books by Ace Collins

books by Ace Collins

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Ace Collins

Stories Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas (Stories Behind Books)

Ace Collins

Zondervan, 2003

GREAT!!
As a history buff, I fully enjoyed learning new things about the history of Christmas traditions. I found it interesting that Christmas trees were first hung upside down. Ace has written another wonderful book. I have enjoyed reading many of his other treats and he ...

Turn Your Radio On

Ace Collins

Zondervan, 1999

Turn Your Radio On
This is a great little book. It tells the origins of 65 famous gospel songs as well as inspiring stories about the songwriters. There are no actual music scores or lyrics, but the song titles are all familiar tunes to Christian gospel lovers, young and old. When ...

Stories Behind Christmas Boxed Set

Ace Collins

Zondervan, 2007

Wonderful Christmas stories
Reviewed by Olivera Baumgartner-Jackson for Reader Views (10/07) One of the toughest challenges for me after moving to the South was - and still is - getting in the mood for Christmas. When one grew up with snow on the ground and chestnuts roasting, it just isn't ...

Farraday Road (Lije Evans Mysteries)

Ace Collins

Zondervan, 2008

Intriguing Mystery
This story starts as a small-town mystery, but the twists and turns quickly build this into a big-time suspense. Lije Evans, in shock over his wife's murder, begins a dangerous journey to find the truth. Still a murderer's target, the pressure is on to find answers. ...

Ace Collins

Zondervan, 2006

Informative and entertaining.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was fascinating to read the stories behind many of our best-loved carols and popular Christmas songs. The author recites his stories with a Christian perspective, but I feel that this enhances the stories rather than detracts from ...

I Saw Him in Your Eyes: Everyday People Making Extraordinary Impact in the Lives of Karen Kingsbury,Terri ...
Ace Collins

Zondervan, 2006

This book spotlights twenty remarkable people who touched the lives of some of our greatest anchors of faith in entertainment, business, and Christian outreach.

Stories Behind the Hymns That Inspire America

Ace Collins

Zondervan, 2003

Interesting and Useful
The stories are accurate and interesting. There is no sheet music and I do not miss it. I have found the stories useful as fodder for comments I make when playing music for audiences. There are several other similar books, all good, but I sure wish there were a lot ...

Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas (Stories Behind Books)

Ace Collins

Zondervan, 2001

A great gift
I heard Ace Collins on a radio show talking about his book and sharing some of the stories/origins behind many of my favorite Christmas songs, both sacred and secular. Not only did I want the book for myself, but decided it would make a great gift, especially for ...

Songs Sung Red, White, and Blue : The Stories Behind America's Best-Loved Patriotic Songs
Ace Collins, 2003

Throughout our nation's history, patriotic songs have lifted our spirits during hard times and brought us closer to our heritage and to each other. Behind these "songs sung red, white, and blue" are unforgettable stories that will enrich your appreciation of their unique power. It's hard to imagine a single American who hasn't been touched ...

Stories Behind the Traditions and Songs of Easter

Ace Collins

Zondervan, 2007

Interesting but far from scholarly
Hard to say where the author got his information, since he doesn't bother with a bibliography, but he would have benefitted from reading actual scholarship on calendar customs rather than reproducing such popular claptrap as the so-called Celtic Tree Calendar and the ...

Best Man for the Job (Children's Holiday Adventure, Vol 10)
Louise Mandrell, Ace Collins

Summit Publishing Group, 1993

Mitzi's father, heavy and clumsy and not her image of the ideal father, wreaks havoc in his attempts to be a good dad until the true meaning of Father's Day becomes clear.

All in a Day's Work (Children's Holiday Adventure Series, Vol 7)
Louise Mandrell, Ace Collins

Summit Publishing Group, 1993

Rance and Kelly don't appreciate everything their mother does for them, until their scramble to find her a special gift for Mother's Day opens their eyes to her importance.

Evel Knievel: An American Hero

Ace Collins

St. Martin's Griffin, 2000

But the PICTURES are good!
The biography is detailed, interesting, and there are many pictures. I don't know what "lazy writing" means, but my focus was on the man, not the author. Clearly Evel knew his faults, but he found a way to make a living knowing his physical health would suffer and ...

Stories Behind Women of Extraordinary Faith

Ace Collins

Zondervan, 2008

Extraordinary Women, Extraordinary Faith
Worthy of using as a devotional book. Worthy of a textbook for a woman's Bible study. Worthy of a reminder to us as to the value of women in the Kingdom of God. Worthy of encouraging everyone to make good use of the gifts they have received in the Kingdom of God. ...

Jonathan's Gifts (Holiday Adventure Series, V. 16)
Louise Mandrell, Ace Collins

Summit Publishing Group, 1993

On a snowy Christmas Eve in the Ozark Mountains during the Depression, ten-year-old Jonathan uses his savings to help a young couple in trouble and receives an unexpected holiday surprise.