Sentences with phrase «important points of the book»

Before the meeting, I prepare a different set of question cards for each book, and the questions guide them through some of the more important points of the book.

Not exact matches

(Disclosure: I wrote a book about West Point's class of 2002, in which Bush's speech plays an important role.)

While the book has weak points — most notably regarding Isaac Backus, the 18th - century baptist minister and author of the important treatise Government and Liberty Described and Ecclesiastical Tyranny Exposed (1778)-- who appears and then disappears without much clarity on how he fits the argument — it is generally an incisive interpretation.

Through memory, Augustine explains at various points in Book X of the Confessions, we are able to review our past actions and discern a variety of important themes: we can see when we were moving towards God and (conversely) when we were moving away from Him; when we discerned the good rightly and sought it properly and (conversely) when we misidentified the good and sought experiences or possessions that were bad for us; when God was calling us towards Himself, whether we heard His voice or not; and so on.

In Germany, under the leadership of Rolf Zerfass and Norbet Mette, there has been an important revival of practical theology But a very powerful recent statement pointing to its revival can he found in Edward Fancy's recent book, Theologia: The Fragmentation and Unity of Theological Education

That distinction is a half - truth at best, and it misses two important points: the widespread reading of such books not only tells us something important about the overall religious temper of our times; it may also give us a clue to one possible theological expression of the future.

This is important because I believe (as I think Flo pointed out), that in a way, the entire rest of the Bible was written to provide an answer for the questions raised by the book of Job.

This book is not the place to debate this question, but I think it is important to point it out as an important dimension latent in the deeper layers of the chance vs. design dispute.

However, there is an important earlier passage in the same book that is the best starting point for understanding how the concept of God entered Whitehead's philosophical scheme.

They can point you to some educational resources, videos, books, that kind of thing, talk to friends that have breastfed, because support from the very beginning prior to delivery is very important along the way.

An equally important point, I could also contribute to the our book by offering a decade's worth of horrifying hospital - based birth stories, which Fransen can not.

Meredith's book tackles the importance of expressing unconditional love, supporting the whole team and seeing the big picture, among many other key points that can help parents fully understand the incredibly important role they have in their young athlete's life.

In his book, The Attachment Parenting Book, Dr. William Sears includes a chapter entitled «Working and Staying Attached,» in which he points out that giving your baby your milk is a very important way of staying attached to your baby after returning to wbook, The Attachment Parenting Book, Dr. William Sears includes a chapter entitled «Working and Staying Attached,» in which he points out that giving your baby your milk is a very important way of staying attached to your baby after returning to wBook, Dr. William Sears includes a chapter entitled «Working and Staying Attached,» in which he points out that giving your baby your milk is a very important way of staying attached to your baby after returning to work.

However, rather than simply accepting the opinion of states and critical Western scholars as the point of reference, the edited book Responsibility to Protect: Cultural Perspectives in the Global South by Rama Mani and Tom Weiss addresses the important and so far under - researched question of what scholars and activists from the global south really think about the R2P principle and how the R2P implementation process can account for those southern concerns and insights.

In fact, one of the most important findings of this book points to the assertion of informal rules and institutions over formal ones.

Teachers working with small groups of children would no doubt find this book useful in providing starting points for discussions about the important ethical issues surrounding evolution and genetic engineering.

Actually, I think both are important, but the «when» question is seriously under - appreciated, and this book was one of the first to really point this out.

A very important point in this book is to get all chemicals out of your house and your garage.

A very important point in this book is to get all chemicals out of your house; cleaning supplies, paint, everything.

This beautifully designed and photographed period drama, adapted from Andrew Hodges» book The Enigma by debut screenwriter Graham Moore, centres on three important points of Turing's life: boarding school, a miserable existence before his death in the 1950s, and his critical work defeating the Nazis» Enigma encryption device.

In the book, Hattie spends significant time on talk — which makes sense, since teaching is so talk dependent — but what is interesting here is that Hattie makes the very important point that dialogue between teacher and students is a crucial component of teaching and learning - yet is seldom present in classroom exchanges.

Sure there are social media platforms like Goodreads, Wattpad, Facebook groups etc. and then there are the «real» opportunities that are so much harder to facilitate and organize (and pay for e.g. expense vs profit) like community or regional events and networks as you point out above, but I feel really strongly that the most important thing for an author to do in order to build a loyal paying (italics) fanbase / readership is to produce good quality works that are publicized properly and to spend time interacting with those of your readers who you know buy your books because they came to you in the first place.

One of the most important books in the history of philosophy, Every one study the modern philosophy must read it, Because of the most important points of Hobbes's philosophy in this book.

One of Dawson's points on Friday in #ISBNhour was that many authors, particularly self - publishing authors, don't realize how important it is to have their work identified by ISBN, which stands for International Standard Book Number.

Some of what he talks about is a bit silly and likely isn't that important considering how little variability there is in the actual data (e.g., title length), but other points, such as book length and pricing, make compelling cases.

The most important point is that authors need to take charge of their marketing plans for their books.

Just like the book cover is the point of contact with your prospective reader, the interior of a book is an important ingredient to keep the reader satisfied.

Finally, the ever - important book discovery was another often discussed topic, with very interesting data points presented in a number of panels.

I think it's important to note that the reasons for a book's challenge may be beside the point when the result is a broad silencing of these minority perspectives.

If you've put together a how - to book or a self - help book, it's important that instead of using sweeping, generic generalizations for issues a book tackles, you pick a specific example that illustrates your point.

But, on the issue of book sales: Griese points out that many important bookstores shy away from books published by subsidy presses because of their perceived inferior quality.

Better than paper: Electronic puzzle books point to the future To fully grasp the significance of what Seattle startup Puzzazz is doing with Amazon.com's Kindle, it's important to first set aside the notion that it's making electronic puzzle games.

It's important for senior authors — for every author, really — to understand their own motivations going into the publishing process, because it's going to take time and dedication to get to the point where you have a copy of your book in your hand.

But, as I said, I am glad I kept with him because the book carried a powerful message and an important point of view from Africa during WWII.

And it's important to accurately reflect your genre, because your book cover is your most effective point - of - purchase marketing tool!

When you're self - publishing a book, it's important to consider the big picture: your brand, your author platform, your point - of - purchase marketing via your book cover, etc..

To date, the format wars in eBooks have undermined the most important feature of a paper book, the ability to point to a part of the text on a certain page of a specific edition, which is the basis of academic and professional citation, which is the key to dialogue taking place through books.

That was precisely my experience: The viewing angle was better than on other tablets, an important point given that the company's NookKids encourages the idea of using the device to read picture books to children.

Perhaps the most important point of all is to have a quality book.

If your book happens to contain images or a lot of subheadings and bullet points, it becomes even more important that the formatting and layout steps be done by someone who truly understands how to make the most of each page.

Your (and DataGuy's) point about quantity of books and putting story first is really important.

As always, authors have to remember to make book pricing decisions from a long - range, career, point of view, rather than simply viewing their books as an important profit center.

Well, with the power of Unreal Engine 4 and this book... Now your dreams can now be reality!This book has been designed and crafted by independent developer Ryan Shah (of Kitatus Studios), who boasts over 10 years of experience working with video - game development tools as well as 2D / 3D art applications.Ryan Shah will guide you through your adventures with Unreal Engine 4, Teaching you all the important information in an enjoyable, relaxed and entertaining style, which will help make sure you have the greatest possible adventure learning to create the video - game of your dreams.If you enjoyed 3D point and click adventure titles (Such as Telltale's The Walking Dead, Back to the Future, Sam and Max.

The actual range might be 10 % to 20 % - so somewhere between 800,000 and 1,600,000 daily active readers Here are a few important points 1) 1,137,700 + Daily Active Readers means 1.13 Million readers who visit looking for free books and book deals every single day 2) On any given day, there will also be other sets of readers - those who check a few times a week or a few times a month and happen to check on that day, those who only visit once and happen to visit on that day, those readers who had one of our email lists or tweets or blog posts sent to them by friends or family, and so forth.

Okay, design of a book may be important to certain point.

Comprehensive resources like Author Earnings» quarterly analyses, the only full picture of traditionally published and indie book sales, can give you important insights into what price points for print and e-editions are successful in your genre.

In addition to the specific terms the author and publisher have agreed upon for things like the type of book, the advance against royalty amount and the delivery date, the standard book contract encompasses a lengthy number of clauses covering important points in a book's life cycle and an author's livelihood.

Though I do agree from a publisher's point of view that you want a reader to be able to quickly determine which books are yours, its even more important to let the book's individual identity shine through.

While length of the book should be a factor in the final price, these other price points are as important.

POV (point of view, not power of veto, all you Big Brother viewers) is one of the most important decisions you'll make when planning your book.