Sentences with phrase «good general books»

A few good general books are listed below, followed by a list of historical accounts.

Not exact matches

Dubbed the best business book of the year last year by The Financial Times and McKinsey, this one by a Pulitzer - Prize winning journalist looks at what happened to Janesville, Wisconsin when a General Motors factory that had been operating in the town for 85 years closed.

On my list of acceptable answers would be any marketing or general business book, as well as any book that shows your writer is a well - rounded individual.

It aims to launch a series of general, trade (fiction as well as non-fiction) and education books (school K - 12 and test preparation) soon.

It's funny, I was chatting with god the other night, you know about girls and money and basically life in general, and then from out of no where god was like, «Yo, Chuckles, I have a job for you, it's very important that you do it, I need you to go and vote this upcoming election and I need you to vote for Rick Perry, he seems a little crazy, but don't worry, he's all good in my book».

No book better dissects the issues - beneath - the - issues at these Synods than this brilliant analysis of the sexual revolution, i.e., «the destigmatization and demystification of nonmarital sex and the reduction of sexual relations in general to a kind of hygienic recreation in which anything goes so long as those involved are consenting adults.»

our sharpest minds would be schooled HARD by a supreme creator... not the other way around... an average joe off the street could write a better, more moral book than the Bible and utterly destroy the god of any of the holy books in a general knowledge debate with ease.

A book called Disinformation, co-written by General Pacepa and the American professor of law Ronald Rychlak (best known for his book Hitler, the War and the Pope, a well - researched defence of Pius XII's record during the Second World War), which spells out these revelations at greater length, is «dubious at best» — or at least, the bits written by Pacepa are: the reviewer NCR admits that «what Rychlak contributes, drawn from his earlier work on Pope Pius, appears solid».

Any book will fall short of meeting every situation, but this one is a good general call to at least think about our personal ministry and how it applies to group ministry.

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Easily the best «Jesus book» of our time, this has to be read with the consciousness that its author was writing for the general public rather than specifically for theologians or theological students.

The Good Book says of mosques in general, «He only shall tend Allah's sanctuaries who believeth in Allah and the Last Day and observeth proper worship and payeth the poor - due and feareth none save Allah.

The background assumption of this book means, finally, that so far as its content is concerned the best hope of saying things of general relevance to persons involved in all types of theological schooling today lies in making some particular and fairly concrete proposals that may turn out to be directly pertinent only to a few types of theological schools but may provoke and help other persons in other types of schools to think through these issues for themselves.

It's a book that would be useful to share and discuss in a Catholic young mums group, especially for those who need a good general introduction to the idea of daily prayer and friendship with Christ.

This general point of view has been stated in various ways, but I have not found it better expressed in terms of what it both does and does not imply than in the words of a distinguished New Testament scholar, Frederick Grant, in his book The Gospel of the Kingdom.

I wouldn't even consider that now, of course, (as it would be an unintended mockery) but I still think Biblical literacy is good for literary purposes in general and critical for anyone who claims to base their lives on the book.

The general writings mention him, but for a fuller treatment the best sources are two books by Y. P. Mei: Motse, Rival of Confucius, a biography and systematic discussion of his thought, and The Works of Motse.

Alone among the denominational presses, it has successfully «crossed over» into the general market for books of good quality.

Mormons are good people in general, but that does not exclude their belief is based on a «science - fiction novel» (the Book of Mormon) as well as Muslims who based their belief on a «poetry book» (the QurBook of Mormon) as well as Muslims who based their belief on a «poetry book» (the Qurbook» (the Quran).

The title given this book, Becoming and Belonging, indicates the general approach that I have taken: to exist as human is to exist as an instance of «becoming» or developing (for better or worse) and is also to belong with others of our kind in a great enterprise in which each one of us belongs and to which each one of us makes her or his contribution, for good or for ill.

I had intended to communicate, and I here reiterate, my general appreciation for George Weigel's book, as well as my agreement with almost all of the specific suggestions made for reform.

The sensation book pleased a few psychologists, e.g., Carroll Pratt, author of an excellent book on the psychology of music, who some years ago told me he thought my book was in some respects well ahead of those by the general run of psychologists.

Three central ideas from this book are in the process of becoming part of the general intellectual equipment of a good many younger observers of the American scene, both those with and those without an interest in what is usually called theology.

Her first book, Gatherings: Bringing People Together with Food was shortlisted for the 2015 Taste Canada Food Writing Awards in the Best General Cookbook category.

-- The Cookbook Review One of the best books in the general - interest baking field.

I can't remember exactly which ones I listed, but my general fixations right now are Ottolenghi's Jerusalem, Sam Sifton's Thanksgiving book (sort of random, but a great quick read), I'm enjoying the Mile End Cookbook, as well as Small Plates and Sweet Treats from the writer / photographer behind the Cannele - Vanille blog.

A decoction of leaves and roots is placed in a hot bath to relieve general body aches and pains in Paraguay, and according to Whitelaw Ainslie, M.D., in his 1826 book, Materia Indica, «With hog lard, Capsicum forms a good liniment for paralytic limbs.»

Furthermore, the schools (in general) do not provide teachers with the adequate resources to perform their jobs effectively, such as teacher - requested books for their students; presentation items such as chalk, whiteboard markers, or projectors; basic classroom organizational needs such as storage bins, filing cabinets with adequate files, and functional modern computers with adequate software to make results tabulating more efficient; or motivational equipment designed to reward students for good behavior, scores, or attitudes (grades simply are not enough of a motivational tool).

He knew the book so well and cared so passionately for it that General Neyland, the revered Tennessee coach, eventually got Bull Cyclone from Scooba appointed to the NCAA rules committee, even though his unknown little school wasn't even a member of that august national body.

The truth is that no book or parenting method can predict what will be best for you and your child, and you shouldn't feel guilty if your expectations aren't met when trying any part of attachment parenting (or parenting in general, or life in general).

What's impressed me kind of in this whole book journey has not only been the support on the professional side, from API and the Sears» and from Dr. Gordon, also a really really positive, healthy general notion that we're all working toward something good and trying to empower parents to make decisions that are good for them and for their kids.

Yet Evan, who I believe has been a pretty smart and grounded adviser in all things romantic in general (he was an instrumental voice in Lori Gottlieb's 2011 book, Marry Him: The Case for Mr. Good Enough), put the kibosh on her idea:

this book provided an amazing view from a teacher's perspective and how the over parenting for which I'm prone could be detrimental at best to my child's development and general feeling of self worth.

«Making children mind without losing yours» is one of the best books on general discipline that I've ever read.

Well, even if Goodhart's book is of some use in understanding the outcomes of the June 2017 General Election, it seems unlikely that it provides us with very good a guide to the future.

Douglas Alexander made some similar - ish points at the General Election of 2010 book launch, from a «debates good and here to stay, but need to avoid squeezing out policy scrutiny».

The good news is that New York has pockets of progress, including the Attorney General's Accountability / Money and Influence Site and the Comptroller's Open Book NY.

He published a well - known book, The Condition of England, and worked closely with Winston Churchill and Lloyd George on the People's Budget, but in the general election in December 1910, his election was declared void.

While unveiling the 3 books; «Curriculum for Basic Critical Thinking and Judgement», «Curriculum for Self - Awareness in Critical Thinking and Judgement» and «Curriculum for Advanced Critical Thinking and Judgement», as well as «Curriculum for Self - Awareness in Critical Thinking and Judgement Workbook», Lieutenant General TY Buratai, who was represented by Major General Chris Jemitola, Chief of Policy and Plans (Army) at the occasion, said top military and management experts have rated Critical Thinking as the most important skill set for the complex strategic environment of the 21st century.

This year's election night is likely to be an important one for the LGBT history books: Voters in Massachusetts are expected to elect the nation's first - ever openly gay state attorney general, and voters in Maine could very well elect the nation's first - ever openly gay governor.

Sally Hunt, the general secretary of the University and College Union, which represents university workers, said: «The government has tried to sell off parts of the student loan book before, but not gone through with it because it didn't feel the taxpayer would get a good deal.

The percentage of NYC listings that were booked for more than 180 days — roughly the standard for «commercial» operation established in 2014 by New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman — has climbed as well, to about 9 percent between June 2015 and June 2016, according to data provided by Airbnb's spokesperson.

He was a serious cosmologist who took the time to write a book for the general public, and it was among the best - selling books of all time.

Each week Science reviews books, and occasionally work in other media, in all fields of natural and social science, as well as work relevant to the world of science in general.

Nickell and Baker quote extensively from others throughout — from case histories as well as from more general books — occasionally laughably, as when they solemnly cite a reference for the statement that it is possible to make black - and - white prints from a colour slide.

Lubenow's book is the best general creationist expose of human evolution so far published, although I disagree strongly with his willingness to accept the KNM - ER 1470 skull (classified as Homo habilis) as probably human.

Written so as to be accessible to general readers as well as specialists, this book explains what stem cells are, and the different aspects of stem cell research and applications.

In her program and book, which promotes general health and wellbeing, she firmly states that oxytocin levels are closely linked to sleep — as well as several other health issues — and that a way of improving sleep quality is by taking a dose of oxytocin nasal spray or drops.

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