Sentences with phrase «ideas in books such»

Dawkins was also well known by the public as a great scientist, though his true talent was in communicating scientific ideas in books such as The Selfish Gene (Oxford University Press) rather than in his actual research.

Remarkably enough we have many more assignments revolving around the ideas in the book such as:

Not exact matches

«As a long - time reader of both Jay Levinson's and Shel Horowitz's previous books, I have to keep wondering why I'm surprised to see such a remarkable collection of wisdom - busting innovative ideas, all in one place.

I know this is a challenging and shocking idea (some might call it heresy), and I hope to defend this idea in a book someday (I am already compiling notes), but such a claim is not as outrageous as it may initially sound.

Werner Jaeger, who has written the classic history of the idea of paideia, [2] pointed out in a later book on Early Christianity and Greek Paideia that Clement not only uses literary forms and types of argument calculated to sway people formed by paideia but, beyond that, he explicitly praises paideia in such a way as to make it clear that his entire epistle is to be taken «as an act of Christian education.»

Obviously, any idea of inspiration which implies equal value in the teachings of Scripture, or inerrancy in its statements, or conclusive infallibility in its ideas, is irreconcilable with such facts as this book presents.

While this book itself is too late in origin to have affected Christian thought since it comes from perhaps the ninth century A.D., it is probably true that Zoroastrian beliefs concerning eschatology, here carried to such an extreme, did materially affect late Hebrew and early Christian ideas of the ending of the world and the final judgment.

Such a view was accepted by Justin and Irenaeus in the later second century, although in the third century Dionysius, bishop of Alexandria, attempted to minimize the authority of the book by proving that since John son of Zebedee wrote the gospel ascribed to him, he can not have written the book of Revelation, since the two writings employ different ideas, styles and vocabularies.

Such experiences as I have had at the Taj Mahal and the Dome of the Rock of the numinous were called by the theologian Rudolf Otto (1869 - 1937), in his book The Idea of the Holy, mysterium tremendum.

Nevertheless, without this idea we might possibly never have had such books as the Gospels, and in consequence the Christian religion might not have continued to bear within itself the means of its own correction, revitalization, and renewal.

The book abounds with such information and ideas, so please, if you are involved in the mission board of your church, are helping plan a mission, have teenagers going on a mission, or are thinking of going on a mission trip yourself (even if it is just to the local homeless shelter), you must read this book.

Often in such instances it is difficult for the woman who is content with the old way to «keep up» with a husband who begins asking her to go places with him, to read books and discuss ideas, and to make new kinds of friends, when her satisfaction and security are chiefly in home and family.

I love the idea of handing out comic book Bibles in prisons, to people on the street, and to children in orphanages and such.

A major part of the book is concerned with the meaning and value of a core curriculum, especially valuable at a time when the very idea is in such serious retreat, even at our best universities.

Any Christian reflection on the idea of revelation, such as we shall undertake in this book, now has to be situated in a context shaped by our growing appreciation of the plurality of religious revelations.

Perhaps the internet is doing all of the above and more: encouraging and unifying small religious and other movements; further facilitating scientific unification across geographic proximity, if not also creating new scientific theories and concepts; fostering the rise of new forms of spiritual irrationalism such as those discussed in Wendy Kaminer's wild book, Sleeping with Extra-Terrestrials; focusing the public even more on particular public personas in news, sports and everything else; creating new classes of investors who are willing to publish online just about anything, regardless of whether or not they agree with it; germinating new technological ideas that are luring capitalists who hold unreasonable expectations of financial bonanzas.

Such ideas, however, were there; the possibility of their fruition was rooted in the deep convictions of the prophets concerning them; to change the figure, though the slag of the Book was greater in the mass, diamonds of infinite value had been formed in it.

All this, however, was for domestic consumption within Israel, not for foreign export; such ideas of fair play and goodwill toward foreigners as are found in the book apply only to those sojourning in Israel.

This is important for a number of reasons, such as overturning the predominate idea that only a small segment of society in certain urban areas could have been involved in such literary activities, but for believers today my book helps us understand why there was such an emphasis on reading communally in the New Testament (1 Tim 4:13; Col 4:16; 1 Thess 5:27; Rev. 1:3; etc.).

There were numerous times I cringed at some of Boyd's terminology and ideas, such as his way of describing unregenerate people as «unrepentant» (p. 787), and his acceptance of annihilation (p. 787), but in regard to the overall purpose and goal of the book, I am most concerned with three of Boyd's four Principles of the Cruciform Hermeneutic.

I taught such a course, and I recall it here because from its ashes sprang the basic idea explored in this book.

It was a bestseller then and is still in print and in the revised and expanded edition published in 1988, Tannahill commented: «When the idea of Food in History first occurred to me, I was mystified by the fact that no one had already written such a book.»

In particular, the book develops contrarian investing ideas such as «Betting Against the Public» and «Smart Money» to the sports marketplace.

Actually seeing what's being done with the book out there is such a huge reward and joy... and hugely inspiring seeing all the twists and turns and tweaks that you've put on the projects and ideas, in your own creative families.

From the Amazon review of the book, «Andrew Solomon's tome about the ways in which children are different from their parents — and what such differences do to our conventional ideas about family.»

Students use a set of symbols to mark in their books where they see different elements such as main ideas, supporting ideas, key vocabulary words and transition words.

Their observations and ideas, described in a new book, led to such advances in astronomy as how to measure the distance to stars.

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She contends that such books also promote the unrealistic idea that beauty and dependence are of paramount importance in relationships.

Let students brainstorm ways in which people communicate with one another; students might generate ideas such as e-mail, the telephone, sign language, and books.

The protestations, complaints, and handwringing that swiftly followed were to be expected — Matt Ladner weighed in (on Jay Greene's blog) within hours, for example, terming Texas «nothing short of disgraceful» and urging that it try Florida - style special - ed vouchers — and the feds will inevitably look into whether Texas has violated the well - known Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), versions of which have been on the statute books since Gerald Ford (with misgivings) signed the first such measure in 1975.

It is therefore surprising that Gardner wrote the preface for Thomas Armstrong's book, Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom, which includes many such trivial ideas, such as singing spellings and spelling with leaves and twigs, as mentioned earlier.

In books such as The Future of Ideas and Free Culture, Lessig argued that the scope and reach of copyright laws stifle innovation and the furtherance of knowledge.

«The book gives lots of ideas of simple ways to connect with Latino families, such as assigning students to research famous Latinos or posting phrases around a school in both English and Spanish.

That's why I said writing that first book in a vacuum isn't such a terrible idea.

«The idea that there is a ritual to reading — to finding a quiet corner, indulging in the book, putting away all the things running around in our mind — that is such a rarity today.

The white slipcover, into which the book fits neatly, features the letters of the title rising off the surface at an angle, and the idea all along was to do something unlike anything ever seen in the world of publishing, Riverhead's art director, Helen Yentus said «I didn't even think we'd be able to do it, because it's such a new and innovative technology.»

Some years later I read one of the very few books that recounted the events of 1883 in detail — and I realized as I was reading that the writer (the book had been published in 1965) had not the faintest idea of just why Krakatoa had exploded, and why it had done so with such unimaginable ferocity.

Innovations such as e-book publishing and POD (print - on - demand) services have allowed authors who are unable to interest a traditional publishing house in their book idea to pursue publication on their own, using either a Web - based publishing platform or a custom printing service.

Join us as she explains how a mindmap helps you transfer all of your ideas and thoughts onto paper in such a way that can guide your vision, validate topics and ultimately structure your book's contents.

A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people to whom it is easy to do good, and who are not accustomed to have it done to them; then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one's neighbor — such is my idea of happiness.

Or maybe it's the sheer idea that a book — a format that to some is clearly the domain of adults, school and other aspects of the formal grownup world — would dare to voice teens» feelings and experiences in such an honest and upfront way.

I really am going to be positive in this book, instead of dwelling on the negative aspects of turning 50, such as that you get wrinkled and forgetful and achy, and you gain weight merely by watching food commercials, and the warranties are expiring on all your remaining teeth and internal organs, and your idea of a big night is to stay up late enough to see the previews for Letterman, whose actual show you have not watched since the Reagan administration.

X-Ray lets users explore in more depth the contents of a book, by accessing pre-loaded files with relevant information, such as the most common characters, locations, themes, or ideas.

This can result in unexpected opportunities such as a publisher approaching you with a book idea.

This is obviously not a new idea but the pen tool has certainly made this quicker in a widely used app such as Book Creator.

Once you come up with a graphic, new ideas are likely to occur to you, such as the «tuning knob» used on Tuned - In's cover and inside the book to call attention to important ideas and tips.

Yesterday, I discussed the importance of organizing your book around a «big idea» that can be expressed in a simple title that describes what you book's about in a conversational style, such as Tuned In: Uncover the Extraordinary Opportunities that Lead to Business Breakthroughs — Craig Styll, Phill Myers, and David Meerman Scott's latest booin a simple title that describes what you book's about in a conversational style, such as Tuned In: Uncover the Extraordinary Opportunities that Lead to Business Breakthroughs — Craig Styll, Phill Myers, and David Meerman Scott's latest booin a conversational style, such as Tuned In: Uncover the Extraordinary Opportunities that Lead to Business Breakthroughs — Craig Styll, Phill Myers, and David Meerman Scott's latest booIn: Uncover the Extraordinary Opportunities that Lead to Business Breakthroughs — Craig Styll, Phill Myers, and David Meerman Scott's latest book.

From appetizer ideas and healthy salads to entrees and delicious desserts, this book shows how to cook dishes such as Stuffed Pork Medallions, Chicken Saltimbocca, Baked Sole in a Light Cream Sauce, and mouth - watering specialties as Bacon - Wrapped Mushrooms and Minty Chocolate Molten Cake.

The design of your book has a critical part to play in how readable it is, how well it communicates the ideas you've taken such effort and care to write.