Sentences with phrase «books in general as»

I tend not to like management books in general as I like to read more about the specific companies and people involved (business histories / bios / autobios etc.) as they dig deeper into each situation.

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The general argument, as reflected in the title of the book, is that unless we progress with people in mind, as opposed to in spite of them, the world will continue to be a very treacherous place to navigate.

E-ink screens in general aren't as responsive as LCD, so the actual buttons are a nice solution for navigating books and menus.

Indeed, the impetus for our book, «JP Madoff: The Unholy Alliance Between America's Biggest Bank and America's Biggest Crook» was Holder's refusal as Attorney General to prosecute a single criminal banker for the litany of indisputable crimes committed in the last eight years and his sale of get - out - of - jail - free cards to senior officers of JPMorgan Chase so that they were not prosecuted for their complicity in Madoff's crimes and for their dishonesty with respect to the «London Whale» scandal.

As we've previously seen in Allwork.Space, meeting rooms are an operator's most profitable asset; however much of the potential of meeting rooms goes unrealized as meeting rooms aren't offered to the general public and aren't easy to find and booAs we've previously seen in Allwork.Space, meeting rooms are an operator's most profitable asset; however much of the potential of meeting rooms goes unrealized as meeting rooms aren't offered to the general public and aren't easy to find and booas meeting rooms aren't offered to the general public and aren't easy to find and book.

No book better dissects the issues - beneath - the - issues at these Synods than this brilliant analysis of the sexual revolution, i.e., «the destigmatization and demystification of nonmarital sex and the reduction of sexual relations in general to a kind of hygienic recreation in which anything goes so long as those involved are consenting adults.»

$ 16 No book of recent vintage has provided such a comprehensive and intelligent overview of current options in relating Christian faith to the general culture as Robert Benne's The....

Yes Please by Amy Poehler — I'm not usually one for reading humour books or books by comedians in general, but I loved Tina Fey's Bossypants and so I decided to grab this one from the library as a bit of light reading one weekend.

Early on in his book, he declaims, «I saw the Surgeon - General's office... as a position of medical leadership.»

In general, the point of view of this volume is the same as that taken in my book The Growth of the Gospels (1933In general, the point of view of this volume is the same as that taken in my book The Growth of the Gospels (1933in my book The Growth of the Gospels (1933).

The proposition of this book, and of process thought in general, is that the concept of internal relations extends right down to entities such as protons.

These revisions of the Darwinian theory of evolution have been interestingly summarized for the general reader in George Gaylord Simpson's The Meaning of Evolution (Yale University Press, 1949), and in 1958 published as a Mentor Book in a paper - bound edition.

Their books may not be known to most of the general public interested in questions related to Jesus, the Gospels, or the early Christian church, but they do occupy a noteworthy niche as a (very) small but (often) loud minority voice.

But when I have seen this, my next task is to let the book's message universalize itself in my mind as God's own teaching or doctrine (to use the word that Calvin loved) now addressed to humankind in general and to me in particular within the frame of reality created by the death, resurrection, and present dominion of Jesus Christ.

Whitehead's theme, begun in the first chapter and maintained throughout the book and, in our judgment, for the rest of his philosophy, is that mathematics begins in experience and as abstracted becomes separated from experience to become utterly general.

In the books of moral theology which were studied in seminaries over the past 50 or 60 years, there are chapters on justice, referring to property in general, but no evaluation of colonialism as sucIn the books of moral theology which were studied in seminaries over the past 50 or 60 years, there are chapters on justice, referring to property in general, but no evaluation of colonialism as sucin seminaries over the past 50 or 60 years, there are chapters on justice, referring to property in general, but no evaluation of colonialism as sucin general, but no evaluation of colonialism as such.

The background assumption of this book means, finally, that so far as its content is concerned the best hope of saying things of general relevance to persons involved in all types of theological schooling today lies in making some particular and fairly concrete proposals that may turn out to be directly pertinent only to a few types of theological schools but may provoke and help other persons in other types of schools to think through these issues for themselves.

As he acknowledges in the introduction, the present book is a shortened version of four earlier general books on classical antiquity.

Maybe you should go to a book store instead and visit the science section... think of it as doing this country and humanity in general a huge favor.

They include the «chilling effects» of libel suits, the perennial conflicts between property and access, the three out of four publishers who intervene in news decisions affecting their local markets, the advertisers» freedom to move their money to where their interests are, industry self - regulation in broadcasting and advertising, the backlash against conveying under duress (as in a hostage crisis) points of view that are never aired as directly without duress, the flareups of book banning and censorship of textbooks, the rout of the civil rights movement, the retreat from principles of fairness and equality (even where never implemented), the attack on scientific and humane teaching, the threat of self - appointed media watchdogs to also spy on teachers in the classroom, and the general vigor of ancient orthodoxies masquarading as neo-this and neo-that.

My reflections arose, as I have indicated, in part from formative books and teachers, but they also grew out of grappling with Scripture (one of the lightning bolts here was the simple but profound insight of realizing once again the ineradicable connection of form and content — for instance, what is said in a parable can not be said in any other way), and with the complex business, endemic to academic theologians, of, as Kierkegaard would put it, becoming a Christian (not in general or for someone else but in particular and for me).

I wouldn't even consider that now, of course, (as it would be an unintended mockery) but I still think Biblical literacy is good for literary purposes in general and critical for anyone who claims to base their lives on the book.

And while this book is unlikely to replace Lewis's classic in the canon of Christian apologetics, Eberstadt presents a convincing critique of what is often referred to as the «New Atheism» and an entertaining and accessible defence of Christianity in particular and religious faith in general.

As Elizabeth Eisenstein says in her book on the role of the printing press, Protestant clergy «viewed printing as a providential device which ended forever a priestly monopoly of learning, overcame ignorance and superstition, pushed back the evil forces commanded by Italian popes, and, in general, brought Western Europe out of the dark ages.&raquAs Elizabeth Eisenstein says in her book on the role of the printing press, Protestant clergy «viewed printing as a providential device which ended forever a priestly monopoly of learning, overcame ignorance and superstition, pushed back the evil forces commanded by Italian popes, and, in general, brought Western Europe out of the dark ages.&raquas a providential device which ended forever a priestly monopoly of learning, overcame ignorance and superstition, pushed back the evil forces commanded by Italian popes, and, in general, brought Western Europe out of the dark ages.»

Such discussions can not be reproduced in book form; but it is still to the general reader that these lectures, which are printed as they were delivered, are now addressed.

The earlier books in general certainly betray a very vivid sense of the solidarity of the nation, so much so that the community can be addressed, or spoken of, as if it were one person «Israel is my son, my firstborn», says the Book of Exodus.

While the first book tackled happiness in general, Happier at Home focuses, as you might suspect, on the home: possessions, marriage, time, parenthood, etc..

In this essay, I have referred only to the book of Genesis and thus have chosen not to mention the prohibitions against homosexuality included in Leviticus, for it seems to me that what is at stake now is not homosexuality, which is a fact, a reality, whatever my view of it as a rabbi might be, but the risk of irreversibly scrambling genealogies, questions of legal and social status (the child - as - subject becoming child - as - object), and identities — a confusion that would be harmful to society as a whole and that would lose sight of the general interest in seeking the advantage of a tiny minoritIn this essay, I have referred only to the book of Genesis and thus have chosen not to mention the prohibitions against homosexuality included in Leviticus, for it seems to me that what is at stake now is not homosexuality, which is a fact, a reality, whatever my view of it as a rabbi might be, but the risk of irreversibly scrambling genealogies, questions of legal and social status (the child - as - subject becoming child - as - object), and identities — a confusion that would be harmful to society as a whole and that would lose sight of the general interest in seeking the advantage of a tiny minoritin Leviticus, for it seems to me that what is at stake now is not homosexuality, which is a fact, a reality, whatever my view of it as a rabbi might be, but the risk of irreversibly scrambling genealogies, questions of legal and social status (the child - as - subject becoming child - as - object), and identities — a confusion that would be harmful to society as a whole and that would lose sight of the general interest in seeking the advantage of a tiny minoritin seeking the advantage of a tiny minority.

Mormons are good people in general, but that does not exclude their belief is based on a «science - fiction novel» (the Book of Mormon) as well as Muslims who based their belief on a «poetry book» (the QurBook of Mormon) as well as Muslims who based their belief on a «poetry book» (the Qurbook» (the Quran).

The title given this book, Becoming and Belonging, indicates the general approach that I have taken: to exist as human is to exist as an instance of «becoming» or developing (for better or worse) and is also to belong with others of our kind in a great enterprise in which each one of us belongs and to which each one of us makes her or his contribution, for good or for ill.

Scientists are people, they are flawed, and I'm pretty sure God did not provide us with the mental ability to fully understand how he pulled everything off, but either way, In General science spends it's time trying to figure out how God did it... not why... you want to know why... I propose to you, as you suggested I open another book and learn, i propose you open a Bible and learn why God Created you.

But the greater part of the book is made up of miscellaneous proverbs, to some degree related topically, as for example chapters 10 - 15, in general, contrast the upright and the wicked, in one form or another.

Furthermore, the schools (in general) do not provide teachers with the adequate resources to perform their jobs effectively, such as teacher - requested books for their students; presentation items such as chalk, whiteboard markers, or projectors; basic classroom organizational needs such as storage bins, filing cabinets with adequate files, and functional modern computers with adequate software to make results tabulating more efficient; or motivational equipment designed to reward students for good behavior, scores, or attitudes (grades simply are not enough of a motivational tool).

After a couple of examples, I'd hoped for a more general education about where and how to look for areas to improve in my own school (again, as I said, I do realize that may have been expecting too much of the book!).

When we were home educating, we liked to use a variety of text books and other resources, such as CD - Roms, some of which tied in with the UK National Curriculum, some of which were for more general interest.

Unfortunately the book in general is not sensitive to provider options, defaulting almost exclusively to the doctor (which is assumed to be a physician as the author does on rare occasion specify «doctor or midwife»).

Although the developmental milestones listed in this book will give you a general idea of the changes you can expect as your child gets older, don't be alarmed if his development takes a slightly different course.

The current book focuses on IR in general and on the security system of the Gulf region specifically, and it can also be regarded as an addition to the literature on the political history of the area.

«As part of this Hattersley wrote a book «Choose Freedom», which was a decent attempt, particularly given the constraints on a very senior serving frontbencher, to popularise in general politics the ideas of John Rawls, Tawney and Crosland, rooting social democratic politics in a positive conception of liberty.

«I am not aware that he has done that, which makes me suspect that these payments were the reason why he aborted the 23rd December 2011 press release, why he instigated the late President against me, and why he championed all the false press against my integrity for wanting to bring corrupt Government and party officials involved in Woyomegate to book as the Attorney General.

The Chief of Army Staff, Nigerian Army, Lieutenant General TY Buratai, on Wednesday 20th September 2017, launched 3 books on Critical Thinking written by Colonel Charles Dalo Nengite, as part of efforts to enhance the capacity of Nigerian Army's personnel in creativity and innovation in the application of Critical Thinking.

While unveiling the 3 books; «Curriculum for Basic Critical Thinking and Judgement», «Curriculum for Self - Awareness in Critical Thinking and Judgement» and «Curriculum for Advanced Critical Thinking and Judgement», as well as «Curriculum for Self - Awareness in Critical Thinking and Judgement Workbook», Lieutenant General TY Buratai, who was represented by Major General Chris Jemitola, Chief of Policy and Plans (Army) at the occasion, said top military and management experts have rated Critical Thinking as the most important skill set for the complex strategic environment of the 21st century.

Separately, Vlasto told me the other books are about how New York legalized same - sex marriage, which was a watershed moment in the national debate on that issue, and Cuomo's term as New York attorney general.

He persevered as a military historian and his first book, The Donkeys, a critique of British generals in the First World War, was both controversial and successful.

One «senior member of the leadership» quoted in the book, The British General Election of 2010, by Dennis Kavanagh and Professor Philip Cowley, describes the party as «a bit like an adolescent child... its voice had broken and it had developed some muscles, but it still had child - like instincts».

While in the books of the NHIA, it had GH cents 544,976,790 as the government debt, the Public Accounts had GH cents 793,543,687, with the difference noted as GH cents 248,566,897 by the Auditor - General.

This probably is the case but nonetheless it presented an opportuninty for us to say that if we did get in we'd re-write the rule book for MPs expenses - no second homes (book a hotel like anyone else or have the state provide a flat or whatever) and apply the same rules on general expenses as you insist businesses do.

The percentage of NYC listings that were booked for more than 180 days — roughly the standard for «commercial» operation established in 2014 by New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman — has climbed as well, to about 9 percent between June 2015 and June 2016, according to data provided by Airbnb's spokesperson.

As one might expect, the experts featured in the book are often talking to one another, not to the general public.

Welch became interested in the general area where the hoard was discovered, in Buckinghamshire, northwest of London, after finding a reference to a nearby estate in the famous 11th - century land survey known as the Domesday Book.