Sentences with phrase «autobiographical book of»

Based on Jeannette Walls autobiographical book of the same name, The Glass Castle tells the poignant story of Walls life growing up with her siblings under the care of their parental duo in the form of Naomi Watt's artistic and free spirited Rose Mary and most tellingly Woody Harrelson's intellectually attuned, yet troubled and alcoholic father Rex.

The film is based on the autobiographical book of the same title, written by none other than the notorious poker princess of Los Angeles herself — Molly Bloom.

Based on Jerry Stahl's autobiographical book of the same name, Permanent Midnight offers a close - up, startling look at the underbelly of the American Dream.

In an interview with the New Statesman, Dr Cable said his former Cabinet colleague had used words reminiscent of Hitler's autobiographical book of 1925, in which he set out his political beliefs.

Not exact matches

There are several speeches on Goethe, two autobiographical books, two volumes of a projected four on a general theory of civilization, smaller tracts on atomic testing and world peace, a collection of sermons, numerous anthologies of his sayings, and a half dozen books and pamphlets on his experiences in Africa.

For example, I was struck by a provocative comment he made in a 1981 autobiographical book, By Way of Response.

Books like Bunyan's autobiographical Grace Abounding or Augustine's Confessions are full of reversals, which indeed provide evidence of human frailty and thus bolster the narrative.

My candidate for a «prophet to the liberals» is Will Campbell, publisher of the journal Katallagete and author of the highly acclaimed Brother to a Dragonfly, an autobiographical book about the lives of Will and his brother, Joe, as they leave their father's small cotton farm in Mississippi — Will to become a civil rights worker for the National Council of Churches, Joe to become a small - town pharmacist.

This book will make you think and it's hard to give a greater compliment than that... a deeply personal and sensitively constructed exposition of some of the most enduring philosophical questions... particularly fascinating... endearingly autobiographical style... Shaha has constructed a charmingly readable journey through some of the most enduring philosophical territory, weaving memories and thoughtful anecdotes into a powerful story of hope and truth.

Judge who was jailed for lying to police over Chris Huhne case plans to continue series of autobiographical books

This is what happened to molecular biologist Robert Sinsheimer, whose autobiographical account, The Strands of Life, is the latest in the Sloan Foundation's Science Book Series.

Djokovic released a book in 2013 called «Serve to Win» that includes recipes, a bit of autobiographical information and other tidbits that explain how he got to the top of the tennis ladder.

In 1997, a Transgender male author published a series of graphic autobiographical books about his sexual and physical abuse... or so everyone thought!

Told in flashback, the film consists of Chaplin's responses to questioning by fictional publisher George Hayden, who wants to know about the parts left out of the legend's autobiographical book.

Based on the 1968 comedy of the same name (which itself was based on an autobiographical book by Helen Beardsley), this remake is about nothing more than 2 middle - aged newlyweds, their ten kids, and a whole lot of chaos.

The Critics» Prize, voted on by journalists at the festival and given independently of the jury, went to the Sundance winner «American Splendor,» inspired by the autobiographical comic books of the redoubtable Cleveland file clerk Harvey Pekar.

However, Kendrick's most - anticipated release of the Fall isn't a film, but rather her first book, an «autobiographical collection of essays» entitled, Scrappy Little Nobody, due out Nov. 15.

Some books will be about the history of the game \'s creation, some will focus on particular elements like level design, story, and music, some will investigate the subculture that has formed around a game, some will bring in outside art, science, and media, some will have a strong autobiographical element.

American Splendor is a movie unlike any other, taken from the pages of Harvey Pekar's autobiographical underground comic book of the same name.

In the fictional but somewhat autobiographical book, «Nocturnal Animals», Edward depicts a chilling story of manipulation, trauma and revenge.

The Girls writer, director and creator first teamed up with publishing company to release her 2014 autobiographical book Not That Kind of Girl, and...

To keep kids thinking, you might ask them to rewrite the beginning or ending of a book; write an autobiographical essay using the voice of a less prominent character in a book; or make a smart phone movie with friends that features characters from one of their assigned books.

Scheffler published 17 books in his lifetime, including The Language of Education (1960), Reason and Teaching (1973), In Praise of the Cognitive Emotions... (1991), Worlds of Truth: A Philosophy of Knowledge (2009), and two autobiographical volumes.

Third, and purely a matter of book structure, the author interweaves her engaging personal story — thoroughly readable autobiographical vignettes, starting with her Polish - born grandfather — with the saga of Success Academy.

Having students write autobiographical books and draw pictures of important events in their lives

For example, in our Book Club Plus work in third grades, this played out in an author study of Patricia Polacco, a prolific Michigan author who through her autobiographical fiction shares family stories of her Russian immigrant and her Michigan farmer ancestors.

In celebration of this essay, first published in the October 22, 1960, issue of The New Yorker, the Library of America has released a special commemorative book which includes an autobiographical preface and an afterword written by Updike.

He also wrote a collection of best - selling books on illness and healing as well as his memoir, Human Options: An Autobiographical Notebook.

In an autobiographical picture book that will remind many readers of Marjane Satrapi's memoir Persepolis (2003), Sís» latest, a powerful combination of graphic novel and picture book, is an account of his growing up in Czechoslovakia under Soviet rule.

In his later years, Groucho became something of a cultural institution and wrote several autobiographical books.

Clear Springs is Mason's first book of autobiographical nonfiction, but it seems an inevitable step.

You could probably say that the entire book is my attempt to understand what my mother was experiencing (not that there was anything autobiographical about the novel — I wanted to explore the effect of disease on characters and relationships).

This stirring, autobiographical picture book will pull in older readers with its account of Sís» artistic coming - of - age in cold - war Prague.

«The grandfather is a fictional character, but the book is much more autobiographical than a memoir of my grandfather.

More of a horror / comedy, the manga is a single 120 - page book, following the «autobiographical» tale of the author's girlfriend, and the two cats that move in along with her.

And if it weren't for the fact that all of Patchett's books enjoy the same organic quality I might credit that to Commonwealth's autobiographical inspiration.

In the Classroom: As we read and share memoirs with children, we should also talk about that «continuum» of life - story poetry and help students understand the distinct nature of each type, showing examples of poetry as memoir (Woodson's Brown Girl Dreaming), fictionalized memoir (Carole Boston Weatherford's Becoming Billie Holiday), mock memoir (Gary Crew's Troy Thompson's Excellent Peotry [sic] Book), and autobiographical novels in verse (Thanhha Lai's Inside Out and Back Again).

Ann Patchett has said that her book Commonwealth, more than any of her others, is autobiographical.

There's a lot to love about Peter Sís» autobiographical picture book, an adventure story that pays tribute to the enduring imagination of children.

Comment: Underwater to Get Out of the Rain is a gentle, amusing and informative read but it is a little misleading to call it autobiographical as the flow of the book is only loosely connected to the events in Norton's life, with significant life moments providing jumping off points for enjoyable tangents.

The book is a natural companion to Say's other autobiographical picture book, Tree of Cranes (1991), about his childhood in Japan and his mother remembering her childhood Christmas in California.

This autobiographical picture book is an artistic account of Sís» coming - of - age in Prague during the cold war.

Her book is autobiographical in nature and tells the tale of her coming to a new school and sitting alone at lunch, until her self - deprecating Vine's begin to get some serious attention.

What is more, some of the books are autobiographical, that is why maybe, you will be able to parallel the fate of the author and those of his characters.

«I think my book will be of interest to Vertigo readers, especially young adult women» or «My comic is aimed at superhero fans who are bored with the overemphasis on continuity from DC and Marvel» or «I want my autobiographical story to inspire other transgender people.»

Her first Top Shelf book, the autobiographical collection Underwire, was excerpted in Best American Comics 2013 and named one of «the best comics by women» by DoubleX.

Maxine is an incredibly accomplished travel writer and this has not gone unnoticed by the industry, having been awarded two Lowell Thomas awards and her autobiographical Places in Time named as the Best Travel Book of the Year in 2006 (by the North American Travel Journalists Association).

Autobiographical in the modernist and realist painting tradition, his paintings depict his own personal effects that include biker paraphernalia such as jackets, boots, helmets and gloves, alongside his packets of cigarettes and books.

A reader - format facsimile of Schnabel's classic 1987 autobiographical artist's book, with explosive illustrations and hilarious text

Downey uses the material, painterly process of image - creation to merge a history experienced only through books, movies, and photographs with autobiographical memories set in the leftover landscape of that history.