Sentences with phrase «major points of the book»

This sermon seeks to accomplish this by showing that such controversies miss the major point of the book and then by moving to the issue that will be the concern of the sermon.

An elevator pitch (so named because it's short enough to deliver on an elevator ride) hits all the major points of your book and ideally wins you a fan with minimal time and effort invested.

Not exact matches

Hundreds of online articles and published books claim to know the secret of success in business, but for the most part, they boil down to the same major points.

In his 2006 book, A Thousand Barrels a Second, Tertzakian predicted a new energy break point within 10 years, when major economies would switch from one «disadvantaged» source of energy to one, or several, other options.

Loved Grant's philosophies on being obsessed in business, loved the flow of the book, the content was so rich and actionable and I LOVED Grant as a narrator and how he emphasises major points in the book.

My recollection is by this point in the book he'd had to substitute a proxy scaled market, and argue for the applicability of the measures over short time scales, so this suggests to me a major re-jig of my portfolio would be premature.

It looks like one of the major underlying points of this article is to hock someone's book.

The method used in the writing of this book is the same as that used in the preparation of the two previous volumes — The Religion of the Hindus and The Path of the Buddha — which I have edited in an attempt to present to Western readers the major religions of the world from the point of view of the followers of those faiths.

Joseph Smith, who had little formal education, writes a 532 page fiction book with multiple story lines, more than three major ethnic groups that intermingle with one another, creates over 200 new names, many of which have Hebraic origin (Mosiah for instance), writes in chiasmas poetry, accurately predicts latter day pollution, international intrigue, the dispersing of the Gospel message and a host of other fictional and hysterical points was WRONG?

I agree, for instance, with the major thrust of Robert Hudnut's book Church Growth Is Not the Point.

Instead I'll point out what Father Neuhaus, irresponsibly, never mentions: a major theme of both Powell's book and my article is that the Court can and does abuse the power of judicial review.

It must be said that it is a book whose rhetoric is flawed, and one finds it more than a little strange that the beautiful precision and economy that generally mark his prose in his work for The New Yorker and in his major books at so many points in his latest work give way to a profusion of jargon and a bloatedness of syntax that disfigure the whole.

Due to the success of our first book, «Sports Investing: Profiting from Point Spreads», which became Amazon.com's # 1 selling gambling book for over 6 months, SportsInsights.com is pleased to announce the publication of a new series of books, focused on specific betting systems for each of the major U.S. sports.

Due to the success of our first book, «Sports Investing: Profiting from Point Spreads,» SportsInsights.com is pleased to announce the publication of a new series of books focused on specific betting systems for each of the major U.S. sports.

Due to the success of our first book,» Sports Investing: Profiting from Point Spreads,» which achieved Amazon.com's # 1 selling gambling book for over 6 months, SportsInsights.com is pleased to announce the publication of a new series of books, focused on specific betting systems for each of the major U.S. sports.

The major talking point of the game came at the end of the first half when Gabriel and Diego Costa were both booked after clashing in the area.

Yet as Claire Howell Major points out in her book, Teaching Online, most of us do not have similar notions for online courses because we have little to no experience with them.

Which, won major points in my book considering I literally spent hours sanding the top of that dresser.

Lena's latest look for the I'll Drink To That: A Life in Style with a Twist book party in N.Y.C. has a couple of major focal points: namely the bow and the ultra-high platforms.

by Mahmoud El - Kati Papyrus Publishing Paperback, $ 12.00 214 pages ISBN: 978 -0-9675581-7-2 Book Review by Kam Williams «Throughout the cultural evolution of the United States, Black people have consistently contributed a huge stock of colorful words, phrases, sayings, phonics, and other linguistic devices, some of which were brought from Africa... Since the dawn of the 20th Century, descendants of Black folks have set the pace in the rise of popular American culture, leading every major point of departure in music, dance, and creation of the hip lifestyle.

Director Blakeson added to the misery by directing in such a «naive» manner that every major plot point and «surprise» twist in the action is obvious, regardless of whether you have read Yancey's book or not.

Those last two earn the car major bonus points in my book, but even if you're not the sort of person who wants to let their smartphone call the shots, the Volt's updated infotainment system is a much faster and more compelling option than that found on the original Volt.

But one of the major selling points for the NookColor — and one that can make the difference to a lot of people — is the chance to read magazines, graphic novels, art books and other documents in full color.

Pointing out that «authors remain the only essential part of the creation of a book and it is in everyone's interests to ensure they can make a living», it tells publishers that «unfair contract terms, including reduced royalty rates, are a major part of the problem».

We talk about the major points of tension in the book, how Katniss's character has progressed in the series, and where Mockingjay rates in terms of violence and romance.

Despite efforts from different major publishers to sell books directly through their own websites, even in the face of pricing disputes and lack of access to titles offered by retailers at one point, it isn't a concept that has grown.

I made these changes because, once someone is actually in front of the book, these subtitles are more impactful: even if they don't give away exactly the strategies that will be discussed in the book, they grab readers by promising major benefits and identifying the real pain points.

An excellent book review is beyond that and you need to describe the theme of the book, analyze every part of it and also the major points that conveyed by the author through the themes.

Title and book description should be chosen with just the same care as your cover as they are two of the major selling points of your book.

Not about to accept a major share of responsibility for the Vietnam War, former defense secretary McNamara attempts in this long - awaited book «to put Vietnam in context,» and in the process, he identifies major causes for our loss in Vietnam and the points at which the U.S. could have legitimately withdrawn.

It's mostly about getting something on YouTube: you want some kind of content on all the major websites (YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, SlideShare...) pointing back to your book so that you can connect with new readers in as many ways as possible (plus it helps your own website shows up in results faster).

I thought it was a major problem; I would have quit reading if had picked up the book on my own., You can give an example of the style to make your point, but don't fill the whole book with it!

and you made one point in particular in the comments above, «making an international success of a book, is something we have yet to see happen without a major publisher in place...» --

This transactional data is collected via the point - of - sale systems of major book retailers, mass merchandisers and independent book stores.

In those eight years we have also seen most of the negativity directed to self - publishing disappear, to the point where indie books regularly make the major bestseller lists, win prestigious literary awards and sell hundreds of thousands of copies.

Headlines in the last few decades have pointed out the swallowing of one major national book publisher by another, but those are only the most visible instances.

As a point of comparison, book buyers interviewed showed less awareness of several major authors than of the Amazon - Hachette dispute: 28 % of them knew who Malcolm Gladwell is, and 35 % were aware of Lee Child.

He starts by pointing out that our inability to adequately track ebook sales (especially self - published ones) is part of the reason that print might seem to be gaining: «Even if the major trade publishers are selling fewer ebooks,» he writes, «it doesn't follow that the overall digital book market must be shrinking.

As digital publishing and content production became readily available to the individual, the consolidation of major presses at one end created an anarchy of self - publishing on the other, to the point that people became willing to give their books away just to be read, because they could do it so inexpensively.

The major point of a sell sheet is to convey your book's benefits in a short and concise manner on one or two pages of letter - sized paper.

Yes, the iPad can use books created for all major platforms but that isn't the point of what Chris was saying.

The point is that writers are discovering they no longer have to solicit the major publishers to get their books in front of avid reader.

DRM is not that much of an issue to me because I generally buy or download my books from non-Sony sources, BUT — and this is a major point — if you are a Mac User (or a Linux user), I recommend the Kindle.

If you're averaging less than four stars, it's probably time for a major revision because you're not taking readers to that point of passion where they become evangelists for your book.

Price has been a major point of contention among self - published authors since the publication of the first book through KDP.

The major muni insurers, MBIA, Assured Guaranty and Ambac, cumulatively have reserved only 4 basis points of reserves against their muni finance books!

Bank travel cards A few major credit card issuers have their own reward programs that allow you to book flights on their portal or to transfer points to a variety of airlines.

Some of the other exciting facilities include modem points in all rooms, separate spa bath and shower, complimentary on site parking and shuttle service, audio visual equipment, secretarial service, wheelchair access, security door lock system, in room safe, daily newspapers, dry cleaning service, foreign currency exchange, tour and rental car bookings and of course all major credit cards accepted.

Almost every single hotel room in these cities was booked with points and we'll be staying at a lot of different hotel chains including Hilton, Ritz - Carlton, SPG, Hyatt, and IHG but not every hotel will be with a major hotel chain.

This was before the wider rollout of American and United fares today, but I can say that the major findings hold — Basic Economy sucks if you're booking a paid fare with your bank program points, and calling it in does not always work.