Sentences with phrase «book historical research»

Nonetheless, the Kindle Popular Highlights dataset offers a snapshot into the possible ways in which book historical research can be conducted in the early twenty - first century.

There are over one million quotations that meet this basic criteria and can be analyzed in similar ways to evidence of marginalia and provenance in book historical research.

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Readers might ask whether the author of 15 books including The Ascent of Money has found a new paradigm of historical inquiry or just another way of packaging research for the market.

; then take a few college courses; go to a research library and read some books by historical scholars and articles in refereed academichistory journals.

(I got a little taste of these «fantastic and highly speculative theories» when I was doing research on historical interpretations of Song of Songs for my upcoming book on biblical womanhood.

Therefore, it is critical for Luke to impress upon his reader the importance of studying, researching, investigating, examining, and considering the historical accuracy and theological truths which Luke presents in his book.

[3] There have also been several attempts to bring to the «popular» level the technical aspects of the attempt of historical reconstruction, [4] and also to present the distillation of extensive and detailed research in the form of books, which have reached the status of becoming «best - sellers.»

of this program he enunciated several years later in his book on Christology, translated as Jesus — God and Man (Westminster, 1968): The resurrection of Jesus not only provides a preview of mankind's apotheosis and, as such, a mini-model of world history; it is also verifiable according to the usual canons of historical research.

In the second edition (1970) of Kuhn's book and in subsequent essays, he distinguished several features which he had previously lumped together: a research tradition, the key historical examples («exemplars») through which the tradition is transmitted, and the set of metaphysical assumptions implicit in its fundamental conceptual categories.

Dinges's book is not an ideological attack on Pinochet but a fair, balanced, painstakingly researched piece of historical journalism.

In 1965, he published his most famous book, at once classic and immediately consequential as a study in the development of doctrine: Contraception: A History of Its Treatment by the Catholic Theologians and Canonists — 533 pages of dazzling historical research, unpretentious erudition, and contextual analysis that concluded by offering reasons why the papal magisterium could and should support some forms of contraception for married couples.

In addition to supporting the endowment of the library, Mrs. Sawin donated Dr. Sawin's personal library collection which includes more than 6,500 books, meeting programs from endocrine organizations circa 1930 through current day, professional and personal research papers, slides, and many historical articles.

The history of those early activities of Inertial Confinement Fusion Research was published with original articles and contributions from the pioneers in the book Inertial Confinement Fusion: A Historical Approach by its Pioneers that he edited in 2007.

This is perhaps the most comprehensive, intelligible and well - researched book I have read in a long time which examines the political / historical / financial cancer saga, the dire consequences of most conventional treatments, as well as an in - depth elucidation of a myriad of non-toxic and clinically effective cancer treatment approaches.

She researched the look, voice, and personality of each historical figure in Tony Kushner's screenplay, which is based in part on Doris Kearns Goodwin's book «Team of Rivals.»

Using the Great Depression example, students must read a historical fiction book set in the time period, research the Dust Bowl and its impact on crops, and listen to a song from the 1930s that encapsulates the mood of the historical period.

In preparation for Historical Figure Day, students have a few weeks to research their chosen individuals and find sources of information, such as books, encyclopedias, and approved Internet sites.

Select and use appropriate reference materials, such as Cobblestone magazine, the book Black Inventors and Their Inventions by Jim Haskins, and historical narratives, in order to answer the research questions: In what ways did the Industrial Revolution affect the lives of crafts people in the 19th century?

Attending to issues of diversity and fairness in assessment — including explanations of historical or political events, names in word problems, experts cited, and even details like the book covers students see when doing research projects — can help schools reconcile the mixed messages that surface when schools say that students need to be prepared for a diverse world while primarily exposing them to familiar names and faces (Hess & McAvoy, 2014; Popham, 2006).

In the course of doing research for a book like Astoria, which my agent has called «historical adventure,» I find myself reading bits and pieces of all sorts of works of nonfiction, as well as explorers» journals and memoirs, history, anthropology and many other eclectic subjects.

Some authors are asking for research assistance from people living in the same area as the characters in the book or historical information on a certain time and place.

If your story centers on a historical event or a real place, include the research and resources you used to write your book.

But if I have done my historical research sufficiently and used my imagination and writing skills effectively, I will make my readers believe in this house, picture it in their own imaginations, and want to revisit it, book after book.

Doing the historical research is both the most frustrating and fun part of the book.

But there's something especially enjoyable about a book that includes real - life historical figures — especially when those fictional portrayals feel authentic and exhaustively researched, as with historical fiction by Paula McLain and Nancy Horan.

The historical research is nice, especially in the first story when it talks about what they needed to pack and what books they used as resources.

It takes weeks of historical research and multiple trips to the liquor store, but I have forged ahead bravely and created cocktails for every book in the Kopp Sisters series.

Mason, who spent a year in the area studying tropical medicine, has supplemented his real - life experience with considerable research, and the book combines historical faithfulness with plot drama that will have readers racing through the last 30 pages.

If you're wondering which one to trust more, keep in mind that they are both projections and that it's worth looking at methodology: BookStats incorporates net sales revenue and unit data from nearly 2,000 U.S. publishers, then projects the size of the entire industry; PwC says that it looks at «retail spending by consumers on consumer books... and spending on books in electronic formats» and that it derives historical data «principally from confidential and proprietary sources» — including research group Informa Telecoms & Media — then projects.

Helen Rappaport's book is supported by meticulous research and numerous source documents; she recreates the historical period beautifully... The book excels in informing the reader of the world events, which led to this family's death and the all too momentous events which followed the end of the Romanov's and Russia's history... This is history that reads like an engrossing novel, and once you have made the acquaintance of the four Romonov sisters, you were never, ever forget them.

Helen Rappaport's book is supported by meticulous research and numerous source documents; she recreates the historical period beautifully (Dona N).

Montefiore's second book on Stalin (following Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar) can be appreciated on so many levels — for its depth of research, for its detailed historical perspective and for giving us such an intimate look at Stalin's life.

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Once I found an 1850 rare book in the library that fit the research I was doing for a historical novel.

A lot of these errors, particularly the horrendous ones with historical research are from books that were formerly traditionally published, so gatekeepers are not the answer — you have to do it.

Biographies (books about a person's life written by someone else), autobiographies or memoirs (books about a person's life written by that person), research - based books (medical textbooks, historical books), and cultural critiques are just a few nonfiction books that benefit from the presence of an appendix.

You're very likely to find bibliographies in the back pages of textbooks, historical nonfiction books, biographies, cultural critiques, essay collections, and research - based nonfiction books.

I began reading contemporary books as well as historical to research my book of 65 profiles, Love's Leading Ladies.

One top self - published Historical Romance author on Amazon writes her books in three weeks, doesn't research or edit, barely varies her story line, and still her fans devour everything she throws at them.

Admittedly though, most are not novels... a few first edition hard cover fiction and one author I collect, but most are cookery books, knitting pattern books, historical texts, research books, etc..

Orna: Well, one of the things that I found really interesting while I've been researching these books is looking at the historical development of the attitude to finances.

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The book content we know today is becoming highly interactive and accessible with links to videos and images from actual historical events and original research data.

JP: Some of the stuff that was most fun that didn't get in the book was the historical research about some of the older showrunners of another era.

On April 9, NEH announced $ 18.6 million in grants for a traveling exhibition and public programming exploring the role of blacks in American cinema from 1900 - 1970, a New York Historical Society touring exhibition on Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow, development of undergraduate curriculum at the University of Dayton related to the life and work of Paul Laurence Dunbar, and research for a book on self - taught Louisiana painter Clementine Hunter (1887 - 1988).

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Spitzmueller makes historical models based on historical book features as well as one - of - a-kind artists» books influenced by her research and conservation work.

Use the SAM Research Libraries Catalogue (OPAC) to access books, exhibition catalogues, videos, and selected historical materials in the McCaw Foundation Library.