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  • Field Guide to Newfoundland and Labrador

    The Island of Newfoundland

    by Michael A. J. Collins, Derek H. C. Wilton ...
    A rich and informative guide to the common—and uncommon—beauty of the island of Newfoundland.The most comprehensive guide of its kind on the market today, the Field Guide to Newfoundland and Labrador features more than 900 photographs and illustrations; from flora and fauna to icebergs and weather, no stone is left unturned in this perfect introduction to the island’s life and landscape.Compiled ... Read more

    $26.39 CAD

  • Blue Collar, Blue Scrubs

    The Making of a Surgeon

    by Michael J. Collins ...
    "An engaging read—and a valuable reminder that doctors come from all works of life." —Sandeep Jauhar, author of Intern: A Doctor's InitiationIt looked for a while like Michael Collins would spend his life breaking concrete and throwing rocks for the Vittorio Scalese Construction Company. He liked the work and he liked the pay. But a chance remark by one of his coworkers made him realize that he ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD

  • Audiobook

    A Rare Recording of the Apollo 11 Post-Flight Press Conference Held on August 12, 1969

    by Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Michael Collins ...
    Narrated by Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Michael Collins ...
    Series series A Rare Recording of…

    Unabridged

    1 hour 22 min

    Apollo 11 was the first spaceflight to land humans on the Moon, conducted by NASA from July 16th to 24th 1969. Commander Neil Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin landed the Lunar Module Eagle on July 20th at 20:17 UTC. Armstrong became the first person to step onto the surface about six hours later, at 02:56 UTC on July 21st. Aldrin joined him 19 minutes afterward, and together ... Read more

    $10.92 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hot Lights, Cold Steel

    Life, Death and Sleepless Nights in a Surgeon's First Years

    by Michael J. Collins ...
    "An orthopedic surgeon's down-to-earth, fast-paced, and frequently funny memoir of his residency [told] with a born storyteller's skill." — Kirkus ReviewsMichael Collins' account of his four-year surgical residency at the famed Mayo Clinic traces his rise from an eager but clueless first-year resident navigating chaos and feelings of inadequacy to accomplished Chief Resident in his final year. ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • Retired Ground

    A Climber's Odyssey

    by Michael J. Collins ...
    He went looking for adventure. The mountains gave him so much more.In Retired Ground, Michael J. Collins documents his fifty-year pilgrimage into wild places, braiding his lifelong travel journal together with poetry, history, philosophical musings, and hard-earned reflection. The book begins with a twenty-one-year-old hitchhiking through Ireland as The Troubles gather in the distance, then ranges ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • All Bleeding Stops

    by Michael J Collins, MD ...
    What does a doctor do when he thinks his best is not good enough? Matthew Barrett, thirty-one years old and fresh out of residency, is drafted and sent to Vietnam as a combat surgeon in 1967 at the heightof the Vietnam War. Compassionate and sensitive to a fault, he is determined to make a difference but quickly finds his idealism crushed by the pain, suffering, and indifference that surround him. ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Joyous Christmas

    Holiday Anthology Series, #2

    by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Kari Kilgore, Annie Reed, Brenda Carre, Brigid Collins, Dayle A. Dermatis, Lisa Silverthorne, Joe Cron, Michael D. Britton, Robert J. McCarter, Robert Jeschonek ...
    Series Book 2 - Holiday Anthology Series
    Joy abounds during the Christmas season. A sense of magic threads through everything, and the spirit of make-believe becomes almost commonplace.The authors in this anthology capture that joy with stories marked by fun, goofiness, touching sentiment, and even some sweet romance.This light-hearted holiday book brings smiles and even a giggle or two and ushers in a very joyous holiday season.Includes ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • God's Influencer

    A Short Biography of Carlo Acutis

    by Collins, Michael ...
    In May1991, an infant was born to affluent Italian parents based for a few months in London. Returning to Milan in September of that year, the little family began a normal existence. The young son, spoiled by his loving parents, had an unusual childhood. He became fascinated by the Eucharist and prayed daily. With a high IQ, he mastered computers and coding before he was a teenager. Of sunny ... Read more

    $18.63 CAD

  • The Shieling

    A novel

    by Michael J. Collins ...
    When young surgeon David Carroll suspects that the mysterious buyers who want to purchase his group’s medical practice are Russian mobsters, he decides to take a stand against them. This decision takes a disastrous turn when the mobsters attack his home, killing his wife and the three FBI agents assigned to protect them. David, although wounded, survives, but is now a prime suspect and is forced ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Kate Middleton

    A Very Private Princess

    by Rich Johnston, Michael Collins ...
    She lived a very nice life indeed. Well-to-do parents, good schooling, university… but becoming a princess was an entirely different matter. The media, the pressure, the attention – she never expected anything like this. All she did was fall in love with her best friend. He just happened to be the heir to the throne… A Special Edition to commemorate the Royal engagement and wedding. From the ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Least of Men

    by Michael J. Collins ...
    Sixteen years ago, Chicago surgeon Dr. David Carroll lost everything.When Russian mafia boss Dimitri Barkov tried to seize Carroll’s medical practice, David refused. Barkov’s retaliation was swift and brutal—David’s wife murdered, federal agents gunned down, and David forced into hiding in the remote wilderness of Scotland’s Outer Hebrides. The world believed the story ended there, with David dead ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Big Fellow, Long Fellow. A Joint Biography of Collins and De Valera

    A Joint Biography of Irish politicians Michael Collins and Eamon De Valera

    by T. Ryle Dwyer ...
    Michael Collins and Eamon de Valera were the two most charismatic leaders of the Irish revolution. This joint biography looks first at their very different upbringings and early careers. Both fought in the 1916 Easter Rising , although it is almost certain they did not meet during that tumultuous week. Their first encounter came when Collins had been released from jail after the rising but de ... Read more

    $8.89 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus