Sentences with phrase «book paints a picture»

The book paints a picture of an exceptionally successful woman who admits to lacking confidence at various points in her career.

Published on the occasion of the twenty - five year anniversary at David Zwirner, this book paints a picture of the gallery's growth and development through the lens of the artists that have shaped it.

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Blessed and Beautiful: Picturing the Saints by Robert Kiely Yale, 288 pages, $ 40 What I discovered,» writes Robert Kiely in this sumptuously illustrated book on Italian Renaissance paintings of the saints, «were images often infused with tenderness, exquisite sentiment, erotic vigor, but....

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo — This is another one that could have gone on the picture book list because the paintings in here are sublime but the biographies of 100 notable women are written as bedtime fairy tales.

«10 His findings are in line with those of Richard Pfeffer, whose book, Working for Capitati $ m, paints a bleak picture indeed.

Coloring Book paints a smattering of pictures that show someone who loves the Lord, but still falls short and has flaws.

If he tries to do so, he might quite easily be as foolish as a man attempting to determine the pattern of a carpet from examination of a single thread, a picture from a tube of paint, or a book from a box of assorted type.

In the classic Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury paints a picture of a future world where firefighters start fires, rather than put them out — fires created with burning books because intellectual pursuits...

So while there are few hard and fast rules for keeping a Sabbath, Dan Allender paints a picture in his book of spending time with friends and family, enjoying sumptuous meals, taking walks, enjoying long talks, and doing whatever we find enjoyable in life.

The Nüremburg Picture Books painted by priests are easily understood; one and all, they resemble, deceptively, people as they generally are, and, spiritually understood, nothing.

• The book of Revelation paints an extremely optimistic picture of the universal scope of God's salvation.

We cherish the music they composed, savor the books they wrote, marvel at the pictures they painted and use the scientific discoveries they made.

This substantial reverse line movement at two of the sharpest offshore books should paint a clear picture of where the market stands on this game.

The history book paints a nasty picture from a West Brom point of view, however this is a much improved Baggies outfit who came close to ending their Liverpool voodoo back in September, when going down 1 - 0 at Anfield despite producing a performance worthy of at least a point.

One quiet afternoon we looked through the «Art book for Children», the first picture to catch her eye was a huge mass of swirling colour with a man throwing paint at a canvas on the floor.

Offer to read them a book, take them for a walk or paint a picture.

Watching a World War Two battle re-enactment of soldiers running across muddy wasteland and tanks firing in to the night sky, paints a much clearer picture than anything you can read from an exercise book.

This book paints a broader picture of what it really takes for children to succeed.

Asked if his book painted a flattering picture of New Labour, Lord Mandelson replied: «I do think it shows a very good and flattering picture of not just Gordon Brown and Tony Blair but others like me who helped them rescue the Labour party from what it was in the 1980s.»

In the The Trilobite Book, Riccardo Levi - Setti's text and photographs paint a stunning picture of the diversity and fascination of the «giant woodlice»

We can also paint a few things like picture and mirror frames, end tables, and even book shelves.

Prague was high on my bucket list ever since my Dad brought home a book of pictures from the city he'd just visited, pictures that mesmerised me enough to even paint a canvas of...

Personal or Handmade Touches - Handmade invitations (made by ourselves)- Handmade place settings (made by ourselves)- Handmade Guest Book (drop frame — guests signed a wooden heart, and dropped them into a frame)(made by ourselves)- Framed pictures for table names (made by ourselves, and named after cars from Harry's favourite film)- Personalised cake topper and cupcake decoration (cake topper from Ebay, and cake made by my Aunt)- Handmade bridesmaid's posies (made by my mum)- Personalised and hand painted wedding shoes (for Bride)(done by Beautiful Moments)- Personalised champagne glasses for Bride and Groom to use for toast (bought as a present by my sister and her family)- Ushers were bought cufflinks to wear that reflected their personal interests - Bridesmaids were given personalised flat shoes to wear in the evening (personalised by me)- Handmade bridesmaids dresses - Flowers and buttonholes, and bouquet all made unique, with my bouquet including charms with pictures of my grandfathers on them.

I feel like I am looking at those flip card picture books when we are painting murals and look so forward to seeing the changes made each day!

This relationship forms the core of Michael Pearce's clammily compelling debut feature, which paints a very different picture of Channel Island life to that other film set on Guernsey involving books and potato peel pies.

A slender, much - loved picture book built on dream - smudged oil paintings become an intricate, polished, indefinably askew digitally animated film about the purity of childhood faith, with Tom Hanks taking on five roles.

Now for all the goodies that are included in this release, included is a 48 - page hardcover book «Harry Potter Catalogue of Artefacts», a 32 - page «Harry Potter Label Collection» booklet, an envelope containing five wonderfully detailed black - and - white Stuart Craig drawings which are printed on heavy - stock cards, concept art color paintings also on heavy - stock cards, a Holocrux locket replica, a weathered blueprint poster of the Hogwarts castle, a large 24 ″ x 36 ″ cloth map of the Hogwarts grounds (pictured below) and, of course, a numbered certificate of authenticity.

Costume designer Sammy Sheldon, who also tackled comic book for director Matthew Vaughn with Kick Ass in 2010, paints a relatively understated picture of the sixties, more The Prisoner than The Avengers.

Like the book, the resulting film doesn't paint the prettiest picture of a small Texas town, but it does provide a brutally realistic look at the Permian Panthers football program back in the late»80s.

Scorsese painted a beautiful picture just like the book certainly transported readers back to post-Feudal Japan.

The paint - tube - pure hues of Moonrise Kingdom evoke picture books but also reinforce subtle connections between the characters, who live on an island called New Penzance off the New England coast, in the summer of 1965.

If a picture paints a thousand words, then the Liz and Joe books, all with full colour photos, help to promote literacy and offer adult appropriate themes, rather than stories aimed at children.

With the bleak picture of the African American community that he paints, one might conclude that Riley's book offers only a dim light to guide us forward.

With little detail, the book's words and pictures paint for today's generation a picture of a war that affected the United States in many ways.

The vast majority of books, films, and other resources paint a largely white picture of the American Revolution.

The book paints a remarkable picture for twenty - first - century living and learning, whether you agree with all his points or not.

WARNING: The story does not paint a flattering picture of the Christian religion, and students who are Christian should be prepared; parents should read the book first, to be sure that their student is ready for this material.

In her book, Lusi paints a thematic and holistic picture of the enormous task that state departments of education (SDE) must undertake in order to develop their educators» instructional practice.

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Thickly footnoted, illustrated with a wide variety of photographs, and written with an eye toward Nabokov's writing as well as his wife, Schiff's book paints a comprehensive picture of one of literature's more complex couples.

We write our books hoping to paint a vivid picture for the reader, with every thousand words.

I am surrounded by my books and papers and pictures painted by my husband on the walls.

Most of the information published about queries (in books and online) is inadequate (it's not completely wrong, but it only paints half the picture).

This glorious picture - book tribute to Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn conveys the nonstop action in exciting paintings and drawings.

In this picture book, paintings of the English coast are full of shadowy shapes that young Mary sees or imagines as she seeks treasures in the sand and stone.

Written in Woodson's eloquent free verse and illustrated with Lewis» beautiful, spacious watercolor paintings, Each Kindness is written in the first - person voice of Chloe, who is both a bully and a bystander and who contemplates the loss of a «chance of a kindness with Maya» at the book's end — a rare conclusion in a picture book in its sense of regret and also the bully's and bystander's perspectives.

Its deft handling of crucial issues facing young people today and its exploration of the racial tensions and poverty - line discrimination that is still prevalent in even the most affluent, forward - thinking societies paints a very genuine picture of life for teenagers, but it might not be a publishing industry marketing team's dream book.

James Ransome's evocative, arresting watercolor paintings focus intently on Tubman's dignified face at every step of the way in this illuminating, moving picture book.»

I learned a lot about Jamaica and its history, and the writing painted vivid pictures in my mind of the island, the people, the music... I had a hard time putting the book down.

Weatherford's informative yet succinct text is juxtaposed against a happily oversize picture - book format that allows enough room for Zunon's impressive oil - paint - and - collage artwork.