Sentences with phrase «few classic books»

Comes loaded with a few classic books, able to rent / buy movies, the pen is pretty accurate and very easy to use, the grippers on the end are nice to give it a lil somethin to hang onto in landscape.

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And while there are certainly classic books on those subjects, take a quick look at «top leadership books» lists and you'll notice that most include relatively few books written by women.

Rackham's classic is one of the few sales books based on actual data rather than personal anecdote.

In his classic book The Elements of Style, Professor William Strunk Jr. whittled down the art of powerful writing to a few basic rules.

True Muslims studied the books of Confucius and Lao Tzu, but very few touched the Buddhist classics.

There's no shortage of great new books to fill your fall reading list, but every once in a while, it's good to throw in a few classics.

Those who are new to a grain - free lifestyle will be happy to see gluten - free versions of several classics and fan favorites, like pancakes, waffles, cauliflower - crusted pizza (one of the few recipes in the book that calls for dairy), creamy almond butter pork pad thai, primal chili, and coconut oil mayonnaise.

One of the few great books on bisexuality is the classic «The Bisexual Option» by Dr. Fritz Klein, though it's predominantly clinical and analyzes it from an identity perspective (a good read and highly recommended if you're interested in this subject).

• Pages & Pastries - After spending a quiet afternoon exploring the dog - eared pages of classics at The Book Loft of German Village, walk a few doors down to charming pastry shop Pistacia Vera, where delicate Parisian macaroons and decadent, caramel - covered crème brulee eclairs pair perfectly with a warm cup of coffee and cozy conversation.

Now, 65 years later, as part of The Mouse House's current trend of remaking / reimagining classics from the vault (which will continue over the next few years with new versions of «The Jungle Book», «Pete's Dragon» and «Beauty and the Beast»), veteran director Kenneth Branagh brings to life the latest live - action interpretation of the glass slipper story.

Disney has been remaking their animated classics for the screen over the past few years with the likes of Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, and The Jungle Book (they did not produce either live action version of Snow White but adaptations of Aladdin, Dumbo, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Mulan, Peter Pan, Pinocchio, and The Sword in the Stone are in the works).

-- Jonathan Rosenbaum, author of Placing Movies: The Practice of Film Criticism «Schrader's book is a classic — one of the very few seminal books on religion / spirituality and film.

James Whale's 1931 film classic went wildly off - book to define cinema's long relationship with the text, and the past few years alone have seen adaptations both faithful (Danny Boyle's stage version, with Benedict Cumberbatch -LRB-...)

The Wakandan throne is, as far as we can tell from the film, a classic hereditary monarchy with a few comic book twists: Certain citizens can challenge the king to single combat and potentially win the throne.

James Whale's 1931 film classic went wildly off - book to define cinema's long relationship with the text, and the past few years alone have seen adaptations both faithful (Danny Boyle's stage version, with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller alternating roles) and freestyle (I, Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful's heady stew, Paul McGuigan's Victor Frankenstein); even Ex Machina could be seen as an AI - themed retelling of the Frankenstein story.

Expensive new takes on familiar stories have practically become a staple of Hollywood over the last few years, with Disney having success at making CG - heavy live - action retellings of their beloved animated classics like Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, and The Jungle Book.

If comic book fans want to see a violence - heavy action / adventure film featuring a classic superhero - with the added bonus of seeing beloved characters like Wolverine and Professor X drop a few f - bombs - Logan is it.

Here are a few picks of recently published books, as well as a couple of classics, that hold enduring insights.

This book of few words and simple line drawings has become a classic.

In my book, the Impala SS is just a few minor cosmetic upgrades away from being a modern - day classic.

I've read quite a few of the books in Classics.

Including more than a million free books; choose from classics like Pride & Prejudice and Treasure Island or for not much expense you could try Cold War thriller: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy or comedic fantasy: Rispin Quill, The Dragon Tongue, to name a few.

A few staff members at the library decided to create a fake library patron called Chuck Finley, who «checked out» 2,361 book over nine months in an effort to boost the circulation stats of the library's classic books.

Besides picking up bundles of classic novels for a few bucks, many new books are discounted within a year of their release.

Combining a love of photography with classic cars this book has many beautiful pictures of Cadillacs from a few era's.

While the top 100 list is usually dominated by new releases, cook books, self - help, a few classics, and recently, coloring books, right now a sizable portion of Amazon's top sellers resemble required reading at your local high school:

Our team of editors searches each month's new releases to find the books that will become reader favorites, popular book club selections and, in a few cases, beloved classics.

Here are just a few other great examples, which run the gamut from light - hearted to more serious: The classic book in the «body swap» genre is, of course, Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers.

«This design is in recognition of the book's extraordinary cultural impact and is one of the few children's books to be featured in the Penguin Modern Classics list.

Certainly its about time Google rolled out their book store, they do have some experience with their open source classic library they started a few years ago.

If you like to read more than a few books a year, I think you'll be very happy with an e-book reader, and the price cut means you might even pay for your new K2 in a year through the lower cost of e-books compared to paper books (not to mention all the free classics out there!).

The reviews appearing on Amazon are generally quips, quick remarks and a few lines regarding a book, they are not usually «classic reviews» of the kind one might find in the New York Times or at NPR.

In all fairness I don't read every TradPub sci - fi book that's released (so I could be missing some new classics) but other than Scalzi and the last few works from Banks there's almost nothing new that I've heard excited chatter about on the Trad side.

Here are a few financial training resources that many people have benefited from: The Richest Man in Babylon — a classic book on financial wisdom written as a series of parables.

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I read and review contemporary fiction, biographies, a few classics and psychology based books.

When I need a little quiet «me - time», curling up on the sofa to read a good book, watch a good black and white classic whodunit or catch up on a few good cable dramas will do.

Later in the season I'm often overwhelmed by all the flash, but at this early stage this small gesture adds a bit of inspiration.Surrounded by so many of my favorite things, I can begin to concentrate on the wishes I'd like to send and the news I'd like to share.A few classic vintage books is a barely noticeable hint to do more than just sign our names.