Sentences with phrase «book held my attention»

Among the things he overlooks is the «serenity principle»: when one is immersed in a book it holds the attention.

I had a lot of things to do today, but the book held my attention to such a degree that I got up early and spent most of my day in my reading chair because I couldn't put this book down (Susan S).

This book held my attention due to the format (told in a series of letters) and the fact that it presented another new Civil War storyline.

The last half of the book held my attention more, and I raced through to the conclusion (Diane L).

I have watched the TV series but the book held my attention as no TV program ever could.

Not exact matches

There seems to be a strain of conventional wisdom which holds that if peoples» attention is being increasingly split by all the digital entertainment options, they're reading fewer books.

As your attention focuses on the reading — raising the book as you read reveals your focus — the text you hold will become the congregation's center of attention as well.

Neither the «straight white males with book deals» dividing the bounty nor the people who don't seem to be able to talk about anything without having to trash straight white males can hold my attention for very long I'm afraid.

The author covered the sex abuse crisis for Newsweek and has produced a big book, mainly about people and events in Boston, that will hold the attention of readers interested in a journalistic account that tries to be fair - minded, although it is not untouched by moments of legitimate, indeed necessary, outrage.

Throughout the book, the understanding and behavior of the statesman holds the center of attention.

Held during the last week of September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of books across the United StBooks Week highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of books across the United Stbooks across the United States.

This summer's new crop of parenting books examines modern pressures and holds them up to the light of science to sort the wheat from the chaff: Which messages are worth paying attention to and which should be discarded?

This is an extremely good instructional potty book for kids, because it is beautifully illustrated (to help hold their attention) but it goesstep - by - step through potty training.

At almost 600 pages, I was worried if this book would hold my attention, but Boyne crafts the perfect boyhood friendship as it sprawls decades of time in this gorgeous and gripping saga.

Being a busy mum of two, I really crave the escapism from real life that a book can offer but I have been struggling to find a story that was able to hold my attention.

Before your baby is even born, purchase a whole new stash of coloring books, fresh crayons, stickers, puzzles... anything that seems fresh and new will be much more exciting to your toddler and will most likely hold their attention better than something they've seen a thousand times.

The books we used most were mostly black and white with some high contrast colors to hold her attention.

The first no is generally followed by a redirecting light squeeze on the hand which is followed by holding his hand at his side until he is calm then his attention is redirected back to our book or special potty toy.

If your little one doesn't want to hold a book, this might be another way to occupy his attention while you change a diaper — you tell a story or help him make one up of his own.

I love Pete the Cat books b / c they are short enough to hold her attention and always have a nice lesson in the story as well.»

Yet while those comic book references, along with plenty of well - written quips aimed at older audiences, will engage the parents in the theater, the film's introspective second act may fail to hold the attention of younger viewers.

Instead, as directed by Francis Lawrence from a script by Justin Haythe, «Red Sparrow» defaults to stodgy when its story isn't dishing out the book's explicit sex and violence (including attempted rape), with lines and scenes that feel flat and obligatory alternating with ones that have no trouble holding our attention.

In their latest book, The Power of Teacher Teams, the pair draws attention to this invaluable network of educators, professionals, and administrators, claiming that, when executed correctly, teacher teams may hold the...

The kids like the book because it is a great mystery and holds their attention.

In their latest book, The Power of Teacher Teams, the pair draws attention to this invaluable network of educators, professionals, and administrators, claiming that, when executed correctly, teacher teams may hold the power to transform schools in such a way that they can offer a more successful and effective learning experience.

We feature books that hold a reader's attention until the very last sentence.

I often judge a book not by its cover, nor by the author's impressive vocabulary, but by their ability to hold my attention.

Rosenthal's crisp writing style makes the book eminently readable and even those not typically drawn to non-fiction will find it holds their attention.

One book that has held my attention is Grit Lit: A Rough South Reader, edited by Brian Carpenter and Tom Franklin.

The author was very creative in the way he presented his story and really held my attention on a coast - to - coast flight last week where I read the entire book.

Crammed with sidebars, footnotes, maps, detailed diagrams, signs, songs and genealogical charts, T.S. Spivet is an explosion of creativity, a book so bizarre that it might hold your attention even without the complex coming - of - age story at its...

Now, please understand that 80 % of the books I read are fiction, and it does take an exceptional non-fiction book to hold my attention.

[It] captured and held my attention so completely that I read straight through, neglecting everything I was supposed to do that day... I highly recommend the book, but offer this caveat to readers: when you start reading, be sure you have no other demands on your time that day.

Either it grabs my attention in which case I buy the book, or it doesn't hold my interest and promptly gets dropped.

Her Last Breath captured and held my attention so completely that I read straight through, neglecting everything I was supposed to do that day... I highly recommend the book, but offer this caveat to readers: when you start reading, be sure you have no other demands on your time that day.

I thought the book was well written and it held my attention.

Many audiobooks I tend to tune in and out of, even if it's a good book, but this held my attention.

In a review for the title, Carla Trueheart raves, «It is very rare to come across a nonfiction book that grabs the reader and holds their attention as well as this one does.»

Extremely long manuscripts can be difficult because, for first - time authors, it takes quite a skill to write a very, very long book that holds the reader's attention.

YouTube has over a billion video viewers, and every day, people watch hundreds of millions of hours on YouTube.1 Capture their curiosity by inviting a professional voice actor to narrate your book video, and hold their attention with a strategic YouTube video advertising campaign that targets viewers with a keen interest in your book's genre and style.

Jim Hilt, the company's vice president of e-books, says the company is starting to share their insights with publishers to help them create books that better hold people's attention.

Readers will often look past substantive issues and finish the book, but they won't pick up another book by that author, and they will leave negative comments, such as, «Some parts were confusing» (a problem with consistency), «The writing was choppy» (a problem with flow within and between paragraphs), «It wasn't well written» (a problem with awkward sentences and possibly other various issues), «I wasn't sure who was saying what» or «The dialogue wasn't that great,» and «It didn't really hold my attention» or «The story was boring» (a problem with telling instead of showing).

If the ebook is all about ease, and short attention spans, the ink and paper book must satisfy not just the thrill of reading, but the deep aesthetic pleasure associated with owning, holding and even scenting a favourite text.

The paper was designed initially to draw attention to the Digital Book World Conference + Expo held in New York from January 13 - 15, 2014.

After a remarkable amount of prepub attention, including a feature on last week's CBS Sunday Morning, which included the book's eerie trailer, Marisha Pessl's novel broke in to the top 100 on Amazon sales rankings with growing holds in libraries.

- City of Books Reviews «A complete treasure with a breathtaking story which held my attention from the word go and kept me a willing captive from beginning to end.»

Long interviews, given an author photograph, at least one book cover with the blurb and a buy link, making them longer still, rarely hold attention, and are less likely to be shared.

I checked out a handful of the books on the site, and they are clean, even if the writing or stories didn't hold my attention.

Too many finance / value investing books fail to hold a reader's attention — they gloss over the details and / or offer no practical «how to «advice, or bury the reader in an avalanche of formulas & footnotes.

Firstly, I'd say that Tom Rath is the one who has really brought friendships into the workplace to our attention in his book «Vital Friends» — it's an easy read, rather than an academic text, and worth getting hold of.