Sentences with phrase «author than in the book»

«The White House must be more interested in the author than in the book — I mean, in Yan Haili, to find out if she was secretly acting as a Chinese agent.»

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But as bestselling author and Oprah - anointed happiness expert Shawn Achor pointed out on in an excerpt from his new book on the TED Ideas blog recently, that sort of praise — well intentioned as it might be — actually does more harm than good.
Work Teams That Work: Skills for Managing Across the Organization Author Anthony R. Montebello includes more graphs, diagrams, and flow charts in his book (from Best Sellers Publishing, 612-888-7672, 1994, $ 24.95) than should really be allowed by law.
In fact, authors Thomas Stanley and William Danco found in their book «The Millionaire Next Door» that a majority of millionaires reached that goal by spending less than they earneIn fact, authors Thomas Stanley and William Danco found in their book «The Millionaire Next Door» that a majority of millionaires reached that goal by spending less than they earnein their book «The Millionaire Next Door» that a majority of millionaires reached that goal by spending less than they earned.
So they pulled out all the stops by experimenting with an in - store cafe, free Wi - Fi, monthly book swaps, a children's play area, entertainment, more than 200 in - store author readings a year and community forums on topics of interest to customers.
Isaac Asimov, a legend in the science fiction genre, authored more than 500 books.
In his book «The Films of Steven Spielberg,» author Douglas Brode wrote that Spielberg actually performed more of a directorial role than the film's credited director Tobe Hooper («The Texas Chainsaw Massacre»).
Where copyright led to books being priced as luxury goods in the U.K., the threat of piracy forced German publishers to produce cheap editions for the masses alongside their premium - priced editions, resulting in a period that Höffner believes may have been the most lucrative ever for authors — he discovered, for example, that an obscure Berlin chemist earned more in royalties for a tract on how to tan leather than Mary Shelley did for writing Frankenstein — prompting more academics to publish their findings, and encouraging the spread of practical manuals in fields like medicine, engineering and agriculture.
Author Elizabeth Royte writes in her book, «Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought it,» that 92 % of the nation's 53,000 local water systems meet or exceed federal safety standards and are at least as clean and often cleaner than bottled water.
So I was more than intrigued to discover that consultant and author Andrew Sobel recommends in his new book «Power Relationships» that the best place for all those cards might be the circular file.
The Internet giant recently announced it would pay certain authors based on the number of pages read in a book, rather than the number of times that a work is downloaded.
Or as Paul Shapiro, vice president of policy at the Humane Society of the United States and author of the forthcoming book Clean Meat, sums up: «It's possible that folks in this field might end up doing more good for animals than what I've done with my life.»
Pure Barre teacher and author, Emily Liebert, recently released a new book, «Some Women,» in which the main characters find inspiration for life from the Pure Barre mantra, «You're stronger than you think.»
The flowering branches of Mulan magnolia that grace the cover of Joan Lok's new book on Chinese brush painting appear more brightly colored than in her original work, probably to catch the eye of someone browsing in a bookstore, guesses the author.
The chairman, CEO and founder of Fisher Investments, managing $ 65 billion in client assets, has been Forbes» «Portfolio Strategy» columnist for more than 30 years and is the author of 10 financial books, including four New York Times bestsellers.
Jack is the author and co-author of more than 150 books (66 are bestsellers) with more than 100 million copies in print in 47 languages around the world.
Unfortunately, most e-publishers are pretty hush - hush about the amount of money their authors receive in royalties, but it's safe to say that it's probably more than mainline publishers offer, but not as much as you'd get from publishing your book yourself.
He is author of two books: Marketing Lessons From the Grateful Dead and Inbound Marketing: Get Found Using Google, Social Media, and Blogs, which is in its seventh printing, has sold more than 50,000 copies, has been translated into nine languages, and peaked at # 17 overall on the Amazon bestseller list.
He is a nationally - known investment expert, professional economist, university professor, and author of more than 20 books, including his most recent book, Investing in One Lesson.
-- Daniel H. Pink, New York Times bestselling author of Drive and A Whole New Mind «In this valuable guide Chris Guillebeau shows that transforming an idea into a successful business can be easier than you think... You are in charge of which ideas deserve your time, and this book can help you wake up every morning eager to progress to the next step.&raquIn this valuable guide Chris Guillebeau shows that transforming an idea into a successful business can be easier than you think... You are in charge of which ideas deserve your time, and this book can help you wake up every morning eager to progress to the next step.&raquin charge of which ideas deserve your time, and this book can help you wake up every morning eager to progress to the next step.»
Brian McLaren, author of «The Naked Spirituality,» says Rohr's book touches on an important paradox that you probably won't hear in a Sunday morning sermon: «Imperfect people» are sometimes more equipped than «perfect people» to help those who are struggling.
But your knowledge of science is so much less than so many Catholic Priests such as Gregor Mendel (1822 - 1884) the father of modern genetics, Georges Lemaître (1894 - 1966) the person who proposed the Big Bang Theory and Stanley Jaki Born in Hungary, he earned doctorates in Systematic Theology and Nuclear Physics, is fluent in five languages, and has authored 30 books.
But for now, lest it appear to some readers that we are in dialogue with a phantom scientific ideal rather than with one that is seriously held, let us recall the famous statement of F.H.C. Crick, the celebrated Nobel - prize winning molecular biologist and author of the book, Of Molecules and Men:
Some bits are rather too American: in the clothes section I at first wondered what «jeggings» were (latest fashion: a mix of jeans and leggings - rather ugly, actually, and the author of the book thinks so too) and talk of «dates» made me think at first of dried fruit rather than of young men.
In a book - length interview called God Is More Beautiful Than the Devil, the late Roman exorcist and author Fr.
It would be less than the truth, however, if the author's interest in writing the book were represented as merely the desire to explain ideologies.
John Shea, a young theologian and author of three books, says that many fine thinkers of his generation prefer to «act out what they believe in social or political programs, or talk out their ideas in conferences and workshops, rather than write them out.»
Nicholas Rescher is author of more than eighty books in various areas of philosophy.
At least Author A reworded and summarized the ideas which are found in the books of Author B, but again, I feel that if most of an author's ideas and content are being pulled from the ideas of authors in other books, it is only right and fair to give them more credit than two footAuthor A reworded and summarized the ideas which are found in the books of Author B, but again, I feel that if most of an author's ideas and content are being pulled from the ideas of authors in other books, it is only right and fair to give them more credit than two footAuthor B, but again, I feel that if most of an author's ideas and content are being pulled from the ideas of authors in other books, it is only right and fair to give them more credit than two footauthor's ideas and content are being pulled from the ideas of authors in other books, it is only right and fair to give them more credit than two footnotes.
This book is more than a collection of apocalyptic horror stories; it is in the authors» characterization a «can - do» book: a book about what you [meaning all of us] tan do to help restore the work ethic.»
But it may be pointed out that (1) no one has ever «unstrung» the Marcan sequence more completely than the author of Matthew did in revising and reorganizing the Gospel of Mark for his special purposes: the book is taken apart and put together again in a new order, combined with the «Sayings Source» (Q) and with other materials, and arranged apparently for didactic use — as a manual, one might say, for the religious educators of the early Syrian church!
More than 14 years» labor went into the writing of the book, and the author tells us that his preoccupation with Feuerbach goes back further still — to the time when he first encountered him in a graduate seminar at Yale Divinity School and found himself «strangely disturbed.»
In the absence of a need to «prove it» to sceptics, the authors are free to touch on many areas of interest that are normally excluded in books that seek to answer rather than explorIn the absence of a need to «prove it» to sceptics, the authors are free to touch on many areas of interest that are normally excluded in books that seek to answer rather than explorin books that seek to answer rather than explore.
A third matter of note is that Luke freely includes references to the kingdom in citing the sayings of Jesus, though less often than Matthew, but in the book of Acts by the same author the references to the kingdom are few.
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John Piper, pastor for preaching at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis and author of more than 30 books, including «Desiring God.»
The authors of the chapters in this book come from all sorts of church backgrounds and traditions, but rather than focus on the things that separate them from each other or from people who practice other forms of church, this book focuses on the things that unify us and bring us together in Christ.
I've been in correspondence with the author --(we're fellow Arrested Development junkies, so we like to exchange favorite quotes over Twitter)-- and the first thing I told him after diving into the book was, «Don't take this the wrong way, man, but this book is WAY more interesting than I thought it would be.»
In this book, author and blogger Jeremy Myers shows that church is more than bodies, bucks, and bricks.
In classic style the book collects together more than a dozen discussions by authors, varying in their ecclesial loyalty devoted to particular aspects of inter-denominational theological conflict (although one contributor from an Eastern Orthodox perspective - David Bentley Hart - allows himself to get in some powerful blows against some of his peers in his own campIn classic style the book collects together more than a dozen discussions by authors, varying in their ecclesial loyalty devoted to particular aspects of inter-denominational theological conflict (although one contributor from an Eastern Orthodox perspective - David Bentley Hart - allows himself to get in some powerful blows against some of his peers in his own campin their ecclesial loyalty devoted to particular aspects of inter-denominational theological conflict (although one contributor from an Eastern Orthodox perspective - David Bentley Hart - allows himself to get in some powerful blows against some of his peers in his own campin some powerful blows against some of his peers in his own campin his own camp).
But I do think that it is strange to seek after the Spirit of God in the works of authors other than the one book we know the Spirit wrote... why do that?
Author of more than 37 text books on atheistic philosophy, of which his most popular have been studied for decades in colleges all over the world:
The authors looked at more than 2,500 books, articles, reports, and other documents in an attempt to derive an empirically based and comprehensive statement of the effects of television on human behavior.
In the first place, nobody knows who the author, or writer, of the book of Samuel was, and, therefore, the fact itself has no other proof than anonymous or hearsay evidence, which is no evidence at all.
A member of Faith Church in Lafayette, Indiana, Boudia is the author of the forthcoming book Greater than Gold: From Olympic Heartbreak to Ultimate Redemption.
New York attorney Nick Katsoris, author of the acclaimed and award - winning children's book series featuring Loukoumi the fluffy lamb, has gathered the favorite childhood recipes of more than 50 celebrities in his delightfully illustrated new cookbook for children and their families, LOUKOUMI»S CELEBRITY COOKBOOK.
Having more than 45 years of experience in conducting hockey schools, Turcotte is also author of the book Search for the Lost Art.
The book heralds David Silva as the best passer in the EPL because he creates more goal scoring chances than any other player, and the authors believe (based on research and statistics) that Manchester City was able to score goals not necessarily because they had better goal scorers, but because they had great goal creators who made scoring easier.
They authored this book and have sold over 2 million copies.This book has helped potty train many children in less than a day inlcuding my two boys!
By the way, a great book by another skeptical OBGYN is called «Born in the USA» only he's skeptical of medicalized birth because he's a clinical scientist as well, unlike our author here and he's realized that home birth is safer than hospital birth according to peer - reviewed large scale studies.
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