Sentences with phrase «books by genres»

Users will be able to search books by genres and ratings and come up with a list of books to check out and direct links to the various vendors.

If the library software on your device is a bit more sophisticated it will allow you to categorize books by genres and keywords, using the «keyword» meta - data you have provided in your e-book.

I don't have any sympathy for people who refuse to use the already available tools (all the retailers have search function and filters with which you can single out publishers by name and then filter the books by genre) and prefer to waste their time by whining «The slush pile is indeed my problem as well as it is for any discerning reader» and stating: «published» author and literary scholar have become as diminished as today's Mercedes Benz automobile — cheapened and mass marketed so that everyone can own one.»

They allow you to list books by genre just like every other Newsletter site, and they do have pretty good coverage of genres, though not as much as other sites.

Conclusions & Introduction to My Resource Page (including review sites receptive to indie author books by genre)(Post # 5)

When categorizing books by genre for BookBrowse I have been struck by the thought that a novel is simply a name for a book that doesn't fit neatly into any one genre.

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I shelve my bound books by genre, and many of my shelves are full to overflowing.

You can browse lists of New York Times bestsellers, B&N eBook bestsellers, new releases, and recommended books by genre and category.

Not exact matches

Get outside of your normal routine by learning a new hobby, reading a different book genre, or striking up a conversation with a complete stranger (exercise judgment on this one).

Romance as a genre is by far the biggest book market, and generates around $ 1.44 billion per year.

19th century, archaeological finds (e.g. earth and timber fortifications and towns, the use of a plaster - like cement, ancient roads, metal points and implements, copper breastplates, head - plates, textiles, pearls, native North American inscriptions, North American elephant remains etc.) is not interpreted by mainstream academia as proving the historicity or divinity of the Book of Mormon.This evidence is viewed by mainstream scholars as a work of fiction that parallels others within the 19th century «Mound - builder» genre that were pervasive at the time.

Several of the book's features are shared with other British theology: a basic concern for intelligent orthodoxy informed by worship; the Trinity as the encompassing doctrine, strongly connected to both church and society; a well - articulated response to modernity; a wide range of «mediations,» through various discourses and aspects of contemporary life (philosophy, history, friendship, sex, politics, aesthetics, the visual arts and music); a special affinity for the patristic period; and a preference for the essay genre.

The D'Aulaire books are also representative of another genre almost unmentioned by Mr. Bottum, that of the mythic, fairy, or folk tale.

Both genres are still there, but they have been edged out by rows of greeting cards and stacks of books on human relationships.

The work of Amos Wilder, particularly his book Early Christian Rhetoric: The Language of the Gospel, which deals with major literary genres of the New Testament, as well as the work on parables as extended metaphors by such scholars as Robert Funk, Norman Perrin and Dan O. Via, Jr., has become important for many of us.

Luther created a new genre, the catechism, which brought together in a single book the traditional material covered by baptismal catechesis: the Ten Commandments, the Apostles» Creed and the Lord's Prayer, plus teaching on the sacraments.

A genre of writing that fascinates some scholars and clergy consists of books and articles written by scientists who, venturing beyond what can be securely proved, present larger visions of the cosmos, life, the beginning and the end of all things, and the place of the human in the grand narrative.

To see this, we need surely to begin by considering the narrative genre of discourse that dominates the Pentateuch, as well as the synoptic Gospels and the Book of Acts.

It also reprises some themes from Smith's earlier books, including the case for postmodernism as an ally of Christianity rather than as a threat, and skepticism about the value of straightforward apologetics — with Taylor, he suggests that the genre diminishes religion by reducing it to just another «closed» set of propositions in an age that prizes storytelling and fluidity.

This book, which on its face seems to have been motivated by the old - timer's urge to reminisce by means of the biographical genre, is actually a fine work of history, and in the end its author is unafraid to suggest that the work of history is itself an enterprise of devotion, a kind of spiritual work.

The «temerity» of the book is furthered by the editorial choice to mimic the structure and genres of Scripture, including the chapter - and - verse format, and so provide a «secular alternative to the King James Bible.»

I am working on a book that shows by means of medieval rabbinical commentary, Hebrew semantics, and biblical genre studies, that Genesis 1 is scientifcally accurate and the first part of a semitic chiasm.

Why it's awesome: Founded by siblings, the subscription book club allows you to choose two different genres each month.

The book Science on Stage, by Kirsten Shepherd - Barr, is a comprehensive survey championing this genre but raising many serious questions.

Why We Get Fat by Gary Taubes (Alfred A. Knopf) Taubes's latest addition to the crowded genre of diet books dismisses as folly the common wisdom of calorie counting.

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Illustrated by astounding color and black - and - white images, the book presents the best of this mind - bending genre, detailing through insightful commentary and behind - the - scenes stories why each film remains essential viewing.

Language: English Genre: Biography / Drama MPAA rating: PG Director: Frank Perry Actors: Faye Dunaway, Diana Scarwid, Steve Forrest Plot: Based on the book about Joan Crawford, written by her adopted daughter Christine, the perfect Hollywood life presented by the family is just a facade.

Almost two full decades before the explosion of effects - and gore - driven horror created in large part by the emergence of a viable VHS genre market, Lewis and his producing partner crafted careers out of servicing the more prurient interests of theater owners, who were eager to book cheap fare that could fill seats between Hollywood studio engagements.

Give it a download if you are looking for a fun and unique twist on a genre typically oversaturated with uninspired, by the book gameplay elements.

The General section — which comprises the coverage of Australian cinema, spotlights on directors, genres and national cinemas, Film Festival reports, film and book reviews, and film criticism itself — is edited by Fiona A. Villella.

But Impulse will certainly have elements of both the scifi and teen genres, as it's based on the third book in the Jumper series by Steven Gould.

Writer / director Shane Black is an old hand at the genre having revitalised it in 1987 with Lethal Weapon in which Mel Gibson's near - suicidal detective, Riggs, is paired with Danny Glover's by - the - book Murtaugh.

If that wasn't enough, he is now jumping into the horror genre with another new project based on a comic book by Steve Niles (30 Days of Night).

The Academy acclaims the oppositional project of these new genre films; Logan articulates this in comic - book terms when a mad scientist (Richard E. Grant) restores Wolverine's twisted, evil doppelgänger: «You're a newborn by any measure.

Countless movies (and books and songs and TV shows) plumb the agony and elation of teen romance, but «Love, Simon» brings fresh perspective to the genre by focusing on an experience unseen in coming - of - age tales: What high - school first love might be like if you're gay.

Film Review by Kam Williams Headline: Fact - Based Holocaust Film Chronicles Case of Jewish Resistance in Poland In 2006, Black Book put a provocative new spin on the Holocaust genre by featuring Jews as resistance fighters rather than in the generally - depicted role of passive victims of genocide.

A genre film is more about how the film works within the rules of the genre, how it inverts them, and how the plot and style and overall human bits and pieces splash out onto the screen (more a more succinct Ebert quote, «It's not what the film is about, but how it is about it») and by that test, Kick - Ass is pretty damn successful in my book.

Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Joe Hill (a.k.a Stephen King's son), «Horns» is a unique horror flick about the devil inside us all, and the film, adapted by one of the genre's true prankster geniuses (Alexandre Aja of «Piranha 3D» infamy), carries forth the same nutzo spirit of the book, which is equal parts love story, murder mystery, and supernatural, metaphysical nightmare.

An extremely loose, glossy adaptation of the relatively obscure 2006 independent studio graphic novel of the same name by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, Cowboys & Aliens isn't the first mash - up of Westerns and science fiction (Westworld, Wild Wild West and Back to the Future Part III are other examples), but it is one of the first in a popular burgeoning trend in mixing genres that has seen books like «Pride and Prejudice & Zombies» become popular.

Rated PG - 13 For: intense sequences of violence and action throughout, and some sensuality Runtime: 151 minutes After Credits Scene: No Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Comic Book Starring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, Laurence Fishburne, Diane Lane, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeremy Irons Directed By: Zack Snyder

Genre: Sci - fi, action / adventure, Comic Book Starring: Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell, Toby Kebbell, Reg E. Cathey Directed By: Josh Trank

It's not without its flaws by any means, the plotting often does get in the way of what should be clean, bold throughlines, but as a grace note love letter to a character who made Nolan's career, and to a vision for a comic book film which simply redefined what the genre could do, it's a fitting farewell.

Adapted from Webb's 1999 book Dark Alliance and directed by Michael Cuesta (TV's Homeland and Dexter) this looks very solid stuff, in a genre of film that isn't made as often as I would like.

Fuqua skirts anything remotely interesting from a thematic standpoint, opting instead for a by - the - books modern re-imagining of the genre.

Genre: Drama Distributor: DreamWorks / Disney Director: Lasse Hallstrom Writer: Steve Knight, based on the book by Richard Morais Producers: Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey, Juliet Blake Executive Producers: Jeff Skoll, Jonathan King Cast: Helen Mirren, Manish Dayal

Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci - fi, Comic Book Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Ed Skrein, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller, Gina Carano Directed By: Tim Miller aka «An Overpaid Tool»