Sentences with phrase «high point of a book»

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In a 2009 essay in the Chronicle of Higher Education on the fiftieth anniversary of Strunk and White's Elements of Style, Edinburgh professor Geoffrey Pullum isn't content to point out errors in that celebrated book.

Dawkins» book, «The God Delusion,» made a lot of good points, but did not shake my believe in a higher being.

In the book and in the series, we detail the evolution of this movement, but let me sketch some of the high points for you now.

This line closed at a high of 46 points at some books, demonstrating how the public, who tend to show a proclivity for high scoring games, can increase an O / U line.

3 is a silent pick em so money line the game with a dog of 3 pts or less, 85 % of teams that cover 3 points as dogs win the game outright so why give the books any more than you have to, make sure you take dogs in first half ONLY, i cant stress this enough, more times than not if a dog will cover the game, (big dogs +7 or higher) they will show up early and you do not want to get screwed in the 2nd half by blowing the cover, these are things the sports books never would tell you but surely will save you a lot of aggravation in the LONG RUN

That's a point I alluded to earlier Amos — some people are quick to jump on our net spend in the current financial year and arrive at the conclusion that we're riding roughshod over FFP but when the cost of these players and wages is amortised over the length of their contracts, coupled with removing high earners (Tevez being the main one) from our books then it's entirely conceivable as to why we've spent # 80m - # 90m net without it jeopardising our chances of meeting FFP.

In a written statement responding to the AAP's guidelines and recommendations, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) said that it that «agree [d] with many of the recommendations,» and pointed to its efforts over the past 20 years to minimize risk for high school cheerleaders, beginning with publication of its first guidelines for sideline cheerleading in 1988, which became the basis for the NFHS Spirit Rules Book, first published in 1High School Associations (NFHS) said that it that «agree [d] with many of the recommendations,» and pointed to its efforts over the past 20 years to minimize risk for high school cheerleaders, beginning with publication of its first guidelines for sideline cheerleading in 1988, which became the basis for the NFHS Spirit Rules Book, first published in 1high school cheerleaders, beginning with publication of its first guidelines for sideline cheerleading in 1988, which became the basis for the NFHS Spirit Rules Book, first published in 1992.

First, let me point out that while you're right that I did some of my reporting for the book at a public charter school and a private school, I reported in more depth at two traditional public schools (Fenger High in Chicago and I.S. 318 in Brooklyn).

The definition Engels provides at the end of the book is useful, chiefly for denoting some of the high points of the most commonly used definition of communism: the society that results from common democratic ownership of the industrially productive tools of society by society.

The book shares glimpses into the lives of struggling trainees at West Point, National Spelling Bee finalists, and other high achievers, to illustrate Duckworth's belief that effort and perseverance are more integral to success than inborn aptitude or I.Q.

The book itself is the story of a relationship between high school seniors, Becky and Brian, told from two different points in time: one before a huge event in their lives and the other after.

The book Click: the Magic of Instant Connections also points out that studies have shown that openness and sharing at the highest levels of the vulnerably language scale help to promote sexual and relationship satisfaction.

'' (But) if people want something that they can be deeply involved in, if people want something that raises questions that extend out of the comic book and into the real world, if people want to see some amazing high - tech (stuff), this is a good jumping on point,» said Coates, now in his second year writing the adventures one of the first comic books heroes of color for Marvel.

«Idiocracy» isn't high art — in fact, that's the point — but its slow - building success gives me faith in audiences and their increasing thirst for films that aren't sequels, remakes, or adaptations of books and TV shows.

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This poster points straight to the strengths and interests of Gen - X screenwriter Diablo Cody (who's got a Sweet Valley High project in the works), and with its presentation of the film's YA - penning antiheroine and her stunted existence, it gives a transgressive twist on the school - issued books so many of us lugged around in our backpacks.

For fans of the book, Harry's first Quidditch match clocks in as the high point of the film.

In the book Outliers, Malcom Gladwell tells the story of a man who has an IQ that is well above average (it is 45 points higher than Albert Einstein's) but the man doesn't have any «grit.»

This was done for book authorship points, book ranking points, and mentions in blogs, newspapers, and the established edu - press (e.g. Ed Week and The Chronicle of Higher Ed), with an expectation that blog / newspaper / edu - press mentions would each typically max out around 10 to 15 points.

The highest - ranked book was subtracted from 200,000, and that figure was divided by 10,000 to derive a point total of somewhere between zero and twenty.

A recent book by Greg Duncan and Richard Murnane, Restoring Opportunity: The Crisis of Inequality and the Challenge of American Education, for example, describes what the authors call «high schools that improve life chances,» pointing in particular to small, nonselective high schools created in New York City by the Department of Education and New Visions for Public Schools.

«There is a point of diminishing returns for fortifying schools,» says University of California, Berkeley's Calvin Morrill, professor of law and sociology and co-author with Michael Musheno of the new book, Navigating Conflict: How Youth Handle Trouble in a High - Poverty School.

The book's title, The Testing Charade, captures his point; excessive high - stakes testing undermines the goals of instruction and meaningful learning.

My parents were given a choice: because I had a disability, I could be treated as a gifted student, eligible for the «mini-schools» at two of the twenty or so schools in the district, or be treated as a disabled student, eligible for «special learning» in «the trailers» at my high school; I was the only student to that point who was thrown out of the special learning program for reading books at a far - too - advanced level; When I was dismissed, I was reading John Locke's Second Treatise on Government, a book about medieval castle battlement defenses, and (all at the same time) a book called «You can trust a communist — to be a communist».

«The cancellation of the Honda Accord hybrid points out the fact that hybrid manufacturers have largely been unable to expand the public's perception of hybrids beyond high fuel economy,» said Jack Nerad, executive market analyst for Kelley Blue Book and its kbb.com Web site.

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However, if you want to make the most money (especially on Amazon, which only allows authors to receive 70 percent in royalties if the book is priced at $ 2.99 or higher — $ 1.99 and $ 0.99 books only allow authors a 35 percent royalty rate), then $ 4.99 appears to be the best price point for selling a good amount of books (though far less than with a lower price point) while making the most in profit.

They're doing this by: — not listing Hachette titles — setting Hatchette title prices at (sometimes extraordinarily) high price points to discourage readers from buying them — setting shipping dates for already - available Hachette books at 3 - 5 weeks out, instead of making them immediately available — suggesting other books when readers search for Hachette titles

I know authors who use indie presses and the cost of buying copies of their books from the indie is so high, they can't make a profit on their copies unless they jack up the price to a point where it drives potential customers away.

Most of the work being offered to me involved one or the other — or the high concept situation I described (my book The Paradise Prophecy)-- to the point where I felt I was getting lost, not writing what I really wanted to write and needed to bail.

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One key point Howey made in reference to Amazon's new pricing tool, KDP Pricing Support, is this: «While Amazon's been fighting with publishers to get ebook prices down, I also think that a lot of self - published authors aren't pricing their books high enough.

While that price point may seem a little high for an unknown author — many self - published authors keep their sales at $ 4.99 or less, with $ 2.99 being a fairly standard ebook price for indie works — given the argument that the cost of the book is in its initial creation, it makes sense.

«While that price point may seem a little high -LSB-...] given the argument that the cost of the book is in its initial creation, it makes sense.»

The Guardian also points to the increase in US sales of Atwood's book immediately following Trump's claim to the highest office in the country.

The high - point of Google Books is that being an online service, the user is able to access his e-book library by using any computer or device that is connected to the internet.

There has been some variation on that, with publishers trying a lower price point of $ 7.99 for more popular books and a higher price point of $ 12.99 for titles with a more dedicated audience.

I would just point out that not all indies buy Bowker ISBNs as many use CreateSpace's or Amazon's ASINs for e-books, so the number of books indie pubbed in the US is probably much higher than that?

Some of the things I suggest are controversial; but even setting your book for free to get more downloads will be much more effective than marketing your book and trying to sell it at a higher price point.

1) His book is 49 pages and sales for 4.99 (whoops he marked it down to 2.99) way to high of a price point for that short of a book.

At this point in time, the book app price of entry for authors and even some trade publishers is still to high.

As a relatively smart indie writer and marketer of her own (non-genre) books, no matter how hard I work to get the word out on Amazon, the mountain of crappy books is too high to climb over at this point.

Fowlie was speaking to the fact that audiobooks continue to have a much higher price point than both ebooks and print books, and that audiobooks tend to sell well given the low volume of content available to audiobook fans.

«Audiobooks have been at a higher price point typically, but I don't know if that's going to continue as the business expands further and further, but right now I feel that's where the most revenue is made in terms of book sales versus an ebook.

The actor, known for playing villains in films including Octopussy and Beverly Hills Cop, is releasing two books on Amazon: Bad Guy, a journal of his time on a Hollywood movie «where the conditions were so appalling, and the directing so absurd, the whole cast was in a state of semi-shock», and Richard II In New York, which records one of his career high points directing the Shakespeare play in 1994.

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Where a print edition of a large - sized popular children's title can easily run as high as $ 30US, the justification for keeping children's books at an unbelievably high price point on e-reader seems built in.

As readers discover these books in their locations, whether it's underground or thrown off the highest point in one affiliate's state, they are invited to share their reviews of the book online and pass the book along to the next person by leaving it somewhere to be found.

They have almost no chance of getting reviews or bestseller - list attention in prestigious traditional media; they don't do high - profile book tours; they can't point out their books in store windows or on shelves to their family and friends; they are unlikely to be guests on talk shows.

Chappell's diverse range of clients include: historical novelist Golden Keyes Parsons, whose novels are published by Thomas Nelson; «Survivor: Panama - Exile Island» cast member, Austin Carty, whose book High Points and Lows: Life, Love and Figuring it All Out is published by Penguin / Plume; Boston - based infectious disease expert, John Ross, M.D., whose book Shakespeare's Tremor on the mysterious medical maladies of great writers is forthcoming from St. Martins; University of Virginia professors / psychologists Peter Sheras, Ph.D., and Phyllis Koch - Sheras, Ph.D.; and Atlanta - based relationship expert Dr. Janet Page, author of Get Married This Year: 365 Days to «I Do.»