Sentences with phrase «book about fight»

Neil Flanzraich of Coral Gables did just that when he decided to publish Geniuses, a young adult book about the fight for world domination by good and evil individuals with extraordinary mental powers.

I thought the fight scenes were good, not great, but this isn't a book about fight scenes.

From the UK perspective, there's been no shortage of books about the fighting on the ground, frequently in the form of personal memoirs of servicemen very much in the «tactical weeds».

Self Help Books Nice simple cover for Ron's book about fighting weight loss.

Not exact matches

Segura spends about 20 hours a month working with Dolton — helping book fights, manage a social media presence, and choose appropriate endorsements, among them clothier Detroit Vs Everybody.

The experiment, which Westen wrote about in his book «The Political Brain,» showed that, when people begin to feel their worldview is under attack, the parts of their brains that handle reason and logic go to sleep, while the parts of their brain responsible for our fight - or - flight response light up.

In a long discussion about her new book, Creative Conspiracy: The New Rules of Breakthrough Collaboration, on Kellogg insight recently, Thompson takes a long detour into the psychology of conflict and what leaders can do to ensure their teams fight in a healthy and productive way.

I had to fight my immediate prejudice and remind myself of something I've talked with others about for years — the increasing size of books, both fiction and non-fiction, to justify the inflated pricing from publishers.

Before the Dominion Elections Act (1920), voting in Canadian federal elections was largely governed by the provinces, just as voting in US federal elections is still, even today, governed by the «several States» (as they are wont to put it)-- except for the 1917 wartime election, labelled as the «largest gerrymander in Canadian history» (I've just finished a fascinating book about that election, fought over the issue of conscription; I highly recommend it).

«Regulators need to show leadership and get this done,» said Bair, who left the FDIC in 2011 and wrote a book about the crisis called «Bull by the Horns: Fighting to Save Main Street from Wall Street and Wall Street from Itself.»

any idiot that brings up the crusades saying it was the christians has no clue about history the christians were fighting to take back land stolen by murder and war perpetrated by muslims and islam read a book idiot

Of course there are battles to be fought about the politicization of the curriculum and the watering down of substantive content within departments; and it does seem that there are at least a handful of foundational books that everyone ought to have read.

Who's to say that he didn't write your Bible (and the Quran... and the Book of Mormon... and all of the rest of them), toss in a bit of sugar about love and kindness and eternal bliss, then set the hook, sit back and cackle about all of the perpetual fighting over it all.

Tripp is also committed to Christian nonviolence, and in June releases a book, co-edited with Justin Bronson Barringer, calledA Faith Not Worth Fighting For: Addressing Commonly Asked Questions about Christian Nonviolence from Cascade Books.

It's for this very reason that Justin Barringer and myself put together the book, A Faith Not Worth Fighting For: Addressing Commonly Asked Questions About Nonviolence.

The book tells us something about the man who has given us one notion of what it may mean to be a citizen fighting for a city that is no longer home.

The recent spate of books about church fights and leader burnout 8 examines aspects of the church's thickening plot.

In describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and state.

Now the leadership of his Mars Hill Bible Church is rushing to his defense, and we're learning more about the fight to publish his controversial new book.

Tripp is also committed to Christian nonviolence, and in June releases a book, co-edited with Justin Bronson Barringer, called A Faith Not Worth Fighting For: Addressing Commonly Asked Questions about Christian Nonviolence from Cascade Books.

First, I would look for texts that have generated conversation and controversy, books we value enough to fight about.

Given how the UFC handles business i.e. Booking fights with out telling fighters or letting go of fighters and them hearing about it on Twitter.

Before Aldo was booked for UFC 218 and there was talk of who should fight Max, Cub himself on MMA Hour talked about this and had some mocking comments about when UFC was considering other names such as Elkins.

The fight that most books compare to, Mayweather / Pacquaio in 2015, drew 4.6 million PPV buys and an estimated wagering handle of about $ 50 million in Nevada.

If you think that babies sleep a certain way, based either on culture or past experience or something you read in a book (please PLEASE either read no sleep books or all of them) or what your mother - in - law says about how your partner slept as a baby or whatever, then if your child doesn't sleep that way, it may take you a long time to be able to identify cues from your child about what s / he needs because you'll be fighting with your expectations.

I haven't read this book, but I know that it helped us tremendously to know that our fights in the first few months of parenthood were not really about us.

The Tory adviser - turned - MP states in a new book about his election fight that the 12 months leading up to polling day were «incredibly tough».

«Goodwin's book is both a good example of how detailed investigation of a minor party can reveal much new about the sources of its support and motivations of its members, and also an extremely useful background guide for anyone wanting to fight elections successfully against the BNP.»

«There's definitely a Mean Girls - style Burn Book in politics — patriarchy isn't gendered — but the way we talk about other women is important,» Creasy tells Vogue for a piece in the February 2018 issue on seven influential females fighting to empower women in the battle for equality.

The former Managing Director of World Bank stated this while speaking about her recent book, «Fighting Corruption is Dangerous» at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

He later wrote a book, The Battle For Power, about the strained relationship between the Liberals and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) during that campaign, the last general election fought as the SDP — Liberal Alliance.

«The governor will write about all of this in her book,» Palin spokeswoman Meg Stapleton said in an e-mail, referring to the internal fighting that marred the final weeks of McCain's president bid.

And their flexible, intelligent arms are the envy of roboticists and artificial intelligence engineers worldwide.But these animals, which have evolved over hundreds of millions of years, can teach us even more about security in the 21st century than camo and communications, Rafe Sagarin argues in his new book Learning from the Octopus: How secrets from nature can help us fight terrorist attacks, natural disasters and disease (Basic Books, April 2012).

For my step - by - step guide to fighting back against toxins and allergens, check out my book, The Allergy Solution: Unlocking the Surprising, Hidden Truth About Why You Are Sick and How to Get Well.

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What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Heart Disease is a book written by Dr. Mark Houston that reveals the truth behind coronary illnesses and how you can fight them.

You could write a book about the studies of ginger and the possible effects on the human body (perhaps preventing cancer; fighting gastrointestinal issues), but for purposes of this post... Ginger is antiviral and antibacterial food and it is also anti-inflammatory and has antioxidants.

If you'd like to learn more about Alzheimer's disease as «type 3 diabetes» and the potential therapeutic use of ketones and the ketogenic diet, consider exploring my book, The Alzheimer's Antidote: Using a Low - Carb, High - Fat Diet to Fight Alzheimer's Disease, Memory Loss, and Cognitive Decline.

Printed by a small publishing company known for other scientific masterpieces such as The Psychology of the Simpsons and You Do Not Talk About Fight Club, Campbell's book quickly hit the word - of - mouth circuit and skyrocketed towards bestseller status, with sales exceeding half a million copies to date.

The books are about the characters and have never been about the fighting — it's time I accept that.

Now, at the time, Disney made safe films for kids to not have to think too hard about, and while «The Jungle Book» (1967) does play it safe in some regards, the harsh fight sequences and undertones of race really does come through for older viewers and may have kids hiding their eyes every once in a while.

This newest work of Maltin's will be released by GoodKnight Books, an award - winning boutique American publisher, which in recent years has become well - known for their expertly curated catalog of biographies and non-fiction books about Hollywood's Golden Era (including the 2016 bestseller, Mission: Jimmy Stewart and the Fight for Europe by Robert MatBooks, an award - winning boutique American publisher, which in recent years has become well - known for their expertly curated catalog of biographies and non-fiction books about Hollywood's Golden Era (including the 2016 bestseller, Mission: Jimmy Stewart and the Fight for Europe by Robert Matbooks about Hollywood's Golden Era (including the 2016 bestseller, Mission: Jimmy Stewart and the Fight for Europe by Robert Matzen).

«Soul Surfer» is a by - the - book biopic about Bethany Hamilton, the real - life teen surfer who lost an arm in a shark attack and then fought her way back to competition and a renewed sense of self.

by Roland Laird with Taneshia Nash Laird Illustrated by Elihu «Adofo» Bay Foreword by Charles Johnson Sterling Publishing Paperback, $ 14.95 240 pages, illustrated ISBN: 978 -1-4027-6226-0 Book Review by Kam Williams «One of the invaluable features of Still I Rise, the first cartoon history of black America, is the wealth of information it provides about the marginalized — and often suppressed — political, economic and cultural contributions black people have made on this continent since the 17th C... Using pictures, it transports us back through time, enabling us to see how dependent American colonists were on the agricultural sophistication of African slaves and indentured servants; how blacks fought and died for freedom during the Revolutionary and Civil Wars; and how, in ways both small and large, black genius shaped the evolution of democracy, the arts and sciences, and the English language in America, despite staggering racial and social obstacles.

And while the subject matter of children and young teenagers fighting one another to the death may lead some parents to think twice about bringing their own kids to the picture, the movie is sure to top the box office as well as produce sequels (two books remain to be adapted) in the future.

After the events of Dead Rising 1 when photojournalist Frank West fought a zombie outbreak at a mall in Willamette, Colorado, the story goes, he wrote a book about and then got a talk show (on which, Leigh speculated, West was probably rude to all of his guests).

The ones who quoted philosophy books they never read and used elaborate excuses about fighting conformity as an excuse to ditch class and go smoke in back of the 7 - Eleven.

Del Toro adapts a comic book with very strong religious and Gothic imagery into a surprisingly lively film about demons fighting other demons in the most visceral and exciting way possible.

Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Peña, Kate Mara, Sean Bean, Sebastian Stan, Aksel Hennie, Donald Glover, Mackenzie Davis, and Chiwetel Ejiofor co-star in the movie based on the best - selling book about a mission to Mars that goes wrong when an astronaut is left behind, and must fight to live as a rescue mission is launched from Earth.

Wonder Woman (Patty Jenkins, 2017), because it's the most powerful popular feminist statement in mainstream cinema thus far, inspiring countless young women and girls to dare to succeed; because Patty Jenkins more than deserved it after languishing in the wilderness of episodic television after her masterful film Monster (2003), when any male director would have gone on to direct four of five features on the strength of that one film; because it's about damned time that a female comic book feature got made; because Jenkins still had to fight to get a fair payday to direct WW 2 — enduring months of fight - to - the - death negotiations to get a directorial fee comparable to that of Zack Snyder or J.J. Abrams for the sequel; and finally because she's better than either of those two directors, who are overrated hacks with little or no vision at all.