Sentences with phrase «challenge a book idea»

(And far be it from me to challenge a book idea on a provocative premise!)

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Michael's book The Language of Trust: Selling Ideas in a World of Skeptics covers ways you can build trust with consumers and tackle other industry challenges with communication.

Perhaps the most provocative recent challenge to the idea of Judeo - Christian civilization came from Columbia University's Richard W. Bulliet in his book» The Case for Islamo - Christian Civilization.»

In earlier books like Atheist Delusions, Hart challenged the secularist idea that Christianity is hostile to science and philanthropy.

I know this is a challenging and shocking idea (some might call it heresy), and I hope to defend this idea in a book someday (I am already compiling notes), but such a claim is not as outrageous as it may initially sound.

While the overarching theme of the book is indeed the love of God and the security and freedom we find in it, each chapter really stands on its own with insightful and challenging reflections on ideas like «obscurity,» «resurrection,» and «wounds.»

The most challenging idea of this book may be that the Powers are redeemable, and we humans are part of the means by which the Powers will be redeemed.

But sometimes I get the idea that, particularly with the younger folks, it's become something of a fad - like, they've read one Shane Claiborne book, changed their Facebook profile to «Christ follower,» made a few protest signs, and called themselves pacifists, without really wrestling with some of the challenging implications of this position.

If you are a blog reader, this is a great way to read a book which may challenge your thinking, while interacting about the ideas of the book with other people around the world.

The book The Invisible Gorilla uses research on how the mind works to challenge our ideas about attention, perception and reasoning.

There is a pervasive idea that kids have to be a certain way by a certain age, and the plethora of parenting books that purport to teach you how to get your kid to sleep through the night by two weeks old (exaggerating) and what - not make parenting seem like some kind of technically - challenging secret thing, rather than just paying attention to your kid.

When photographer Carol Ross published a book of portraits honoring African - American dads, she had no idea it would be the cornerstone of a national campaign that challenges the image of the absent black father.

''... challenges the commonly held idea that adoption is a winning solution for everyone... this book is to be recommended as one of the few available which balances the more usual happy - ending adoption stories with a birthparent's reality... it is recommended for those who prefer the truth, even if unpleasant, to unquestioned adoption mythology.»

Inspired by Diana West's groundbreaking book Defining Your Own Success, these women champion the idea that THEY get to be the ones who decide what breastfeeding will look like for them, in light of significant challenges.

He has also scoffed at the idea of applying outside income restrictions on statewide elected officials like himself, challenging anyone to identify how those paying his book contract benefited from his policies.

Findings also showed it as an empirically and conceptually innovative, diverse, vibrant discipline that in many areas sets the intellectual agenda The UK publishes more than its share of major disciplinary journals; bibliometric indicators reveal international primacy both in volume and citation impact; and a large number of the seminal publications (books as well as articles) continue to have a UK origin UK human geography is radically interdisciplinary and with the spatial turn in the humanities and social sciences has become an exporter of ideas and faculty to other disciplines There was confidence that research in human geography had substantial impact on policy and practice and would successfully meet the challenges of the current impact agenda

His most recent nonfiction book, on accelerating innovation to overcome environmental and natural resource challenges, is The Infinite Resource: The Power of Ideas on a Finite Planet.

I suspect that Schwartz's colleagues don't like him for two of his other, crazier ideas, neither of which is adequately challenged in the book.

If you like these ideas, you may also want to check out The Big Book of 30 Day Challenges.

Two educators present ideas for transforming our classrooms to meet the challenges of the future in this excerpt from their new book.

Challenge your child by reading aloud books or stories from the newspaper — electronic or print — that she can not read on her own and by introducing her to new ideas and topics.

THINK Literacy includes Reading Workshop (independent reading and small - group direct instruction); Guided Reading (students read more - challenging books, with help from teachers); Read Aloud (teachers read books aloud, and students discuss the major ideas); and Shared Text (close reading of short texts, emphasizing central meaning and literary techniques).

, third - grade students are challenged to listen and to be willing to share their ideas about the book How to Dig a Hole to the Other Side of the World, which the teacher is about to read aloud.

They can also register classes to take part in the challenges and find book suggestions, learning resources and ideas to encourage young people to develop a love of reading.

Partnered with the University of Phoenix, the National Network of State Teachers of the year just released this list — broken down by grade level — which was curated by real teachers with a goal of using books to start conversations, spark ideas, and present challenges to brainstorm solutions in the wake of social unrest in our country.

The students will be offered reading lists, and website links for multicultural books, suggested ideas for family outreach initiatives, multicultural learning strategies within the classroom, challenging inner biases and / or stereotypes about children from other cultures, getting to know the whole child, understanding the cultural family dynamic of your students, and learning to adapt the classroom to the needs of your diverse body of students, etc..

This book is full of questions that take the learner into a deep exploration of a topic in order to make connections among different representations of an idea and challenge one's own understanding.

«This book is a veritable Swiss Army knife of ideas for meeting the daily challenges of daily instruction.

Packed with good ideas, Book Buddies will enable tutors to assist even the most challenged students.

Word of the 100 Book Challenge spread, and Ms. Hileman was invited to bring the program into Philadelphia city schools, where her ideas for reading improvement were put to use in several of the district's poorest and poorest - performing schools.

Do you want a fun and challenging book report idea for your students that will make them hungry to read their books?

As the book progresses through the year, teachers will find a wealth of resources, including practical models to teach strategies and skills; effective teaching schedules; ways to address, challenge, expand, and celebrate student learning; examples of student work; parent education materials; and ideas on how to manage assessment.

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So there's an eager audience out there for good books and it's the same challenge over and over again: finding a great new voice, a book with a terrific idea, and connecting with readers.

KoffeeKlacht Gals — I will admit that self - publishing a book is a bit more of a challenge but again, after I've done it and seen success and have more ideas how to market, the pros outweight the cons.

Libraries in the United States have faced monumental challenges to get publishers to buy into the idea of allowing their digital books to be distributed.

I don't know about you, but I spend my time trying to figure out the challenges and needs of Christians and then developing book ideas that address them from the perspective of the Christian faith.

«Book - to - Screen PitchFest was one of the most rewarding, challenging, and amazing experiences, and I would recommend it to any author looking to expand their network and share their ideas,» Ashe added.

When you have a ton of ideas about what to include in your book, figuring out how to make them all fit neatly into a cohesive manuscript can be a challenge.

An eye - opening expose that challenges the very existence of Christianity, the book and its many riveting ideas were talked about by Thackery in an interview on the Jesse Lee Peterson Radio Show.

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Going back to the Shark Tank, I would say that many authors would be challenged to come up with a short description of their book idea to pitch to some publisher or agent sharks... or even to come up with a short description of their book to sell it to readers through Amazon.

It's not a new idea, and we've been inspired by the Seattle Public Library and others like Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge.

Ann recently posted on her blog, Musing, a list of books she's read as part of Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge — the idea being to read a wide variety of books to help discover genres, authors and titles you might otherwise never pick up.

This book by a uniquely qualified expert probes the depth and complexity of his ideas, strategy, and leadership, shakes off conveniently misleading images, exposes uncomfortable realities, and faces the full challenge posed by bin Laden.»

For me, the most challenging part of writing a picture book is to fit a big idea into a small format in a way that small children can relate to.

For our guest experts and anyone participating in the challenge, what ideas do you have for how fiction authors can develop their platform and build a business with their book, that goes beyond their book?

Then comes the centerpiece of this section: for each competing title, explain how your book challenges it, updates it, or enhances its ideas.

«This challenge taught me how to optimize my author page on Amazon, how to select the best keywords and categories for my books and helped spark promotional ideas that I'll roll out over the next few months.