Sentences with phrase «for high book»

No matter how shiny the aluminium of your Sony Reader's casing it doesn't make up for high book prices and low selection and the lack of wireless downloads and the lack of Internet browsing for reference.

There are actually writers who see that as a good argument for higher book prices; we heard from many of them during the Amazon - Hachette standoff.

Not exact matches

But while male billionaires» reading choices get plenty of press coverage, we hear relatively less about the books that have been most inspirational for super successful, but slightly less high - profile women — the kinds of books that are most likely to provide similar wisdom and mental nourishment for the generation of leaders coming up behind them.

For all the post-publication focus on high - frequency trading, Lewis spends very little time with high - frequency traders in the book.

Some, too, dangle free accommodations at a luxury hotel to lure you into a high - pressure sales pitch for timeshares or vacation clubs, while others make good on that free cruise for you, but require you to book a second guest at a grossly inflated price.

Though tourism numbers were (again) at record highs, up 23 % for the first nine months of 2013, further violence would certainly jeopardize bookings for the rest of the year and in 2014.

College Board President David Coleman said the partnership aims to level the college admissions playing field by putting high - quality training within easy reach of students without the funds for commercial test - prep services or the family support often needed to stick with a self - paced practice book.

For example, we wanted to attract high - achievers and entrepreneurs (because we knew they'd be our best backers), so we designed a «Productivity Bundle» worth over $ 1,000, which included our journal, business books, a brain fitness tool and coffee.

Since having time for life outside the office is an increasingly high priority to workers in every industry, other company founders would be wise to take a page from the vacation non-policy book of Branson and other pioneers of this approach (which according to Businessweek comprise only around 1 percent of all companies).

That suits my needs these days, but I can see where the Book 2 with the high - end graphics has a much longer shelf - life for future apps and gaming.

For anyone who has an inkling to play high - end games on a long plane ride or at the hotel after a conference, I highly recommend the Book 2 because it's basically a chameleon.

In researching for his upcoming book on fulfilling work, Schulich's Burke found that Johnson & Johnson saw at least a $ 4 return on every dollar it spent on employee wellness initiatives in terms of lower health - care costs, less absenteeism and higher productivity.

My main gripes about the Book 2, other than the high ticket price, is that I'm moving more and more away from a Windows machine for my daily work.

In a recent article by Design Mantric that analyzes the designs of four leading SAAS blogs, a common theme is that blogs are clearly split into sections to help users find what they are really looking for and to provide high - quality articles, podcasts and videos, even online books.

The development of online book sales, for instance, exemplifies a high - quality invention.

Luckily for you, the barrier to entry isn't too high — my first two books were published by a traditional publisher, and I'm currently working on a self - published e-book.

Meituan - Dianping, one of China's highest - funded startups offering services from food delivery to hotel bookings, announced it was buying Tencent - backed Mobike for approximately US$ 3.4 billion, the largest bike - sharing deal to date.

The 35 - year - old has many interests in life — in high school he played every sport he could try out for, and at home, he'd watch every movie and read every comic book he came across — but his chief interest is simply listening to his mind wander.

«Kobe Bryant opens relentless with, «this book is the blueprint for discovering what you're capable of achieving, getting results you never imagined, and reaching the highest level of success.»

This book is good for companies selling high - ticket, tangible products.

Having already read the book and shared some of its hiring tips, I knew Finkelstein, professor at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, gave Hillary Clinton high marks as a superboss, especially for her ability to develop a vast network of talent.

«If you're trying to create a high - trust organization, an organization where people are all - for - one and one - for - all, you can't have secrets,» Mackey explained in the 2014 book «The Decoded Company: Know Your Talent Better Than You Know Your Customers.»

She helped me set aside a chunk of time each day for high - priority, big impact tasks (not routine stuff like answering email or booking meetings) and suggested sticking to that timeslot throughout the work week so that it became part of my regular routine.

Recently when she was doing a book signing in Washington (for Mum's the Word: The High - Flying Adventures of Eve Branson), I paid her a surprise visit.

The rest derive from a book (The Teen's Guide to World Domination) and educational materials for high schools.

The new book goes on sale Tuesday.Just as Weir accomplished with «The Martian,» he strived for a high level of scientific realism with «Artemis.»

All the books here are absolutely free, which is good news for those of us who have had to pony up ridiculously high fees for substandard audiobooks.

From the moment it was announced, fans of the books had high expectations for the «Fifty Shades» film adaptations.

«If you're trying to create a high - trust organization, an organization where people are all - for - one and one - for - all, you can't have secrets,» he says in the book.

In our book, The Gen Z Effect, my co-author Dan Keldsen and I talk about how 3D printing is creating an entirely new model for hacking the high cost of manufacturing and creating a manufacturing renaissance for entrepreneurs.

«Prices have declined at the high end of the market but remained steady for more moderately priced units; bidding wars have become noticeably less prevalent,» the Beige Book said.

On the day the curbs were lifted by a U.S. judge, bookings from Iran surged, ForwardKeys said, leaving reservations for travel to the United States five times higher on Feb. 3 and Feb. 4 than the same two days a year earlier.

Audrey Wall, the managing editor of The Council of State Governments» The Book of the States, has perfected the game of hunting down the salaries of high - ranking public officials for 17 editions of the bBook of the States, has perfected the game of hunting down the salaries of high - ranking public officials for 17 editions of the bookbook.

ForwardKeys, which analyses 16 million flight reservations a day from major global reservation systems, said bookings for international arrivals to the United States over the next three months were 2.3 % higher than last year.

Because of this, if you're an entrepreneur, the temptation for you to write a book is probably at an all - time high.

The book bashes the contractor for operating a revolving door for powerful government officials, hiring them for millions of dollars a year, then allegedly exploiting the connections to win business when they return to the highest echelons of government.

This book would be great for a high school student who can relate to these concepts.

From what i've observed, prices for items like music and books tend to be pretty sticky (or even declining), so over the long term you'd probably need to counteract that with higher sales.

He also introduced Robbins to high - profile investor friends like Ray Dalio to be interviewed for Robbins» 2014 personal finance book, «Money: Master the Game.»

Compared to the broad XIC, XEG has a) a price to earnings ratio that is only slightly higher, b) a price to book ratio that is lower, c) a debt to equity ratio that is about half of XIC, d) a dividend yield that is comparable and e) profit margins that grew 30 % this year versus 18 % for XIC.

One of the strongest areas of the book was the section on education and how many of the super wealthy people invest in high quality education for their children that ultimately can give their children an advantage in life.

For many companies, P / E ratios seem benign, while price / revenue and price / book ratios are ridiculously high.

I found Carley Garner's latest book, Higher Probability Commodity Trading, a great read for both beginner and advanced commodity traders.

Those stocks would get crushed, we're buying stocks that are have huge cash flows, people have low expectations for them that's why we're getting them so cheap and so we know pay for high expectations in the long book, so when the low — bad news comes in, we didn't pay for high expectations so our longs tend to hold up better, our shorts are getting killed, great spreads and bad markets.

Expenses for other direct program expenses (excluding other transfer payments) could be $ 2 billion higher than estimated in Budget 2012, especially if the Government decides to book the shortfall in the environmental liability as identified by the Commissioner for the Environment and Sustainable Development.

«Saving the economy» has become a euphemism for the policy of keeping bad debts on the books and saving high finance from writing them down to reflect the realistic ability to pay.

As long as the school is an accredited higher - education institution, then grad school tuition, fees and books are eligible for tax - free 529 withdrawals.

Tesla booked higher than expected revenues and lower than expected operating losses for the first quarter of the year, puzzling analysts

Expectations for higher rates could eventually boost pricing in their mainly fixed - rate mortgage books, too.

Habitat and goodwill have an entire corner of there space for books that are on shelves that are about 7 ft high.