Sentences with phrase «books stand out for»

Make sure your book stands out for the great writing, the thoughtful arguments, or the tremendous value it brings to readers, not because it looks unprofessional.

This book stands out for its emphasis on developing the face - to - face skills that lawyers need to build enduring client relationships.

Still, the Microsoft Surface Book stands out for more than its spec sheet.

Not exact matches

On his blog, Gates regularly shares book recommendations, but one such entry stands out for the strength of Gates's endorsement.

The second edition of Damodaran on Valuation stands out as the most reliable book for answering many of today's critical valuation questions.

Whether it's coaching a kids» sports team like the CEO of Insureon, playing a regular game of pickup soccer like celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson, or extending a standing invitation to your friends for a Sunday evening supper like Huckabee, all the successful people profiled in the book plot out their weekends in advance (though not every minute; just a few «anchor events,» as Vanderkam dubs them) and make active use of the hours they have.

Another of the luminaries I interviewed for this project was Dorie Clark, the author of Stand Out, named the # 1 Leadership Book of 2015 by Inc..

Move over Oprah, but these small business books particularly stood out for me this year in no particular order (with no affiliate links):

We should all take a leaf out of their book and start standing up for the oppressed.

He may also be faced with incomprehension and hostility when he tries to persuade the school not to support «Red Nose Day» or «Jeans for Genes»; when he suggests that asking pupils to stand at the front of the class and shout out the names of intimate body parts is an invasion of their modesty; when he objects to the non-Catholic geography teacher's presentation of solutions for over-population, the «gay rights» agenda seeping in through text books, the chaplaincyco - ordinator's failure to get abortion agency leaflets removed from the library, or the school nurse's distribution of cards with information on how to get the morning - after pill.

Amid the countless books and magazine articles offering advice on marriage and relationships, these works stand out for their emphasis on character and virtue.

We are not powerless and fearful, not us: and so I pray and I work; I make coffee in the morning and hot meals to gather around the table at suppertime; I worship and sing out words of promise and praise; I raise children and read good books; I pray for my enemies and write letters and send money and show up to fold clothes and drop off meals with an extra bag of groceries; I advocate with the marginalized and amplify the oppressed and antagonize the Empire with a grin on my face; I will honour those who get after the work of the Kingdom and celebrate; I learn how to listen to those with whom I disagree; I abandon the idea that we can baptize sinful practices in the name of sacred purposes; I will stand in the middle of the field near my house with my face turned up to the rain and consider it a minor baptism.

The first crisp autumn days, the cheer of the football stands, flirting with a classmate: It's all fun and games, good for TV and film, but hard on parents» pocket books and increasingly out of step with our economy.

But what stood out for me in the picture books she held was the barren wasteland of desert sand, camels ridden by one - dimensional figures in heat - trapping robes, and a sprinkling of palm trees, seemingly incapable of offering cooling shade to nomadic travelers.

it was fun when I first baked from it, but I find myself reaching out for other bread books that calls for kneading the dough, mostly using the stand mixer.

Add heavy books or a pot filled with water on the towel so it can squeeze out extra water, and let it stand for 15 to 30 minutes.

But it offers something, and that's what stood out the most for me as I was reading the book — religion offers people community.

For an early taste of the book, check out an excerpt in the April issue of Elle Magazine, on stands now (not online, on actual pages).

That could mean hopping onto the field as a coach or sideline helper; slinging slushies at the concession stand; organizing T - shirt orders or booking hotel rooms for an out - of - town tournament.

Check out my book Everyday Healing: Stand Up, Take Charge, and Get Your Health Back... One Day at a Time for more on how you can start your own healing journey.

We want photos of you sweeping the glitter off the village hall floor; heading out to teach 5 people on a dark evening half an hour's drive away after a long day at work; your piles of philosophy books stacked next to your mat; your tabs of marking for trainees; the scrubby you use on the handstand footprints on the wall; the loose change rattling in the donation box after the PWYC; your studio rent bill; the baby sick on your yoga top after mums and baby yoga; the holes in your favourite decade - old yoga leggings; the charity shop where you buy more; coffee stains on cork blocks and the hospital room where you teach cancer patients; the costume box for your yoga and theatre kids class; your ID badge for prison work; the hug from the student who finally learned to stand on one leg...

Dave Asprey: There are two things that stood out in the research for my book that undeniably scientifically break the calories in, calories out.

Laguiloe cheese knife set in tortoise * tortoise = chic cheese knife / Diptique candle * my very favorite candle, such a relaxing indulgence / Tory Burch «In color» coffee table book * the latest in coffee table candy / Michael Aram butterfly ginkgo ornament * this gorgeous gold + silver gem will stand out on any tree / marble ceramic serving board * my personal favorite / Ina Garten make it ahead recipes * her latest book is perfect for hosting / wine bottle stoppers monogram + antlers * a little something extra to accompany the go - to bottle of wine gift / C. Wonder ikat polka dot tea set * move over coffee, this tea set is calling my name / Charbonnel et Walker champagne truffles / Rance magnolia soap set * amazing soap + pretty packaging / Mr. & Mrs. cocktail glasses

Are you looking for a way to make your Comic Book dating directory stand out from the 1000's of other online dating directories?

However, while there have been numerous books and online resources written to cover this trendy topic, Spira's new memoir, The Perils of Cyber-Dating: Confessions of a Hopeful Romantic Looking for Love Online clearly stands out from the rest.

Are you looking for a way to make your Book Lovers dating directory stand out from the 1000's of other online dating directories?

Either you have to move out for a business trip and or need the Female Escorts for one night stand, you can book in the escort agency and enjoy the moments.

His stint on X-Factor still stands as my favorite comic book run, developing Guido «Strong Guy» Carosella into the role model for guys with torsos way out of proportion to their legs.

Even by the standards of the current run of mediocre comic - book movies, this one stands out for its egregious shoddiness.

The revision strikes one as particularly odd, and, yes, it is possible for a detail such as this to stand out as a particularly odd one in a movie that supposes the 16th President of these United States was first and foremost a trained assassin with an unquenchable desire to kill as many of the blood - sucking undead as he could find (e.g., that the movie opens with a quote from the Book of Genesis without so much as a wink).

«U.N.I (You And I)» from And the Winner Isn't «Love and Lies» from Band Aid «If I Dare» from Battle of the Sexes «Evermore» from Beauty and the Beast «How Does a Moment Last Forever» from Beauty and the Beast «Now or Never» from Bloodline: Now or Never «She» from Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story «Your Hand I Will Never Let It Go» from The Book of Henry «Buddy's Business» from Brawl in Cell Block 99 «The Crown Sleeps» from The Breadwinner «World Gone Mad» from Bright «Mystery of Love» from Call Me by Your Name «Visions of Gideon» from Call Me by Your Name «Captain Underpants Theme Song» from Captain Underpants The First Epic Movie «Ride» from Cars 3 «Run That Race» from Cars 3 «Tell Me How Long» from Chasing Coral «Broken Wings» from City of Ghosts «Remember Me» from Coco «Prayers for This World» from Cries From Syria «There's Something Special» from Despicable Me 3 «It Ain't Fair» from Detroit «A Little Change in the Weather» from Downsizing «Stars in My Eyes (Theme From Drawing Home)» from Drawing Home «All In My Head» from Elizabeth Blue «Dying for Ya» from Elizabeth Blue «Green» from Elizabeth Blue «Can't Hold Out on Love» from Father Figures «Home» from Ferdinand «I Don't Wan na Live Forever» from Fifty Shades Darker «You Shouldn't Look at Me That Way» from Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool «This Is How You Walk On» from Gifted «Summer Storm» from The Glass Castle «The Pure and the Damned» from Good Time «This Is Me» from The Greatest Showman «The Hero» from The Hero «How Shall a Sparrow Fly» from Hostiles «Just Getting Started» from If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast «Truth to Power» from An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power «Next Stop, The Stars» from Kepler's Dream «The Devil & The Huntsman» from King Arthur: Legend of the Sword «Have You Ever Wondered» from Lake of Fire «I'll Be Gone» from Lake of Fire «We'll Party All Night» from Lake of Fire «Friends Are Family» from The Lego Batman Movie «Found My Place» from The Lego Ninjago Movie «Stand Up for Something» from Marshall «Rain» from Mary and the Witch's Flower «Myron / Byron» from The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) «Longing for Summer» from Moomins and the Winter Wonderland «Mighty River» from Mudbound «Never Forget» from Murder on the Orient Express «Hold the Light» from Only the Brave «PBNJ» from Patti Cake $ «Tuff Love (Finale)» from Patti Cake $ «Lost Souls» from The Pirates of Somalia «How a Heart Unbreaks» from Pitch Perfect 3 «The Promise» from The Promise «Kaadanayum Kaalchilambe» from Pulimurugan «Maanathe Maarikurumbe» from Pulimurugan «Stubborn Angel» from Same Kind of Different as Me «Dancing Through the Wreckage» from Served Like a Girl «Keep Your Eyes on Me» from The Shack «On the Music Goes» from Slipaway «The Star» from The Star «Jump» from Step «Tickling Giants» from Tickling Giants «Fly Away» from Trafficked «Speak to Me» from Voice From the Stone «Walk on Faith» from Year by the Sea

Whereas Goodbye to Language stood out from other Godard essay films for its singular reimagining of the 3D image, The Image Book offers its own inspired fillip to the director's formula: a soundtrack that ping - pongs around the stereo field in four dimensions.

With the console beta in the books, and players sharing their experiences with the game in various places around the internet, as a PC player, several few patterns stand out and make me wonder if the console versions will be the definitive version of ESO, and if this game just might be a breakthrough for MMORPGs on console overall.

Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre has been adapted so many times (19 if my maths is correct, plus upwards of ten made for television) that it's hard not to consider a new version as much a remake of the previous films as it is an adaptation of the book, but the trailer does a splendid job of significantly standing out from the others.

: For all of the body parts that Stephen King has torn asunder in his numerous books and film adaptations, it's ironic that two of the most beloved movies ever about male bonding come from his book «Different Seasons» — a «Body» that spawned the CSI Our Gang of «Stand By Me,» and the prison breakout that lay behind «Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption,» Wisely shortened to the last three titles by writer - filmmaker Frank Darabont, this 1994 classic of an unbreakable man slowly chiseling his way out of a Maine hellhole over the course of decades stands as not only the most soulful film in an understandably macho prison break genre, but also as a film that many rightfully consider to be one of the best movies ever made.

I always select «Do not enable digital rights management» for my books, but this is a personal decision and you should take some time to figure out which side of the fence you stand on.

Craft a positioning statement for each group by defining what makes your book stand out and makes the particular buying group care.

But, based on my experience, only one book marketing tool consistently stands out — email newsletters for authors.

With thousands of books for shoppers to peruse, your book has to stand out.

Actually, business owners who write a book for a business goal will have a great opportunity to stand - out from the crowd.

Though the book has been criticized for being «soft science» and / or measuring things that are very difficult to quantify (something the authors point out themselves in the Times piece) one statistic stood out to me:

«I haven't been an AMC member for long, but already I love the enhanced description tool that makes my book descriptions stand out from the crowd of others on Amazon.

Queries are not about making writers fill a bogus requirement for representation — it's about making your book stand out among the hundreds we are reading about every week.

Also, the Enhanced Description Maker provides the html code to make my descriptions stand out with color and enlarged fonts, which bring more attention to the books I have for sale.

(cont'd)- I'm giving away hundreds of listings on the Vault, and as a result of doing so, won't see one thin dime of income on the site until October or later - Given all the time and money I've already sunk into developing the site, I don't even expect to earn back my upfront investment until sometime next year - I'm already personally reaching out to publishers on behalf of authors who are listed in the Vault, on my own time and my own long distance bill, despite the fact that I don't stand to earn so much as a finder's fee if any of those contacts result in an offer - I make my The IndieAuthor Guide available for free on my author site and blog - I built Publetariat, a free resource for self - pubbing authors and small imprints, by myself, and paid for its registration, software and hosting out of my own pocket - I shoulder all the ongoing expense and the lion's share of administration for the Publetariat site, which since its launch on 2/11 of this year, has only earned $ 36 in ad revenue; the site never has, and likely never will, earn its keep in ad revenue, but I keep it going because I know it's a valuable resource for authors and publishers - I've given away far more copies of my novels than I've sold, because I'm a pushover for anyone who emails me to say s / he can't afford to buy them - I paid my own travel expenses to speak at this year's O'Reilly Tools of Change conference, nearly $ 1000, just to be part of the Rise of Ebooks panel and raise awareness about self - published authors who are strategically leveraging ebooks - I judge in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow authors.

Coliloquy stands out because the program so far has focused primarily on non-reading apps, mostly games and puzzles (though there are a few interactive books for sale too).

But with so many new books getting published all the time, it's hard for indie authors to get our books to stand out.

That was really the biggest element for me and so, once I realized I had a product that I knew was going to stand out among 20,000 other going on Amazon every day, then I started focusing on the promotion and feature companies that I knew were being successful like BookBub and studying what it is they require to accept the book and then making sure that my book fit those qualifications.»

In the current landscape, the trick is standing out, creating more opportunities for selling your book.

That said, sometimes you can stand out with a really freaking beautiful book cover, but these are usually for literary fiction books with mainstream publishing and a big promotion budget; they need to be designed well, and a little artsy, to appeal to the people they are supposed to appeal to.