Sentences with phrase «fascinating account»

President Obama's fans and haters alike will find something to enjoy in this slightly stilted yet oddly fascinating account of the Harvard law student's first date with Michelle Robinson, the woman who would eventually become his wife.

Provides a rich, extraordinarily fascinating account that's sure to have many viewers» minds constantly shuttling between then and now, noting how different certain things about politics and media were in that distant era, yet marveling at how directly those archaic realities led to many of our own.

The throughline of the piece is a ceaselessly fascinating account of the shooting conditions in Prague, with the production marking a bittersweet homecoming for the once - exiled Czech Forman.

Scarne» sComplete Guide to Gambling by John Scarne, a famous gambler of is one of the most fascinating accounts of betting and casino games you'll ever find.

THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLDJami Attenberg's fourth book, The Middlesteins, is a darkly fascinating account of one woman's battle with overeating.

Fascinating account of decision making in the White House.

Rubin's first offbeat choice is «a fascinating account of a young man's journey into the Alaskan wilderness — where he went, why he went, and how his story exemplifies a certain American dream.»

Each is an example of how an iconic company was defined by a particular moment of fame or notoriety; these notable and fascinating accounts are as relevant today to understanding the intricacies of corporate life as they were when the events happened.

This book, otherwise a fascinating account of a fascinating man, rather reminds me of how an anti-Catholic accountant would react upon discovering, to his dismay, that the Vatican Bank is solvent.

It's a fascinating account of the creation of the United States through the eyes of the wives of the Founding Fathers.

The same dialectic is at work in Updike's fascinating account of his bodily afflictions.

Before he died at 48, Chatwin wrote a handful of brilliant travel books, this perhaps the most brilliant — a funny and fascinating account of the Aboriginal songlines.

This book is a fascinating account of a life of dramatic contrasts that were ultimately reconciled by embracing the spirit of St Francis.

He then provides a fascinating account of how painters such as Hals and Turner discovered through the practice of their painting color discriminations that established standards of excellence that make impossible relativistic judgments.

Even a science course can convey this sense of intellectual adventure if it stresses the fascinating account of past exploration and encourages the student's own developing insight rather than mere memorization of formulae.

A fascinating account of how Marxist ideology hobbled East Germany's very limited efforts to come to terms with its Nazi and anti-Semitic past.

I recall a group situation where one of the group members, a mature woman, dominated the first part of the group with a fascinating account of her recent trip to Europe.

Then there is a fascinating account of the place of eunuchs in Byzantine life.

Fascinating account of the accomplishments, history and culture of the Basque people of Southwestern France and Northwestern Spain.

-- gives us a fascinating account of Arsenal v Birmingham from a place we would all love to be: in the stands at Emirates Stadium.

We'd lose this fascinating account of those five years in power — but a year into Conservative majority rule it's a loss I suspect many in this country would happily take.

As the dust starts to settle on the Chilcot Inquiry, Richard Aldrich and Rory Cormac provide a fascinating account of the use of intelligence by successive prime ministers.

What I think might be acceptable — like some arrangement with the SNP, Plaid Cymru and other small parties or independents as Gordon Brown wanted in 2010 according to the fascinating account by Andrew Adonis — would depend on both the precise arithmetic and the terms.

The BIT will be looking at how this in turn could affect what they buy and do (see the recent book, «Happy money», for a fascinating account of how this agenda is likely to affect spending patterns).

Reading Damian McBride's fascinating account of the interruption of Gordon Brown's first holiday as premier by foot and mouth, it is clear that the chief execs of UK PLC don't get time off as the country never stops needing to be governed.

It features in Just Business, John Gerard Ruggie's fascinating account of his journey through the minefield of corporate accountability, on behalf of the UN.

In The End of Innocence: Britain in the Time of AIDS (Faber and Faber, pp 406, # 17.50), Simon Garfield has assembled a fascinating account of the first decade of HIV in Britain which finds its way into ministers» offices, Edinburgh bars and even the odd jail.

Lost Nucleotides Although Alexander S. Bradley's article «Expanding the Limits of Life» provides a fascinating account of the discovery of microbes in a previously unknown kind of hydrothermal vent ecosystem on the seafloor, it does not substantiate his claim that the findings hint that life may have originated in an environment like the Lost City hydrothermal vent.

In the realm of nonfiction, the «This American Life» episode «Reunited (And It Feels So Good)» features a fascinating account of one couple's attempt to bring back a beloved Brahman bull through cloning.

(You can watch Dr. Newport's fascinating account of her husband's remarkable improvement with ketone treatment here.)

The conversation wraps up with a fascinating account of an interview with Costa Rican centenarians.

Grandma in Her 70s Goes On First Date A fascinating account from Ophra about a grandmother going on her first date.

The documentary, which originally aired on television, is a fascinating account of not only the Watergate investigation, but the making of the film as well, and is highlighted by its exhaustive research and bizarre archival footage of Nixon.

A fascinating account of an unassuming hero's harrowing ordeal during a futile, decade - long effort to bring the truth about Bernie Madoff to light.

Focusing on the eleven - month period between D - Day and V - E Day, this fascinating account follows six Monuments Men and their impossible mission to save the world's great art from the Nazis.

Plumeri offers a fascinating account of his preference for orchestral scores and how he imagined a romantic theme for images (excised) of our heroes digging money out of the skull of one of their buddies.

The film will no doubt be a powerful and fascinating account of the horrific circumstances, and will be based on the novel by Mara Leveritt.

More of a reclamation project for star Johnny Depp than the fascinating account of an actual gangster, Black Mass is

The accompanying catalogue contains a fascinating account of Asawa's life by the late Jacqueline Hoefer.

For a thorough and fascinating account of the most popular Christmas song of all time, read White Christmas: The Story of an American Song.

The Smart Money by Michael Konik is a fascinating account of gambling games and betting activities of America.

Renowned architect I. M. Pei is the focus of this handsome book, which offers a fascinating account of his life and discusses seven of his most significant projects, including the redesigned Louvre.

A fascinating account.

Georgia by Dawn Tripp Historical fiction fans will find plenty to ponder in Tripp's fascinating account of the turbulent relationship between two 20th - century artistic greats: painter Georgia O'Keeffe and photographer Alfred Stieglitz.

Interesting family and small - town dynamics further enrich this fascinating account of a young boy's life in Florida's «Recovery Key.»

In the enthralling The China Mission, Kurtz - Phelan, executive editor of Foreign Affairs, uses archival sources and extensive research to give an in - depth look at Marshall himself, as well as a fascinating account of a little - known chapter in the history of that tumultuous era: Marshall's difficult and complex postwar assignment in China.

A fascinating account of the behaviors, treatments, and control of seven deadly diseases and the scientists who tamed them.

This fascinating account of a candy crazed nation is certain to satisfy your craving for an entertaining and informative read.