Sentences with phrase «fictional book by»

I read an interesting fictional book by Michael Crichton,...» State of Fear» which deals with global warming and ice melt.

A pile of books reveals that the top tired and well thumbed copy is actually a fictional book by a fictional writer; 5 well worn, aged box files are stacked horizontally on top of one another with such hand - written titles as Time Lines, Tide Lines and provenance; a home made page - per - day calendar, assembled in an ad - hoc manner from a metal lever arch and laser printed A4 paper with notes and images taken from the artist's notebooks including sketches, ideas and general to do lists.

Not exact matches

Was it written to portray a god as a real enti ty or was it intended by the author to be a fictional story: Bible (God): yes — was written as a non fiction book Odyssey (Zeus): no - intended to be fiction by the author

If you read the book on which the film is based, you can see that the facts damn Irish clericalism well enough without the added polemics displayed in a made - up speech by a basically fictional bitterly anti-erotic nun.

We could argue that their books were written by several different authors over a period of several decades, all of whom had competing interests and goals, most of which involve self - advancing propaganda and fictional tales of the supposed author's life and ideas.

A good fictional book depicting a story about what it might be like if Jesus were born today is «Eli» by Bill Myers.

Also, one book my wife and I read this past year which sounded eerily familiar to what we have personally experienced, was the fictional «novel» by Wayne Jacobsen and Dave Coleman, So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anymore.

No biblical Adam and no biblical Eve makes the book of Genesis another fictional tale devised by the Jewish scribes for telling around the campfires.

Mormons continue to believe this fictional story because of a book written by one man.

Just like any other fictional book, it is nothing to live by.

The bible is a book of made up fictional stories, it's seems hard to believe that a 1000 years later it is still referred to as law by so many ignorant people.

Make toilet training fun by using a smaller potty in your toddler's favorite color or with his favorite fictional character, and make time on the toilet fun by sharing books or songs while your toddler goes.

Shrek is a fictional ogre character created by American author William Steig and he is of course the protagonist of the book and the movie series of the same name.

Stephanie Brown is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Batman.

One of the earliest printed fictional diaries was the humorous Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith and Meg Cabot is a # 1 New York Times bestselling author of books for both adults and tweens / teens including Princess Diaries, Mediator and Heather Wells Series.

Co-written and directed by Ryan Coogler, «Black Panther» is a radically different kind of comic - book movie, one with a proud Afrocentric twist, featuring a nearly all - black cast, that largely ignores the United States and focuses instead on the fictional nation of Wakanda — and guess what: Virtually everything that distinguishes «Black Panther» from past Marvel pics works to this standalone entry's advantage.

Told in flashback, the film consists of Chaplin's responses to questioning by fictional publisher George Hayden, who wants to know about the parts left out of the legend's autobiographical book.

The film is book - ended by two intense battle scenes — one factual, the other fictional.

Based on the original comic books by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the film depicts T'Challa, a.k.a Black Panther as the leader and protector of the fictional universe, Wakanda.

While I do think, from a story standpoint, it's a shame that Garrigan wasn't limited to being a mere witness to the events of the Amin era, as he was portrayed more in the book, instead of a constant catalyst for Amin's rage, considering he is a fictional character, we'll just chalk up his constant missteps as dramatic license taken by the screenwriters in drawing out Amin to commit some of the most heinous acts of torture shown in film this side of a Mel Gibson directorial effort.

Author, journalist and comic book writer Ta - Nehisi Coates recently told comedian Marc Maron that he relates to T'Challa, the fictional character that goes by the name Black Panther in Marvel Comics.

Brendan Fraser plays another fictional voyager in the movie Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D based on a book by Jules Verne.

The Avengers is a team of fictional superhero characters in comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Recently, «Stonewall» received criticism for showing the Stonewall Riots through the eyes of a fictional white boy, when those riots were instigated by mostly black and Latina protesters, people whose names are already in the history books.

These biographical beats are of the routine sort in Stone and Kieran Fitzgerald's screenplay (based on two books: the non-fiction work The Snowden Files by Luke Harding and the fictional novel Time of the Octopus by Anatoly Kucherena).

The following two part blog is an excerpt sample Facebook fictional writing caper lesson plan from the new book Social Media Writing Lesson Plans by Erik Bean and Emily Waszak, published by Westphalia Press, imprint of the Policy Studies Organization, Washington, D.C..

So Kiernan took some of the situations her students faced and assigned them to fictional characters in the book Behind the School Wall: Secrets Revealed by an Insider.

The Scrambled States of America by Laurie Keller is a silly fictional book in which the states get bored and decide to switch places.

By the way, part two: My favorite literary depiction of what it's like to win a major book award is in Meg Wolitzer's The Wife, in which famous author Joseph Castleman wins the (fictional) Helsinki Prize and must journey to Finland to accept it.

One young man learns this valuable lesson when he embarks on an unplanned excursion in Climbing Chamundi Hill: 1001 Steps of a Storyteller and a Reluctant Pilgrim, a unique new book by Hindu scholar Ariel Glucklich that combines a fictional adventure with 30...

This lengthy novel by the acclaimed Jamaican author of The Book of Night Women (2009) is a densely imaginative fictional retelling of the 1976 assassination attempt on reggae superstar Bob Marley («The Singer») and its aftermath.

For a chance to win copies of Sidetracked, Firewall and One Step Beyond (the three books behind the three episodes), leave a comment by May 13 mentioning your favorite fictional sleuth / detective who's been adapted for the big or small screen or who'd you'd like to see adapted.

An interesting non-fiction book about an attempt by two women in 1889 to circumnavigate the globe in less than the 80 days it took Jules Verne's fictional character, Phileas Fogg.

More for Book Clubs Read Further Explore the world Indra Sinha has created by visiting the website of the fictional town of Khaufpur at http://www.khaufpur.com/index.html.

Two new books will soon join these: The Urban and Rural Thesaurus volumes, which help writers write stronger, more vivid imagery by profiling 225 Fictional settings and the sights, sounds, smells, tastes and textures associated with each.

He had authored a number of books which were released by a major publisher but was currently working on a fictional book which he planned to self - publish.

This collection of remarkable poems, in which fictional Harlem residents tell their stories, is read by 13 outstanding narrators, whose vivid portrayals amplify vintage sepia - toned photographs in the accompanying paperbound book.

As writing coach, therapist and author Rachel Ballon notes in her book, Breathing Life into Your Characters,: «good writers must also prepare themselves in advance for developing their fictional characters by going inside themselves.

But there's something especially enjoyable about a book that includes real - life historical figures — especially when those fictional portrayals feel authentic and exhaustively researched, as with historical fiction by Paula McLain and Nancy Horan.

One especially noteworthy historical fantasy series, His Fair Assassin by Robin LaFevers (especially the recent second book, Dark Triumph), revisits the history of medieval Brittany and France by juxtaposing real historical figures with fictional, magically trained warrior nuns.

Not all fictional works, but especially novels where there is an audience that can discover it (zombies, romance, mystery — sure, some genres have more competition among books, but this is compensated for by having more readers), and where the book is pretty good.

Avon Free Public Library International Book Discussion Series: Mexico Monday, May 21, 2018, 2:00 PM: The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea Monday, Jun. 4, 2018, 2:00 PM: Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel Monday, Jun. 18, 2018, 2:00 PM: Night of Sorrows by Frances Sherwood This is a book discussion featuring fictional books -LSB-Book Discussion Series: Mexico Monday, May 21, 2018, 2:00 PM: The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea Monday, Jun. 4, 2018, 2:00 PM: Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel Monday, Jun. 18, 2018, 2:00 PM: Night of Sorrows by Frances Sherwood This is a book discussion featuring fictional books -LSB-book discussion featuring fictional books -LSB-...]

Most chapters of the book begin with a fictional «quote,» while the author's note at the back begins by describing the author's passion for collecting quotes.

I serialized the first book in a trilogy and uploaded it to Medium and Wattpad; ran giveaways on Amazon that were promoted by Bookbub, Booksends, etc.; pitched journalists for coverage; partnered with publications; ran organic and paid social media campaigns; gave talks; published opeds and guest posts; came on podcasts; and even created real websites and social media profiles for fictional characters and organizations from the books.

By tapping you can see where the book mentions fictional characters, historical characters, places or ideas and you can get detailed descriptions of them straight from Wikipedia and Shelfari.

The X-Ray function which carries over from the Kindle Touch and is an Amazon exclusive indexes the whole book and allows you to quickly get to any section of the book by selecting the terms, fictional characters, places and topics of interested that are listed.

Leaping into real life from the pages of the Newbury Medal - winning author's beloved series of books, visitors come face to face with the famous fictional characters Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Henry's canine companion, Ribsy, which were formed by sculptor Lee Hunt.

In the popular book series The dark artifices by Cassandra Clare, the fictional Los Angeles Institute overlooks the Santa Monica pier.

Multiple books, comics and other things have been published, expanding upon the videogame lore and turning Halo into a surprisingly meaty fictional universe inhabited by powerful Spartans, the Flood, Reclaimers and the Covenant.

The result was over 30 paintings and sculptures accompanied by a fictional travelogue in book form.