Sentences with phrase «book was such a hit»

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Bestselling author David Bach, who is releasing an updated version of his hit book «The Automatic Millionaire» this December, calls such views «ridiculous» and argues that homeownership is a timeless principle of building wealth that, while boring, still works.

The concept was such a hit that a book was quickly written about the subject.

SAP had been slow to move into the cloud, said Reuner, but after making the shift with acquisitions such as procurement software company Ariba in 2012, the first quarter of 2017 saw it sell more subscriptions than expected, with new cloud bookings increasing by 49 percent to 215 million euros ($ 244.9 million) and shares hitting a record high.

It was such a hit that I'm putting writing the recipe down in my little book with favorite recipes!

The Ballon d'Or holder's body position was such that he could very well have attempted to hit the far corner with an effort on his left football but, instead, he saw an unmarked and perfectly - positioned Javier Hernandez aching to be given his chance at etching his name into the Santiago Bernabeu memory books.

Christiano Ronaldo hit the record books with 16 goals scored in a single Champions League season, following Real Madrid's second - leg win against incumbent champions Bayern Munich, and as such betting is closed as to who will score the most goals over the course of the competition.

The Crystal Lake Park District's latest publication is such a hit, only 30 of 300 books remain.

The book covers love, body and consent, similar territory to Caitlin Moran's How To Be a Woman, but more up - to - date with such issues as female genital mutilation and why Fifty Shades of Grey proved such a hit.

The book was a huge hit, earning multiple accolades (such as the Peano Prize in 2003 International Pythagoras Prize in 2004) and proving once and for all that Mario Livio was just as skilled as a writer as he was as an astrophysicist.

Since then, Zayas has starred in more than 30 plays, including JESUS HOPPED THE «A» TRAIN, IN ARABIA WE»D ALL BE KINGS, and OUR LADY OF 121st ST.. While performing in New York plays, he began to book roles on hit TV shows such as NEW YORK UNDERCOVER, LAW & ORDER, and NYPD BLUE, all while working for the New York Police Department.

Overall, I will admit that the film was pretty hit or miss with a lot of the humor and jokes for me, but none of that ruined the fact that it was still a fun, colorful, and even quite nostalgic time for a fan of the books such as myself.

The sequel to 2016 ′ s surprise hit — which proved that the global box office could not only stomach a comic - book character who swears and slays, but was desperate for such a bad widdle boy — is the closest Hollywood's superhero industrial complex has come to appealing directly to the mind of a Grade 5 classroom.

Often ignored is the factor that made Raimi's works such a hit (and later Marvel movie Iron Man too)-- the casting of impressive actors to breathe life into the comic book characters.

In many key markets, «Black Panther» is outpacing previous comic - book movie hits such as «Doctor Strange,» «Wonder Woman,» and «Guardians of the Galaxy,» all of which augurs for a healthy opening weekend and much to celebrate in the halls of Marvel.

The movie's tone is still way too brooding for something that has so much levity at its fingertips, but that brooding is what made Meyer's books such a hit.

Favreau has such an impressive and varied resume, and the fact that he can jump from an Indie hit like Chef to a massive blockbuster like The Jungle Book shows why he's destined to go down as one of the great directors.

It is in Gray's spirited execution that such by - the - book formula makes for a brisk, slick entertainment hits the summer movie spot.

The first one is obviously buried in our history books, the Skoda Fabia Scout while the second such vehicle to hit the market is not so visible, the Volkswagen Cross Polo.

There are other stories, though, particularly in the latter half of the book, such as «The River Warta,» that read like workshops for writers, teaching them the mechanics of short stories without the distraction of feeling anything for the characters: You introduce the character this way, hit this beat, give the reader something to chew on right here, and soon you have a workable short story.

Epistolary Novel While letters have been the anchor of many a book, one recent hit such as Maria Semple's Where'd You Go Bernadette includes email, files, and official documents to create a marvelous portrait of a strained, but ultimately loving, relationship between a harried Seattle mom and her teen daughter.

Who knew there were such nerves to hit around marketing books?!

He's helped numerous books hit the New York Times bestseller list and worked with many well - known authors, such as Dan Pink, Dan and Chip Heath, Charles Duhigg, Pamela Slim, and Hugh Howey.

For our first season we'll be hitting big ticket topics such as a commentary on the current publishing landscape, how to optimize your book metadata for sales, how to sell your book to indie bookstores, ebooks vs. print books, and how much it costs to self - publish.

When Nick Osborne, film producer of such movies as Summit Entertainment's hit Remember Me which starred Robert Pattinson, investigated the traditional route to publication for his title Refuge, he found that the options before him weren't taking his book where he wanted it to go and decided to put the skills that helped him become a successful film producer to use.

Comment: The Stolen Child is one of those out - of - the - box type novels that tend to either miss by a mile or, like books such as The Time Traveler's Wife, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, or The Life of Pi, hit a nerve with people and become tremendously popular.

McWilliams wasn't the first person to prove that how - to prose about computers could be lively and entertaining rather than dry and technical, but his self - published books hit bestseller lists, attracted attention from the mainstream press, and converted doubters such as William F, Buckley.

Hits from the index could be presented alone or alongside search results from the text and other parts of the book such as the glossary.

A book such as a business memoir or even a personal memoir about the company's founder is now almost a requirement to get media attention, to enhance a reputation (or to rehabilitate one), to hit the public - speaker circuit, or to bury the competition.

When presented with claims such as Bob's, you should dig a little deeper and see if this is just a sales pitch, or a statement based on experience either working with bestselling authors or having one of their books hit the bestseller list.

And if you again mentioning the author business and success as an author business, then where we are wanting to write books that have a commercial hit as such, as well as being a good read.

For example, if your book is aimed at a very specific group, such as outdoorsmen, make sure to hit up wildlife periodicals like Backpacker Magazine.

Every author wants to appear on such NPR shows as «All Things Considered,» because that type of media hit is the making of any book promotion campaign.

This is especially frustrating for business class and first class award tickets, and even worse if you book on an airline that hits you with steep carrier - imposed surcharges (such as British Airways).

I find such comfort in digging my toes in the sand, paired with a good book and the sound of waves hitting the shore in the background, it is my favorite way to unwind.

Book European awards using British Airways miles — you'll be hit with massive surcharges on BA flights, which all go through London and are heavily taxed; even on partners such as American there will be high fees

Leonard had been working on her project for many years prior to the first video becoming such a hit, so when her Story of Stuff Book came out earlier this year, we spoke with her about the project in one of our TreeHugger Radio interviews.