Sentences with phrase «book as entertainment»

It's a powerful message, whether it's packaged in a fiction book as entertainment or a nonfiction book, you have a message to share.

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Instead, comic books are completely legit entertainment as long as it's factored into the travel and entertainment budget and they are not overspending on it.

Fortune: Your book describes the success of Netflix's House of Cards as a turning point for the entertainment industry and digital content.

Families traveling with children, who have come to rely on movie and game - filled tablets for entertainment, should make sure to pack «some good old - fashioned unplugged entertainment, such as books, puzzle books, and coloring pads,» said Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, family travel expert at About.com.

Despite the widespread digitization of favorite pastimes such as reading and watching TV, the dominant format of entertainment remains print books, DVDs, Blu - ray disks and physical prints of digital photographs, according to the study.

Lions Gate Entertainment (No. 54) has had box office success with two major franchises: The Twilight series (produced by Summit Entertainment, a Lions Gate subsidiary) and Hunger Games, which have much in common as they are both film adaptations of bestselling young adult book series, are fantastical (one is about vampires and the other about a futuristic dystopia), and are anchored by a dynamic young female character (portrayed by Kristen Stewart in Twilight, Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games).

Greg previously served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Starz, an integrated global media and entertainment company, from January 2013 until December 2016; as a director of DIRECTV (and its predecessor), a provider of digital television entertainment services, from June 2008 to June 2010; as a director of Expedia, Inc.; an online travel company, from 1999 to 2003 and Chairman from 1999 to 2002; as a director of Starbucks Corporation, a retailer of specialty coffee, from 1999 to 2006; as a director of Barnes & Noble, Inc., a retailer of books and digital media, from September 2011 to April 2014; and as a director of Electronic Arts, Inc..

Aside from the ignorance and spiritual vapidity on exhibit in books such as this, entertainment Christianity is notable for the astonishing claim of its practitioners that they are the first to have discovered that apostasy pays.

Of course the commercial producers of entertainment will profit — as they have with films, books, records and TV.

These offer over 160 stores, which include high - street stores, designer fashions, independent retailers as well as sports, entertainment, electronics, books, restaurants and cafes, find out more here

If those books don't get your juices flowing then I don't know what will I raised chickens this year for eggs and entertainment, two pigs which go to slaughter Thursday and this spring I plan to raise all our own chickens for eating as well.

Media (not just TV and movies, but books, comics, and video games) will not provide equal representation, so we often find ourselves making a special effort to find and promote children's entertainment that acknowledges that women and girls exist, and not just as stereotypes and girlfriend characters.

As I mentioned in Asha and my recent episode on media and entertainment favorites, I love getting big stacks of books at the library, particularly because a book needs to hook me within the first few pages or I give up on it (meaning, I tend to have a lot of false starts with books).

Bahrain's national airline, Gulf Air, not only offers kids» meals and entertainment, but also has diapers on hand, free bassinet - booking, and the mysterious, magical creature known as the Sky Nanny — who helps out at Bahrain's airport but also on - board on Gulf Air «s wide - bodied long - haul routes.

The entertainment is great especially the Beijing Acrobats, they were a must see, I must say I was a little disappointed with Cosmos I thought they would have made more effort especially with the children, the Cosmos kids club reps were great but if you weren't outside the kids club hut at 10 am they left and for them to entertain your children in the evening they charge between 10 — 15euros which I thought was a bit wrong seen as you book the hotel for the kids clubs then have to pay extra — hey ho — but the animation team were great.

Healthy family entertainment - Reading aloud together introduces children to books as a form of entertainment and enables families to entertain themselves with topics of their own choosing, instead of being at the mercy of the television channels!

It's a nice thing to do, you get a bit of entertainment and it doesn't really matter (as with a book) if you are disturbed.

It's not often you find a book that not only serves as entertainment but therapy as well.

Provide an online center to help parents make good selections on such items as parenting books, toy, books for kids and electronic entertainment.

I don't see the Lunii as a replacement for reading to your child — you can't beat a bedtime book and snuggle with Mum or Dad, but I do think it provides another entertainment tool that isn't screen - related.

The games and books also served as entertainment for the kids during the reception which followed.

The Times Union Center, 51 S. Pearl St., in downtown Albany, is a large sports and entertainment venue, booking concerts and other shows and serving as the home of the Albany Devils of the American Hockey League.

Although years of rock»em, sock»em adventures have branded comic books as lightweight entertainment for children, Jay Hosler and Jim Ottaviani have staged a valiant defense of the medium.

I haven't worked through the books in chronological order, as I have decided that I will never be a knitter or a crocheter, but I have picked up many invaluable techniques in the dressmaking and embroidery sections, and found ample entertainment while looking through the pictures of the some the hilarious fashions «you can make yourself»!

Television's DCTV series, as well as comic book writers and artists from DC Entertainment, who will join invited guests from politics, government service, entertainment, business, acadeEntertainment, who will join invited guests from politics, government service, entertainment, business, acadeentertainment, business, academia and more.

DC comic book writers and artists such as DC Entertainment's Jim Lee, Julie Benson, Shawna Benson, Shea Fontana, Agnes Garbowska, Tom King, Steve Orlando, Alice Randall, Oscar ® - winning screenwriter John Ridley, Mark Russell, Mariko Tamaki and DC Entertainment's Geoff Johns, the best - selling author of Rebirth and Doomsday Clock.

Features and news on arts, music, film, books and entertainment in Japan and overseas, as well as listings for concerts, film, art, stage, events and Dating in Japan is not the same for foreign men and women.

In addition to the many recent books, articles, and exhibition catalogues converging on the life and art of Johannes Vermeer, various BUILD Series NYC is a live interview series where fans sit inches away from some of the biggest names in entertainment, fashion and business as they share

While those who enjoyed the Brooks book will likely be chagrined at seeing little of what they enjoyed show up on the big screen, taking World War Z on its own terms as a Hollywood blockbuster, there's still enough entertainment value to be had for those who are OK with the fact that the film doesn't represent the book.

Bordwell, as all film students know, is the author of such books as «Planet Hong Kong: Popular Cinema and the Art of Entertainment,» «Figures Traced in Light:» and «The Way Hollywood Tells It.»

October 7, 2015 • Maris Kreizman's clever, slyly provocative book suggests that what we think of as art and what we think of as entertainment have much to say to each other.

None of that matters very much because Ella is content with simply being light - hearted entertainment and it easily earns that label with its fun, gently subversive depictions of olden lifestyles (as a parallel to our time), fantastic creatures (ogres, elves, giants, and a guy stuck in a book), and Cinderella equivalents.

I love del Toro as a director and as a human being — the guy has his hands in all aspects of genre entertainment, from films to TV to comic books to video games — and he knows how to build beautifully realized worlds.

Comic books have a long history of using contemporary world affairs as fodder for their plots, but Batman v Superman utilizes them in a dark, uncomfortable way that precludes entertainment.

This summer, a Black Panther - inspired convention called Wakandacon is coming to Chicago, with a press release calling it «a first of its kind» event that will celebrate «Afro - futurism, tech, and entertainment» as well as «black superheroes in film, gaming, television, and comic books.»

And it acceptably serves as entertainment for the masses, as the action scenes are well - choreographed and complement the book's in tone.

As we await the release of Ninjak vs. The Valiant Universe later this year, Valiant Entertainment has given us a peek at some of the characters from the live - action webseries thanks to a series of variant covers for upcoming Valiant comic book titles.

Before that, he spent ten years at Entertainment Weekly as the magazine's chief video critic, also covering film, music, theater, books, and the internet.

Pictures shows Denzel Washington (center) as Eli in Alcon Entertainment's action adventure film «The Book of Eli,» a Warner Bros..

Based on the Vertigo comic book series from DC Entertainment, the film stars Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy («Bridesmaids»), Tiffany Haddish («Girls Trip») and Elisabeth Moss («The Handmaid's Tale») as three 1978 Hell's Kitchen housewives whose mobster husbands are sent to prison by the FBI.

For those that are not in a Bollywood - friendly town, Eros Entertainment has recently released a beautifully packaged two - disc DVD edition of the film; the slim keep case, as well as an informative booklet and a postcard, are housed in a sturdy, book - like cardboard case.

The famous comic book arc of Jean Gray going dark was dabbled with in 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand with Famke Janssen as Jean Grey, but the soft reboot of First Class has allowed the X-Men universe to have another go at the acclaimed X-Men storyline, with the new Jean, played by Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner who is on fire on the cover of the new Entertainment Weekly.

A literature festival filled with authors, workshops, and round table discussions; comic book guests, publishers, and retailers; a film festival, featuring underground films as well as the drive - in classic, Night of the Living Dead; entertainment that includes ice sculpting with power tools, dance, songs, and laughs.

Pre-order Star Wars: The Force Awakens via Amazon UK or Amazon US It's a very Blu edition of The Week in Star Wars as we've got details for The Force Awaken's home entertainment release, a behind the scenes photo from Episode VIII, details on Star Wars Land, your usual Star Wars Rebels and comic book -LSB-...]

Your enjoyment of the film will primarily depend on what sort of entertainment you're looking for going in, as it delivers plenty for action junkies, and a decent amount of sex and violence, but somewhere along the line, Don Winslow's original book gets lost in place of the more sensational side of things.

You can read more about «Gone Girl» as well as 98 other highly anticipated 2014 movies, TV shows, albums and books in the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly.

Activities have included maneuvering through a low - ropes course to build teamwork skills; entertainment, such as speakers who interacted with faculty and presented strategies for teaching language arts; discussions on goal setting and human behavior in organizations; book dramatizations; and an artist - in - residence for a day who outlined integrating the arts into the school program.

That food has been replaced by a gift certificate to a business such as a book or entertainment store.

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As an author, you have to convince readers that your book provides tangible benefits, such as inspiration, entertainment, learning, or even being a part of the cool crowAs an author, you have to convince readers that your book provides tangible benefits, such as inspiration, entertainment, learning, or even being a part of the cool crowas inspiration, entertainment, learning, or even being a part of the cool crowd.