Sentences with phrase «book by a friend»

I especially appreciate Carl reminding us of the fine book by our friend Philippe Beneton (a very melodious name, sing it to the tune of «Felice Navidad») that Ralph expertly....

For Freebie Friday this week I'm giving away a book by my friend Mick Mooney, «God's Grammar».

Several years ago I was asked to endorse a book by my friend Mark Noll called Is the Reformation Over?

McDormand, who won an Oscar for 1996's «Fargo,» was given the book by a friend, and passed it along to others to enjoy.

For newer books, I'll read the next installment by a favorite author or a book by a friend before titles by an unknown writer.

Julie changed direction in 2010 with her start - up digital publishing company, booksBnimble, beginning with four books by friends.

I am actually more inclined to read the book because of the comprehensive and obviously objective review, than if Allison had said «Here's a great book by my friends.»

Began reading a book by my friend from «Across The Pond» Chrissie Lightfoot; a United Kingdom lawyer (non-practicing) and entrepreneur (very practicing): — RRB -.

I was recommended this book by friends, and my partner and I have just begun reading it together.

Not exact matches

You know how hard it is to find time in your calendar for a single event, so make your life easier by creating a recurring engagement — such as a book club or weekly coffee date with a friend — that you'll soon see as a schedule staple.

You can search your address books on various email services, search Twitter itself, and can even invite your friends by entering email addresses.

When President Trump has his physical exam on Friday, there is little chance he will repeat the same story within a span of 10 minutes or fail to recognize old friends, as the explosive new book «Fire and Fury» by Michael Wolff asserts he has done in the past.

It's written by Gates» late friend, Swedish statistician and global health expert Hans Rosling, and Rosling's son and daughter - in - law, who helped finish the book after he died in 2017.

Keep it up by reading books like The Art of Communicating, by Thich Nhat Hanh and How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age, by Dale Carnegie and Associates.

Written by Peter Schweizer, a regular Fox News guest and author of controversial bestseller Clinton Cash, the book will reportedly «expose vast corruption by top Washington figures who leverage their political power to enrich their family members and friends, often by helping grease deals with foreign entities,» according to Axios.

For decades it was dismissed as the desperate refuge of authors rejected by publishing houses, wannabes who paid a fee to a musty vanity press that would dutifully typeset their words and transform them into a few boxes of books that the «writers» could hand out to their friends.

Starbucks built its empire by providing that third place — the comfortable location between home and the office — where you can meet friends, enjoy your favorite book, or surf the internet.

By booking her workout classes in advance, Dunnahoo - Kirsch is able to combine the commitment she makes with the social pressure from friends she works out with, into a powerful accountability hack for keeping her version of work - life balance in line.

Then a good friend, Krista, introduced me to a book: The Dream Manager by Matthew Kelly.

This week a book called «The Amazon Expansion Plan» comes out on Thursday November 10th, 2016 by my friend Kiri Masters.

She compiled the book from recipes inspired by her travels in Peru and from fellow trekkers, friends and family.

Everything changed in 2001, when a friend recommended Darren read a book called «Rich Dad Poor Dad» by Robert Kiyosaki.

FreedomFest was founded in 2002 by my friend Mark Skousen, then - president of the Foundation for Economic Education and author of several books, including one of my favorites, The Big Three in Economics: Adam Smith, Karl Marx and John Maynard Keynes.

Biden's first presidential run was derailed by a plagiarism scandal, and the former vice president will face much more scrutiny after the publication of Breitbart News Editor - at - Large and Government Accountability Institute President Peter Schweizer's blockbuster new book, Secret Empires: How the American Political Class Hides Corruption and Enriches Family and Friends.

Ben Carlson of A Wealth of Common Sense blog (and author of a great book by the same name), had a recent post Playing the Probabilities outlining that time has been an investor's best friend (for those investors that have had in some cases quite a bit of time), pointing to the following table.

Rice's grim portrayal of our cultural and political circumstance notwithstanding, this is a book marked by a bracing confidence that the friends of life are, in fact, on the winning side.

I had Christian friends who didn't think I should read books by atheists like Dawkins, etc..

Now, I am told by friends, that this book,» I am a Church Member», is going to be taught in small groups at the church.

But now I say unto you, report those who disagree with you to the church or denominational authorities, label them heretics or say that they raise «red flags» and let everyone know not to listen to them, criticize their positions without ever going to them personally to find out what they actually believe and are teaching, align them with other «heretics» without ever researching their books, writings, and messages, and above all, side with your friends against them even if you personally have never been hurt or offended by them.

But one of the first book reviews I read, written by a dear friend and mentor, started out by saying «Introverts in the Church.

Joy: I want to tap into that ever - present source of infinite joy by stopping long enough to find it in the little things — the bird's next in my carport, the Book of Common Prayer, long talks with good friends, the sound of Dan breathing (but not snoring!)

Show us evidence that your imaginary friend exists, otherwise that horror story book you quote is no different than quoting Harry Potter... just one more story written by man and in this case used to promote hate, bigotry and oppression... used to fool the gullible!

They will need to learn that the body of Christ is of great faith - building benefit from the cradle to the grave, the Word of God is not just a book full of good ideas to live by, Jesus isn't just a good friend to have in a pinch — He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life — the only way to the Father and eternal life.

As the women were getting ready for us to go out to a restaurant, I picked up my friend's book by Thomas Moore, Care of the Soul.

Reinforcing the fact that this book is historical fiction and not a precise biography, my friend Dalia Mogahed (executive director of the Center for Muslim Studies at Gallup and member of President Barack Obama's Advisory Council on Faith - Based and Neighborhood Partnerships) rightfully noted in her review that this «is not a book recounting Muhammad's life, but a beautiful story inspired by it... There was editorial license and creativity, and while many of the words and events have been recorded in authentic sources, many have not...»

After a while, I realized that all the stuff I was so sure I KNEW was given to me wholesale by family, friends, and clergy who all believed it because it was told to them by someone else, and this here book said the same stuff.

Today marks the fifteen year anniversary of the Murrah Federal Building bombing and I emailed an old friend, Jayna Davis, whose book, The Third Terrorist is by far the most accurate record of that horrific event.

I entered a contest on another blog, Pomomusings, and won a book by the bloggers friend, Jamey Heit called, The Island of Marna.

my husband and I are on the same page with this as are others we are friends with and it's not through a book we read or denominational position or sect leader's influence: I like to think we were all gradually influenced by the Holy Spirit... then I'm sure that's how you feel about your position too.

There are entire chapters that we subsequently discover are wrongheaded (like the speeches made by Job's three friends, for example; at the end of the book, God gives them all a good telling off).

From a book review highlighted by our friends at First Thoughts: «Marxists can account for the singular, closed character of modern society by invoking Marx's theory of historical materialism.

For his human adventure the Creator would have been provided with the finest clothes, the best books, and surrounded by the most influential friends.

I should like to acknowledge by indebtedness to my friends Professor Marvin Fox and Professor Abraham J. Heschel for criticism of this book in its early stages.

I think I would enjoy Dylans book, I have only been reading books for a short time now, my friend from church, loaned me Angels in my hair, by Lorna byrne, I was hooked straight away,,,, Not having much schooling as a child this is also helping me with reading skills....

These young progressives, you say, «read religious books and pray but find churches boring and irrelevant,» and are offended by churches that don't accept gays and «relegate their non-Christian friends to Hell.»

These two prizes go to one winner: The awesome cartoon book by my fellow cartoonist friend, Jon Birch of the famous ASBO Jesus blog in the...

In the last years of his life his influence was further underscored in that others began to write books about him — a trend that was to intensify after his death so that now we see a steady stream of theses, monographs and studies coming out each year, though we still await the authorized biography to be done by his old friend John Howard Griffin.

The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi — This book tells the story of a Korean immigrant girl who is trying to figure out how to change her name to a more Americanized one when her friends intervene.

Sending a copy of one of his books to a friend, he noted that it «was written by Jack Donne and not by Dr Donne.»

The book is The Friends of Meager Fortune by the Canadian author David Adams Richards.