Sentences with phrase «life and times»

The Knife Man: The Extraordinary Life and Times of John Hunter, Father of Modern Surgery Wendy Moore; Broadway Books, $ 26 A dedicated anatomist, ruthless vivisectionist, and rigorous experimentalist, John Hunter (1728 — 1793) transformed surgery at a time when most practitioners were little more than tooth - pulling barbers.

Another notably illustrated book is London Under London by Richard Trench and Ellis Hillman (John Murray, pp 240, # 15.99), chock - full of fascinating detail about the life and times of the labyrinthine city that exists below the pavements of the visible one.

The life and times of the first woman in space are celebrated in a biography.

In The Last Volcano, geologist John Dvorak captivatingly chronicles the life and times of this vanguard scientist.

These findings are further illuminated by a Research Update also published today which compares the experiences of financial hardship among YLT respondents with those of Primary 7 children who took part in the 2013 Kids» Life and Times (KLT) survey, which was also undertaken by ARK..

And there's a whole sort of Shakespeare industry where, you know, not just biographies of Shakespeare, although there's, you know, there's usually a couple that come out almost every year and books about Shakespeare's life and times, but there's very little I've found about Shakespeare and the world of science.

Fingerprints left on these seals may survive for centuries, and studying them can yield fascinating insights into the life and times of those who made them.

Another recent book chronicles the life and times of a different ocean dweller, the octopus.

David N. Schwartz talks about his latest book, The Last Man Who Knew Everything: The Life and Times of Enrico Fermi, Father of the Nuclear Age.

Hair and fingerprints in the seals used to authenticate documents are yielding fascinating insights into the life and times of those who made them

The life and times of former Buffalo Mayor Anthony Masiello will take center stage in the Road Less Traveled Theater on June 4 as the company presents a one - night fundraiser honoring the local politician.

Local community activists spoke about the life and times of the civil rights leader.

The book, the Radiance of the Sage: The Life and Times of HID Awolowo, a biography of the late wife of Chief Obafemi Awolowo (SAN), is 311 — page book was written by Prof. Wale Adebanwi and reviewed by Prof. Adigun Agbaje.

The prime focus of these offerings is the 27th annual Bard Music Festival, exploring the life and times of Italian composer Giacomo Puccini.

The ex-vice president made this disclosure Wednesday in Ikenne while presenting to the public, a book titled — In the Radiance of the Sage: The Life and Times of HID Awolowo, a biography of the late wife of Chief Obafemi Awolowo (SAN).»

Political Biography of the Year Muckraker: The Scandalous Life and Times of W. T. Stead by W. Sydney Robinson (Robson Press)

W Sydney Robinson's Muckraker: The Scandalous Life and Times of WT Stead, Britain's First Investigative Journalist (Robson, # 20) shows that our own tabloid journalists have much to live up to.

There is a very balanced assessment of the life and times of the current Speaker without his usual «chuntering».

«Though a statement had already been issued by my office on the life and times of the Oba, we are consoled that the vacuum created will be filled by a true royal crowned prince.

The «life and times» volume charts the career of a charming, intelligent, wayward and eccentric politician.

The book, «Furry & Fabulous: The Life and Times of Taylor Swift's Cats» is inspired by Taylor Swift's two cats Meredith and Olivia who believe that they're the ones who are famous and Swift is really their assistant.

A large selection of his letters were published thirty years ago and now Stefan Buczaki has written My Darling Mr Asquith The Extraordinary Life and Times of Venetia Stanley (Cato & Clarke # 30).

Among the features of the library include a room dedicated to historical artifacts - including some relating to the life and times of Herbert Macaulay, an innovation hub that will serve as a Coding Centre, a lounge / café area, a reading area with updated books and an e-library section, wheelchair accessible ramps and a finished courtyard area, among others.

Her life and times have been somewhat neglected in literature.

The massive three or four volume Victorian biographies are rarely seen these days but Stephen Kotkin is past his half way mark in the first two volumes of a massive life and times biography of Stalin.

Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times by Thomas Hauser.

Susan has a blog titled The Life And Times Of Susan B.

Activities Based On Life Lessons With Lilly The Lash Have you come across The Life and Times of Lilly The Lash?

Visit Breastfeedingmums Blog, http://breastfeedingmums.typepad.com for an insight into the busy life and times of a breastfeeding mum.

You can even make one that is totally unique to your dad and enjoy lots of fun remembering stories and moments from his life and times.

Yes, in another twist in the «life and times of Everton Football Club» it appears that our superstar defender John Stones has been registered as a Man City player.

Toomey has worked up his joyous life and times as an itinerant decathlete into what could serve as a passable nightclub act.

The unique and heartening aspect of the Steelhead stampede, however, is concerned with the life and times of the Steelhead himself.

Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum, which honors Norman «Sailor Jerry» Collins, launched a new bottle design with iconography and imagery that further highlights the life and times of Collins.

By chronicling the Tathams, Dan Morgan has given us an insightful history of our own life and times.

From biblical scholarship alone, for example, we probably know more today about the life and times of Jesus than was known at any period since the second generation of Christians.

Reza Aslan's best - selling book Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth begins by quoting Matthew 10:34: «I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.»

A recent (and more serious) attempt to re-imagine Christ is Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth (The Westbourne Press).

Johnston starts with a nice overview of Darwin's life and times as well as his philosophical commitments.

[8] For a description of what this would be like, see Edersheim, Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, 226 - 234.

But in Episode 6 of director Ric Burns» New York: A Documentary Film (all 17 1/2 hours of which I highly recommend), Caro is drawn into reflection on Robert Moses» life and times, and he turns the Johnsonian mantra — «do absolutely everything» — into a philosophy of history:

Does it make any sense to compare the life and times of Gutenberg or Luther with those of Bill Gates and Pope John Paul II?

(R. Philip: The Life and Times of George Whitefield, London, 1842, p. 366.)

(L. Tyerman: The Life and Times of the Rev. John Wesley, i. 274.)

The culminating point was reached by LIFE magazine, which documented in photo essay form the life and times of the Western world during the forties and fifties.

He is the author of «The Crusader: The Life and Times of Pat Buchanan.»

I think I need to read up on Calvin's life and times as this would have influenced where his ideas came from and why they became popular.

Perhaps David could illustrate the life and times of Jesus.

Life and Times of Michael K is the story of a young black man who has been labeled retarded by the white authorities.

And Life and Times of Michael K (Viking, 1984), Coetzee's most fully realized work and one of his few stories set in South Africa.