Sentences with phrase «author of books about»

Author: Thomas A. Jacobs is a retired judge and the author of these books about teens and the law: Teens Take It to Court, They Broke the Law — You Be the Judge, What Are My Rights?

So, to justify why he thought the # 4.4 billion spent on the LHC would have been better spent on climate change, Sir David King, former Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Government, current president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, and author of books about climate change that have pictures of polar bears on the cover, has little choice but to resort to hyperbole and extravagation:

As the editor of Artscribe, a timely publication that regularly featured contributions by Art & Language; the creator, writer, and host of a number of TV documentaries, including the six - part series This Is Modern Art, which won many awards, including a BAFTA; and an author of books about contemporary art in London that combine informed description with «seeing the black heart in everything,» Collings has received notable recognition, including a special commendation from the Turner Prize committee.

In 2013 Dana Carpender, the best - selling author of books about low - carb and ketogenic diets, published her Fat Fast Cookbook.

UK midwife Sheena Byrom, ironically author of the a book about «kindness, compassion and respect» in maternity care has relentlessly trolled loss father James Titcombe who has had the temerity to insist that the death of his son at the hands of midwives could have been prevented.

Not only is he a liberal Tory and a Remainer, he is also an accomplished and energetic campaigner - and the author of a book about «how to win a marginal seat».

Jameson Doig, author of a book about the agency's history, Empire on the Hudson, says that while the Authority has always been a backwater of patronage, Gov. Christie took the practice to new heights, appointing more than 70 people — primarily those who helped him out in the 2009 election — to jobs within the agency, both high and low level.

Ms. Teachout is the author of a book about corruption in our government: Corruption in America — From Benjamin Franklin's Snuff Box to Citizens United (2014).

Heaney, Balete, and Rickart are also authors of a book about the mammals of Luzon Island, just published by Johns Hopkins University Press, that will be used in the Philippines as a college - level textbook.

The co-founder of «Refinery29» and author of a book about personal style knows a thing or two about getting dressed.

Kids and Violent Play: An Education World e-Interview With Jane Katch, Author of a Book About Children's Violent Play In an e-interview with Education World, Jane Katch, author of Under Dead Man's Skin: Discovering the Meaning of Children's Violent Play, reflects on her students» violent fantasy play and sometimes real violence.

Dan Fost is a San Francisco — based freelance writer and the author of a book about baseball called Giants Past and Present, from MVP press.

Paul Tough, author of a book about the Harlem Children's Zone, describes the philosophy behind «no excuses» secondary schools that target at - risk students: «The schools reject the notion that all that these struggling students need are high expectations; they do need those, of course, but they also need specific types and amounts of instruction, both in academics and attitude, to compensate for everything they did not receive in their first decade of life.»

While many people with dementia withdraw into themselves and those that don't probably have all the personal contact they require (like the authors of books about their disease) it was interesting to see another dimension.

As a first - time, self - published author of a book about a painful subject (human trafficking and child slavery), I was concerned that it would be difficult to get attention for my book.

As Bures references in his article, this new language is comprised of approximately 1,500 commonly used English words and Robert McCrum, author of a book about Globish, states that it may become «the linguistic phenomenon of the 21st century.»

On top of that, she is the author of a book about how to succeed in such a marriage: Should You Marry a Lawyer: A Couple's Guide to Balancing Work, Love & Ambition.

«Asked about Sudan's accession, Marike Paulsson, author of a book about the covention, reminds GAR that the likes of former UN secretary general Kofi Annan and Lord Mustill have hailed it as one of the most important treaties in international law and the most important piece of legislation in commercial law.»

As the author of A Book About Love explains it:

Not exact matches

David Meerman Scott, author of The New Rules of Marketing and PR, with now three editions of updated rules of marketing speaks about his newest version of his best - selling book.

Best known as the author of Rich Dad Poor Dad — the No. 1 personal finance book of all time — Robert Kiyosaki has challenged and changed the way tens of millions of people around the world think about money.

«In the middle of the 20th century, it was the most famous, the most admired, the most widely respected company in the world,» says Quinn Mills, professor emeritus at Harvard Business School and the author of «The IBM Lesson» and other books about the company's history and culture.

For example, if you were an author writing a book about how to drive traffic to a website, you need to find an example of how your business suffered when it didn't have traffic to its site.

According to Jeffrey Augustine, author of the blog The Scientology Money Project, the church has a book value of $ 1.75 billion, about $ 1.5 billion of which is tied up in real estate, mostly at its headquarters in Clearwater and in Hollywood, Calif..

As a professor and author of the book, «Microaggressions in Everyday Life: Race, Gender and Sexual Orientation,» Sue uses his research to educate businesses and corporations about the intervention trainings they can do to prevent these issues from reoccurring.

He is the author of two books: BIG LIKE: CASCADE INTO AN ODYSSEY, a travel memoir of an almost regular guy who gets totally unstuck in Tokyo — a «funny as hell non-fiction book about wanderlust and traveling abroad»; and TESTOSTERONE PIT, a short, edgy, humorous novel about car salesmen, their customers, managers, and shenanigans at a large Ford dealership.

Most authors think the purpose of the introduction is to lay out and explain everything the author will talk about in the book.

Their book got me psyched about the importance of the people the authors call, well... superconnectors.

Authors under contract with Hachette publicly complained about a drop in their book sales, causing them to worry about a loss of royalties.

Fortune spoke with Jeetendr Sehdev, a celebrity branding authority and author of the new book The Kim Kardashian Principle: Why Shameless Sells (and How to Do It Right), about what the Kardashian clan can teach business about reaching millennial consumers (without having them laugh your ad off the air).

Robert Kiyosaki (www.richdad.com), author of the Rich Dad series of books, is an investor, entrepreneur and educator whose perspectives have changed the way people think about money and investing.

asks marketing guru Seth Godin, author of Purple Cow, the best - selling book about how companies can transform themselves by becoming remarkable.

«Diary of a Wimpy Kid» best - selling author Jeff Kinney talks about the tenth installment in the middle - schooler's book series, brick and mortar book - selling and the global phenomenon of growing up a wimpy kid.

Rhett Power is head coach at Power Coaching and Consulting and the author of The Entrepreneur's Book of Actions, a new book about daily exercises for becoming wealthier, smarter, and more successBook of Actions, a new book about daily exercises for becoming wealthier, smarter, and more successbook about daily exercises for becoming wealthier, smarter, and more successful.

Traditional answers often focus on various sectors and involve more or less hand - wringing about their rise and fall, but according to the author of a forthcoming book on entrepreneurship and economy, there is another, better way to view our economy — as one single ecosystem, a sort of one - sector economy that interacts as a unit much like a forest and which should be nurtured as it grows and recycles itself.

New York Times bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell wrote extensively about Kenna in his 2005 book Blink, arguing Kenna's music - a cross between rap and the British new wave music of the 1980s - failed to gain widespread acclaim in the U.S. because it didn't fit into any familiar category.

So does James Marshall Reilly, the author of new book, Shake the World: It's Not About Finding a Job, It's About Creating a Life about navigating the perpetually shifting ground on which young people must build their careers these About Finding a Job, It's About Creating a Life about navigating the perpetually shifting ground on which young people must build their careers these About Creating a Life about navigating the perpetually shifting ground on which young people must build their careers these about navigating the perpetually shifting ground on which young people must build their careers these days.

What it's about: An intimate memoir, this book paints a portrait of a Vietnamese family — the author's own — fleeing the country in 1978.

She's released a series of workout DVDs such as Bodyshred and Body Revolution, authored a handful of bestselling books about weight loss, and in 2014 launched a women's and children's activewear brand called Impact.

'' [They] come into the world as their parents» sole princess or prince,» wrote Jeffrey Kluger, author of the book «The Sibling Effect: What the Bonds Among Brothers and Sisters Reveal About Us» in an article for «Time.»

While thought provoking, the real value of the book comes from the practical, templated framework the authors provide for designing your own category that includes a clear articulation of the problem at hand, creating a memorable name for a category, and developing a unique point of view about the current and future of the category.

«Social Security is about as complicated a fiscal system as is humanly possible to design,» said Larry Kotlikoff, an economics professor at Boston University and author of the book «Get What's Yours: The Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social Security,» set for release in February.

J.K. Rowling, author of the best - selling children's book series «Harry Potter,» knows a lot about achieving success — and failure.

When I ended up interviewing the author, I had him sign a copy of his about - to - be-published book for the waiter.

podcast, Joe De Sena talks to the author of «Born to Run» about his new book, «Natural Born Heroes.»

«The retailers need to know how much of the beacons they want to use and figure out whether they should crawl, walk or run (with the technology),» said Schafer, who is a director at the National Retail Federation in the U.S. and author of Branded, a book about retailers and social media.

For their book In the Company of Giants, authors Rama Dev Jager and Rafael Ortiz asked Steve Jobs about putting together a team.

David H. Freedman ([email protected]), a Boston - based writer and Inc. contributing editor, is the author of several books about business and technology.

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