the application of the subject• Enhancing strategic thinking• Developing transferable skillsThis book consists of three different types of mathematical problem solving challenges:1.Solving mathematical problems. This involves pupils solving problems ‘within’ mathematics itself, recognising patterns and relationships, making conjectures and generalisations, and explaining and justifying conclusions.2.Reasoning mathematically. This involved pupils using logical thinking to solve problems, focusing on making conjectures and generalisations, and explaining and justifying conclusions using appropriate language.3.Using & applying mathematics in real-world contexts. This involves pupils engaging in challenges that require them to use and apply their mathematical knowledge and skills in open-ended, real-world contexts.
  • Collins Pub Quiz 2

    Collins

    eBook (Collins, Nov. 28, 2013)
    If you’re looking to quench your thirst for quiz trivia, this ebook offers more than 200 quizzes to meet all of your pub quiz needs!Specially designed for Kindle, with easy-to-navigate question and answer sections so anyone can be the quizmaster.Q: What’s inside this ebook?A: The quizzes cover everything from pop stars to death stars. The rounds are a mixture of themed and potluck and the questions go from friendly teasers to ones that will scramble even an egghead’s brains.Q: Who is it for?A: You, your mum, your dad, your family and friends, the man down the road and two halves of the crowd at your local. Each quiz provides good clean fun for all. All the quizzes appear twice: once with only the questions showing, once with both questions and answers visible. So you can choose to test yourself or be the Quizmaster. A link at the end of each quiz lets you jump between the two versions.
  • Collins Quiz Night 2

    Collins

    eBook (Collins, Nov. 28, 2013)
    If you’re looking to quench your thirst for quiz trivia, this ebook offers more than 200 brand new quizzes to meet all of your pub quiz needs!Specially designed for Kindle, with easy-to-navigate question and answer sections so anyone can be the quizmaster.Q: What’s inside this ebook?A: More than 200 brand new quizzes covering everything from pop stars to death stars. The rounds are a mixture of themed and potluck and the questions go from friendly teasers to ones that will scramble even an egghead’s brains.Q: Who is it for?A: You, your mum, your dad, your family and friends, the man down the road and two halves of the crowd at your local. Each quiz provides good clean fun for all. All the quizzes appear twice: once with only the questions showing, once with both questions and answers visible. So you can choose to test yourself or be the Quizmaster. A link at the end of each quiz lets you jump between the two versions.
  • Babe Ruth

    Tracy Brown Collins

    Paperback (Checkmark Books, March 1, 2009)
    Examining the lives of celebrated baseball players both past and present, this candid series--which includes stats and photos--chronicles each player's childhood and family, his introduction to the sport, challenges and setbacks, and more.
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  • The Vlogger Diaries: Confessions of an Internet Sensation

    T. Collins

    (Michael O'Mara, Nov. 1, 2017)
    If you can’t make friends, make followers! Olivia Warren is living the vlogging dream. With thousands of subscribers, a gorgeous boyfriend, and freebies coming through the door, it couldn’t be going better. But Olivia has a secret. The girl on the vlog isn’t her. How long can it last? Will Olivia be exposed as a fraud? And will Olivia’s cat ever stop sleeping and do something cute enough to go viral? Discover the hilarious story of one teenage girl’s journey from geeky nobody to online superstar . . . sort of.
  • Babe Ruth

    Tracy Brown Collins

    eBook (Chelsea House Publications, Feb. 1, 2008)
    George Herman Ruth Jr was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1895. A rebellious child, he was sent to a reformatory boarding school where he never quite learned the discipline his parents hoped for, but he did learn something that changed his life: baseball. This book chronicles Ruth's life from a young boy in Baltimore to an American hero.
  • The Vlogger Diaries: Confessions of an Internet Sensation

    T. Collins

    language (Michael O'Mara, Oct. 6, 2016)
    If you can't make friends, make subscribers!Olivia Warren is living the vlogging dream. With thousands of subscribers, a gorgeous boyfriend and freebies coming through the door, it couldn't be going better. But Olivia has a secret. The girl on the vlog isn't her.How long can it last? Will Olivia be exposed as a fraud? And will Olivia's cat ever stop sleeping and do something cute enough to go viral? Discover the hilarious story of one teenage girl's journey from geeky nobody to online superstar . sort of.From the author of the bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Vampire series.