Sentences with phrase «more readers of their books»

Just about every writer would love to have more readers — more readers of their books, their blog, their articles, or whatever creative work they're producing.

Not exact matches

The more effort you put into the outline, the less the reader is going to notice or be conscious of the organization of the book, which is what you want.

A clear summary of your points is possibly the best thing you can do to not just deliver value to the reader, but also make the book memorable, which helps you sell more books.

Most of the remaining books are so academic that there is a greater danger, in me recommending them, of turning the reader off than inspiring them to learn more.

Readers of her latest commodity trading book, Higher Probability Commodity Trading, are sure to walk away with a better understanding of the futures and options market, but more importantly with the benefit of years of market lessons learned without the expensive lessons.

Oyster's pitch: the business will draw in more readers, eventually expanding the universe of book customers.

The purpose of the book is to teach the reader how to think more like Charlie Munger, the legendary thinker, investor, and vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway.

While any fair - minded high - church reader of Ross's work should be able to finish this book with a greater understanding of evangelical liturgical practices, I am not sure that he will come away from this book feeling more sympathetic to low - church evangelicalism.

Training Publications, 150 pages, $ 18 cloth, $ 12 paper.There is no biblical book that has affected the inner lives of readers and worshippers over the ages more profoundly than the Book of Psalmsbook that has affected the inner lives of readers and worshippers over the ages more profoundly than the Book of PsalmsBook of Psalms....

Is the «reading of books» nothing more than bringing information to the reader?

As Todd Brenneman argues in his recent book, Homespun Gospel: The Triumph of Sentimentality in Contemporary American Evangelicalism, sentimentality may be a defining characteristic of religious life for many Americans, and so most readers in the dominant Evangelical culture, outside a few hip and urban churches, are more likely to encounter the treacly poetry of Ruth Bell Graham than the spiritually searing work of R. S. Thomas or T. S. Eliot.

Readers unused to contemporary trinitarian theology may find this book hard going, though it is more lucid than many examples of the genre.

The Bible can't be used to verify claims any more than the Quran or the Book of Mormon, as all religious texts first require a basic belief on the part of the reader that they (the texts) are right in order to be viewed as such.

From start to finish, the book warns readers that, for example, «congregations can survive, but only if religious leaders roll up their sleeves and pay considerably more attention to young adults» and «unless religious leaders take younger adults more seriously, the future of American religion is in doubt.»

I'm thinking especially of the relationship a reader has with a living writer whose books he or she has been reading more as less as they appeared over the years.

Questions such as whether torture is permissible in Tolkien's world view, whether war is glorified (with a side - debate about how the films differ from the books in this respect), and how victory and defeat are characterised, are worth considering and will encourage readers to think more deeply about LOTR and appreciate how nuanced Tolkien's treatment of these issues is.

More than one reader of her autobiography must have read her reference to this collection of conferences and wondered if this book is available - now it is.

Its cover, showing a chalice with a rosary lying alongside, speaks of Catholicism and invites the reader to open the book and learn more.

I hope that in his next book, Turner does a little more of this, for it transforms his funny, sometimes bizarre anecdotes into more relatable, human stories and makes the reader feel more like a participant and less like an observer.

But both the course and the result of this interpretation presented to the reader will still be only the opinion of the interpreter for which he will once more be held accountable by the book itself in an ideal, though certainly not in a real sense.

Later sections of the book, which are more accessible and engaging for the general reader, focus on Duns Scotus» Divine Command Theory (DCT).

There is no biblical book that has affected the inner lives of readers and worshippers over the ages more profoundly than the Book of Psabook that has affected the inner lives of readers and worshippers over the ages more profoundly than the Book of PsaBook of Psalms.

Such is one of many phrases in the book that might — just might — deliver a shock of self - knowledge to curious readers, who might then want to know more.

At the conclusion of his book, he challenges his readers to a one - year experiment of radical living where they pray more, read the Bible more, give more, serve more, and attend church (or small groups) more.

Readers of the New York Review of Books learned that much in June 1997, when they read a lengthy, two - part tirade in which Gould attempted to settle scores with some of his more prominent enemies within the guild of Darwinists.

For a generation or more biblical scholarship has been committed to what is known as the historical method — that is, to the aim of seeing the books of the Bible in their historical setting and understanding them as nearly as possible in the way their writers and first readers understood them.

I find many of the times, the objection or concern many have for what tongues are comes from a misunderstanding of the purpose behind ONE of the diversities of tongues — there are at least four different kinds (diversities) of tongues mentioned in the Bible, (I've had readers of my book disagree with me and insist there's even more).

Her famous book Revelations of Divine Love, with its account of the «showing» of her «courteous Lord», is loved by modern readers more than ever.

More than that, if a reader wants to know about the stories of Genesis, again he should turn to Walter Schenck and read his book First voices, which also received outstanding praises.

Lewis» Space Trilogy, consisting of the books Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra and That Hideous Strength is a very good allagory on Christianity from a more «adult» viewpoint, without the obvious appeal to the young reader, even though they read like science fiction stories.

Many paper books I read often have sections at the end of each chapter or in the footnotes for websites, online videos, forums, or blogs which the reader can go access for more information.

Kimberly Parker is author of Radical Love... Forever Changed, a book that identifies the misconceptions about God's love and guides the reader to experiencing more of it (RadicalLoveBook.com).

When I first saw the title of this book I assumed it would be a pamphlet along the lines of those very useful booklets published by the Catholic Truth Society, setting out Catholic doctrine in simple terms for the interested reader without the time or inclination to read more weighty theological works.

... wow, lot's of mis - statements here by people speculating about the Bible and Jesus, including those of you who think the books of the Bible were written a few hundred years ago (Moses penned it around 1400BC)... the Bible is a collection of the most investigated writings of all time, so there is a tremendous amount of credible archeological and scientific material in this world available for review rooted in verifiable investigations... my response, read the Bible, do your own investigation, determine the Truth for yourself... hopefully, anne rice's denouncement of faith in the God of the Bible (it's difficult for me to believe she ever had Saving Faith in the first place) will bring some readers to investigate and find the Truth... God will call the Elect, not one more, not one less...

Thats what the «good books says» Now more recent versions of «the word of God» have changed these ridiculous creatures to more reasonable creatures, such as oxen, etc. but only because they knew readers with today's knowledge would see this for the rubbish that it is!

Best of all, each chapter concludes with lists of additional resources that provide readers with the books, documentaries, and Web sites they need to learn more and to put their resolutions into action.

The book was relatively controversial among some Christians for it's metaphorical depictions of God and some of its theology, but became a run - away hit among religious readers: Though it was originally self - published, The Shack has gone on to sell more than 10 million copies.

Christian thinker and philosopher Dallas Willard emphasized spiritual formation and discipleship in his books including The Spirit of the Discipline and The Divine Conspiracy, calling readers to grow more like Christ.

For more than 20 years, Idiot's Guides books have informed, entertained, and enriched tens of millions of readers worldwide.

In light of the book's central questions, a more detailed analysis of actual farming practices in different types of organic farms in Kerala would have added much value for readers already convinced of the general value and importance of organic farming.

Manson got his start blogging about dating for men; started coaching men on having luck with the ladies at a time when the world traveler was partying and sleeping around; came out with a self - published book, Models: Attract Women Through Honesty, written when he was on the fringes of the PUA movement; and along the way gathered millions of avid readers and more than his share of detractors.

When a series of animals come knocking at the door seeking a warm place to sleep, kids will learn that there's always room for one more through playful rhymes and irresistible animal illustrations that will make young readers cuddle up to this book with their favorite stuffed animals at bedtime.

It came out too late for me to include any reference to it in my book, unfortunately, but I would recommend it as a good resource for any of your readers who want to delve more deeply into the research around these skills and how they can play out in the classroom.

Readers interested in learning more about origins of female self - disdain may read about this in my book on Interaction and relationships in breastfeeding families, http://www.ibreastfeeding.com/keren-epstein-gilboa-phd-med-bsn-rn-facce-lcce-ibclc-rlc Specific reference to this topic is also available in my chapter entitled «Breastfeeding envy: Unresolved patriarchal envy and the obstruction of physiologically - based nursing patterns.

As your child becomes a more confident reader, continue to introduce a wide range of books.

This month I've decided to pick a book that at first may only seem applicable to about a third of our readers, but in... -LCB- read more -RCB-

While I'm a super huge fan of the course because I love the video pieces, questionnaires and printouts I can keep handy, this book is an excellent introduction that will leave readers finding themselves yelling less and building more respect with their kids.

So begins chapter one of therapist Susan Pease Gadoua and journalist Vicki Larson's new book The New I Do: Reshaping Marriage for Skeptics, Realists and Rebels, which challenges readers to consider alternate marital agreements in a world where lovers live together without tying the knot, more couples are having children out of wedlock and about half of all marriages end in divorce.

Shashi Tharoor wrote in Time Magazine that the book «reveals a side of Churchill largely ignored in the West and considerably tarnishes his heroic sheen», noting that «Mukerjee's prose is all the more devastating because she refuses to voice the outrage most readers will feel on reading her exhaustively researched, footnoted facts.»

This year's 19th annual Battle of the Books trivia event featured more than 150 local teen and preteen readers representing 14 Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries.