Bøger af Michael Coleman

FULL COLOUR EDITION For what is a very simple game, lawn bowls causes a lot of bewilderment: Those who DON'T play it are bewildered as to why anybody should ever want toThose who DO play it are bewildered as to why such a simple game should be so difficult to master - and, occasionally, why they ever took it up in the first place!Bowls for the Bewildered tries to provide clues, and the odd answer, for them all. With chapters such as " The Generations Game", "Does My Bum Look Big In These" and "In Praise Of Ham Salads" - accompanied by helpful definitions of bowlspeak and plenty of photographs and illustrations captioned in ways that their creators would never have imagined - this hugely entertaining 230-page book is an affectionate and funny look at a game enjoyed by millions throughout the world. PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF THIS BOOK WILL BE DONATED TO DISABILITY BOWLS ENGLAND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED BOWLS ENGLAND.

Nick meets a beautiful girl on a night. Having been single for a while and ignoring what should have been some initial warnings for him, he embraces the draw of her enamour and what on the face of it seems everything they've both ever wanted in a partner and the future looks bright . Love soon blossoms and all virtually seems perfect. They both spend large chunks of the days thinking and communicating with each other as they long for the next times they'll be together again as they long to be and are split by the long distance that keeps them apart. A surprise diagnosis which seems negligible at first turns out to be a storm of unimaginable magnitude to the depths of the mind and complete despair. There's no escape, no sense, just more pitfalls with some periods of respite . This is a journey that could happen to anyone for which many suffer yet barely anyone would have heard of or know about.

'... puns and word jokes come thick and fast. The whole thing is larger than life and moves with great pace and fun!' - School Librarian'Gizzmo ... meets some odd characters with hilarious results' -Glasgow HeraldGizzmo Lewis, newly-qualified secret agent from the planet Sigma-6, is on his first mission. Together with his portable computer, Brainbox, he needs to discover if the planet Earth safe to invade. Gizzmo hopes so - until a close encounter with Ros and Masher, the terrors of St. Ethelred's High School, gives him more trouble than he could ever have imagined.A wonderfully funny story, first published in book form by The Bodley Head (hardback) and Red Fox (paperback)

"Coleman can certainly write. It's hard to tell if it's fact or fiction." -Michael O'Brien of O'Brien Press Ireland It has been said the Irish are at comfort in the art of Short Story telling and writing. And in the 20th Century Irish writers had numerous successes in this field, though always there was an early century feel to these stories. Many were centred round rural, even whimsical themes. This small collection by a north of Ireland writer are less parochial and venture into the outside world a little more. The prose paints pictures for the reader as the stories explore varied situations -- these are scenarios any human could find themselves in - and the reader becomes very mindful of that. In these stories there are tears and laughter - hope and hopelessness - family and strangers - friends and enemies. From the nearly mundane to the extremely fanciful make this a colourful palette of tales. All are beautifully written and constructed.

James 'Foggy' Fogarty is thick. Edna Grice is thicker - possibly. But when the pair of them team up to produce a horoscope column for the school newspaper, their predictions have an uncanny knack of coming true! Have Foggy and Edna discovered hidden talents? Or is it all down to the predictive skills of Edna's pet scorpion, Retsmah?Shortlisted for the Sheffield Book Award, Madame Retsmah Predicts is a wildly funny story that was first published in print form by Scholastic Children's Books..

This book is something special! "What are the martial arts? - This is the most mysterious point which one gains without learning." These cryptic words were spoken by one of the greatest martial artists of the twentieth century, Grandmaster Takamatsu Toshitsugu. Michael Coleman started his journey in early childhood fighting in sport martial arts tournaments. But later, his curiosity about the roots and true meaning behind the discipline grew. In his teenage years, Michael stopped competitions and turned his focus to traditional budo (Japanese martial arts). Destiny led him to cross paths with legendary Grandmaster Shoto Tanemura. Fortitude enabled Michael to receive the direct teaching he longed for. This book contains the amazing story of how Michael Coleman's martial arts apprenticeship unfolded.

This guide is a truly unique and informative book which is full of reliable and time tested information - written for the admirers and owners of this wonderful breed. Easy-to-read and in-depth in its nature - you will thoroughly enjoy your experience with this training guide. A wealth of reliable methods and procedures, alongside detailed advice for current or soon-to-be-owners is contained within. Contributed to by a series of specialist dog trainers, this book is certainly a must have addition to your collection.

It all started as a laugh, another of Motto's games. I only went along to help him out. I mean, that's what friends are for, isn't it? Then we tangled with the Sun Crew. Suddenly, I didn't have a friend. And the laughing stopped. A Welsh adaptation of Tag. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru

It?s London, 1969 and the Old Bailey sees the end of what was the longest and most expensive trial ever held, dubbed 'The trial of the century?: starring notorious Kray Twins, Ron and Reg. Unlike the real verdict, in this fictional story, the verdict is 'Not Guilty? and Ron and Reg, still in their prime and mid-30s, walk free. This book is an alternative outcome at what could have happened had this been the case.After years of relentless microscopic research in many fields down to their personalities, ambitions , likes, mannerisms and much more, this aims to do justice to their legacy had they not been incarcerated and had they continued as free men.Regrouping, settling scores, making up for lost time and overall settling sights high as they always did.

Mick is a schoolboy of sixteen living in Hackney, just north of the city in the early nineties. He's just coming of age as he starts college and his life about to change beyond all doubt influenced by the biggest social, music drug and culture change since the sixties; the advent of dance party raves! Unwittingly and as a naive young man, drawn in from the general user and raver to the much darker underworld of the dealers and gangs who fuel the scene and Mick's life takes many twists and turns in the underbelly, deeply engrained in the depths of the scene and the shady characters who frequent it.

Humourous mystery story about teachers and pupils going missing in a comprehensive school, leaving cryptic notes. Triv sets off in pursuit of a solution.