Sentences with phrase «in nonfiction books»

According to KDP help centre, Great on Kindle Ebooks offers enhanced features in nonfiction books to readers.

UP specializes in nonfiction books by previously published writers, but we are always interested in promising material, regardless of genre or prior publication history.

Indexes are great to use in nonfiction books as they assist readers in finding specific sections of the book.

In nonfiction books, the author explains facts and concepts to readers (ex: dinosaurs, volcanoes or planets).

As an extension of the Nonfiction Authors Association, we are committed to honoring excellence in nonfiction books and welcome submissions by self - published and traditionally published authors alike, in both print and ebook formats.

My second novel, the first book in the Veiled Magic series, still featured a witch whose magical practices followed the general way I wrote about in my nonfiction books — with more oomph, of course, because it is fiction, and I can make some things work there that don't work in real life.

The essays in her nonfiction books are built around stories and spiritual insights culled from her chaotic life.

Ted, who specializes in nonfiction books, was full of wisdom on the panel.

She is also CEO of http://AuthorityPublishing.com, a custom publisher specializing in nonfiction books.

2008 — Stephanie founded Authority Publishing, a custom / hybrid publisher specializing in nonfiction books.

By using this unique book report project idea, your students will enjoy being editors and designing their own newspapers based on the famous people that they have read about in their nonfiction books.

My research culminated in a nonfiction book titled Hacking Matter.

Writing quality counts in nonfiction book proposals.

You're in the best position to identify and communicate what's new or groundbreaking in your nonfiction book or novel and to uncover story ideas you can pitch to the media.

What's more, if the author doesn't care enough to present a polished book description, will she care enough to make sure the facts in a nonfiction book are accurate?

Seventeen years ago, after her stint as an editor in nonfiction book publishing, Judy became a stay - at - home mother to her two daughters.

All of these are included in a nonfiction book proposal.

Did you quote others in your nonfiction book or rely on the topic or location expertise of others for your novel?

You might have 20 subheads for each chapter in a nonfiction book, for example.

In his nonfiction book Purple Cow, published in 2003, Seth Godin explains how to transform your business by being remarkable.

In the nonfiction book «Moneyball,» later made into a movie starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill, author Michael Lewis chronicled the rise of the Oakland Athletics under a new, data - based approach to recruiting players and playing the game.

My South American adventures were recorded in a nonfiction book, The Israeli Trail, and I wrote a comedic travel blog called Defender of the Meek on my times in Southeast Asia.

Not exact matches

«Particularly if it's a nonfiction book, are you taking in new knowledge and sort of attaching [it] to knowledge you have?

With their invitation in mind, here's my own personal nomination, a book whose influence has survived the test of time and transcended the nonfiction sub-genre of business.

Michael Wolff's «Fire and Fury» is well on its way to becoming one of the fastest selling nonfiction books in recent years.

And, on the «new nonfiction» table at my local book store, I've spotted both the schmaltzy — A Travel Guide to Heaven — and the scholarly — a 700 - page tome by an Ivy League professor, Life After Death: A History of the Afterlife in Western Religion.

In his book The Art of the Deal (Random House)-- Trump's autobiography which has been described by his ghostwriter as a «nonfiction work of fiction» — he claims his first wife, Ivana, was an alternate for the Czech ski team, yet the Czech Olympic committee says they have no record of this.

This is quite an honor, especially considering the quality of the other books nominated in the creative nonfiction category.

In 1949, four of the five best - selling nonfiction books — excluding books on canasta — were religious titles, and though independent publishers produced many of these books, the popular interest in religion benefited the denominational publishers as welIn 1949, four of the five best - selling nonfiction books — excluding books on canasta — were religious titles, and though independent publishers produced many of these books, the popular interest in religion benefited the denominational publishers as welin religion benefited the denominational publishers as well.

It won the National Book Award in nonfiction for 2015, and its author, Ta - Nehisi Coates, was recently awarded a MacArthur «Genius» Grant.

She is also the author of the upcoming nonfiction book, Balanced & Barefoot, which discusses the effects of restricted movement and lack of outdoor playtime on overall sensory development in children.

Hillary Clinton's new book debuted to higher sales than any nonfiction hardcover since 2012, selling over 300,000 copies (including digital sales) in its first week, though that's not quite as high as her first book.

Will teachers and librarians who direct students toward books decide to challenge them with a nonfiction book that has so many words in it?

It «intends to translate into Russian science nonfiction books from abroad, including children's literature, publish Russian science authors, and organize science festivals in the hinterlands, far from the science powerhouses of Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Novosibirsk.»

So, surprising as it may seem, this book is always highly readable, interlacing Asimov's personal life with his writing — particularly in nonfiction.

The book explaining the science of aging and habits to live well ranked # 15 in the nonfiction hardcover category and # 13 for e-Books nonfiction.

Raising kids, though I enjoy reading nonfiction books, which I discovered in graduate school, and reading the occasional fantasy novel.

Author of books: Atmospheres of Mars and Venus (1961, nonfiction) Planets (1966, nonfiction, with Jonathan Norton Leonard) Intelligent Life in the Universe (1966, nonfiction, with Iosif S. Shklovskii) Planetary Exploration (1970, nonfiction) Planetary Atmospheres (1971, nonfiction, with Tobias C. Owen and Harlan J. Smith) U.F.O.'s: A Scientific Debate (1972, with Thornton Page) The Cosmic Connection: An Extraterrestrial Perspective (1973, nonfiction) Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence (1973, nonfiction) The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence (1977, nonfiction) Murmurs of Earth: The Voyager Interstellar Record (1978, nonfiction) Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science (1979, nonfiction) Cosmos (1980, nonfiction) Comet (1985, nonfiction, with Ann Druyan) Contact (1985, novel) Nuclear Winter (1985, nonfiction) A Path where No Man Thought: Nuclear Winter and the End of the Arms Race (1990, nonfiction, with Richard P. Turco) The Demon - Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (1996, essays) Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors: A Search for Who We Are (1992, nonfiction, with Ann Druyan) Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space (1994, essays) Billions and Billions (1996, essays) The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God (2006, nonfiction, posthumous, with Ann Druyan)

(As a personal note, this book is graffitied with my own notes, and is the best nonfiction book I've read in years.)

This is a nonfiction book about, yup, a zoo keeper's wife who together with her husband helped save over 300 people from Warsaw during World War II by hiding them in their zoo.

She said it was one of the first nonfiction books about dating she'd read when she was trying to figure out how to get in a relationship.

Highlands Ranch, Colorado About Blog Terry has written more than 60 nonfiction books plus been published in more than 50 magazines.

Oprah Winfrey and Rose Byrne star in this adaptation of Rebecca Skloot's critically acclaimed, bestselling nonfiction book of the same name.

«In some ways, documentaries have taken over the role that nonfiction books played up until the last decade or so,» he observes.

November 17, 2011 • In a celebratory National Book Awards on Wall Street last night, Stephen Greenblatt took the nonfiction award for Swerve, while, in a surprise turn in fiction, Jesmyn Ward won for Salvage the BoneIn a celebratory National Book Awards on Wall Street last night, Stephen Greenblatt took the nonfiction award for Swerve, while, in a surprise turn in fiction, Jesmyn Ward won for Salvage the Bonein a surprise turn in fiction, Jesmyn Ward won for Salvage the Bonein fiction, Jesmyn Ward won for Salvage the Bones.

The film is based on Mitchell Zuckoff's nonfiction book 13 Hours, and will be released on 15th January, 2016 in the United States and the UK.

The film, based on the nonfiction book Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand, showcases the parts of Zamperini's life that took place both immediately before and during WWII — with a bit of childhood flashbacks thrown in for story purposes as well.

Speaking to Variety's chief film critic Scott Foundas, Mann discusses growing up in Chicago, becoming interested in crime stories, the visual ideas he had for the film, the nonfiction book he discarded but still credited, the influence of real criminals and past films (particularly his eye - opening time shooting The Jericho Mile in Folsom Prison), choosing Tangerine Dream to do the score (a decision he still second guesses), the film's writing (including basing characters on real crime figures), casting, explosive stunts, changes made from the shooting script, and the modernist narrative.

In McCarten's nonfiction companion book, also called Darkest Hour, he emphasizes the surprising revelation that Churchill, days after he proclaimed «victory at all costs,» entertained the notion of negotiating peace.

Paramount Pictures announced on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 that Academy Award ® - nominees Greg Kinnear and Djimon Hounsou and Academy Award ® - winners Renee Zellweger and Jon Voight will star in Same Kind of Different As Me, based on the best - selling nonfiction book by Ron Hall and Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent, author of the bestselling book Heaven Is for Real.