Sentences with phrase «most controversial books»

To celebrate the milestone, the Amazon - owned social network has created an infographic exploring interesting facts such as the most reviewed books, the most controversial books and the most liked books.

«The Catcher in the Rye» is one of the most controversial books in the history of the world literature, must be read by those who study English.

An adaptation of one of the most controversial books of our time, Asia Argento's sophomore feature realizes JT Leroy's account of her troubled childhood.

As with most controversial books I take the good, leave the bad and try to find how it fits in with what God is doing in my situation at this time.

Which brings us back to my initial question about the drama his most controversial book created.

Beegle's first book, The Inspiration of Scripture, proved to be the most controversial book within evangelicalism in the early sixties.25 Published in 1963, it was given ten pages of review in Christianity Today by editor Carl Henry and contributing editor Frank Gaebelein.

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OMG what i said was the Bible is the oldest book and most discussed book that grabs the attention of man and is controversial.

Could we return to the issue of sensuality, which seems to be the most controversial subject in the two books?

Conrad Hyers's witty parable, The Chickadees, went into two fast printings this year, and perhaps the most controversial religious book of the year is Thomas Klise's apocryphal novel The Last Western.

His new book is the most comprehensive and systematic treatment of these controversial questions now available.

The third thesis of my book was perhaps the most controversial.

But Patterson's ringing moral indictment of contemporary African - American men for the perpetuation of these problems is the most controversial aspect of his book.

I interviewed Greg last year about his most recent book, Benefit of the Doubt, but today I want to invite you to engage Greg around one of his most interesting (and controversial) beliefs — that of «open theism.»

Crowder is probably the most controversial and has many critics but if people take time to read his book rather than slurring his character, they will then see the meaning of salvation.

This massive book is a collection of two hundred responses to personal inquiries about particular moral dilemmas written by one of the most important» and most controversial» Catholic moral theologians at work today.

Nevertheless, Von Sydow has the distinction of playing both Jesus in a largely conservative, by - the - book retelling of the Gospel, as well as having a prominent role in one of the most religiously controversial movies ever made: The Exorcist.

The Public Burning, Robert Coover's most recent book (Viking, 1977), has proved to be one of the most controversial novels of the decade.

We will get to the most controversial part of the book (the subject of pacifism) later.

Today we look at what is perhaps the most controversial and intriguing chapter in the book — Chapter 3, in which Matthew argues that Scripture does not support mandatory celibacy for gay and lesbian Christians.

Samuel Balentine, professor of Old Testament at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, crafts powerful and imaginative understandings of some of the most central — and controversial — matters of the book's theology.

It was Dr. Richard Ferber's oft - controversial book Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems where I found the most useful and comprehensive advice on how to manage.

However, as more parents like Lori and Theo Rivas speak out about their negative experiences with the advice contained in the books, «Babywise I» and «II» have also become the most controversial American child - care guides in 20 years or more.

One of the most controversial elements of the book is their condemnation of the British work ethic as «idle».

Nordlinger's most recent book is Peace, They Say: A History of the Nobel Peace Prize, the Most Famous and Controversial Prize in the Womost recent book is Peace, They Say: A History of the Nobel Peace Prize, the Most Famous and Controversial Prize in the WoMost Famous and Controversial Prize in the World.

Forensic evidence concerning the detection of explosive residues became one of the most controversial issues in this 16 - year saga, and that, of course, is why a book nominally written by one of the «Birmingham Six» comes to be reviewed in New Scientist.

WARNING: This article is highly controversial, so most crash dieters and newbies will dismiss this because they have been mindlessly misled to follow the same ole» baloney misinformation and outright lies packed inside diet books making you think you can't eat carbs without getting fat.

Neil Strauss» book The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists, has become the most famous and controversial dating book in recent memory.

In short, the book is light on discussion of some of the most obviously controversial ethical issues of our time.

«In the third part of my book, and perhaps the most controversial, I argue that children's willingness to listen to other people and trust them makes them susceptible to all kinds of things,» Harris says.

AACTE praised Koretz's book for offering a comprehensive explanation of the fundamental problems with testing as they relate to the most controversial and complex topics in education today.

The Book of Mormon This edition, translated by Joseph Smith Jr., with an introduction by Laurie F. Maffly - Kipp, is Smith's third and final revision of one of the most influential and controversial religious texts in American history.

One of the hardest parts of booking a conference is finding people who are able to speak freely about the biggest and most controversial topics.

In any case, one of the most popular authors in the controversial dog book category is Julie Klam, whose Love at First Bark and You Had Me at Woof focus on rescuing dogs and life with Boston terriers.

This comprehensive, sure - to - be controversial inquiry, one of the most thorough, eloquent, and enlightening books yet on this urgent and overwhelming subject — alongside works by Bill McKibben, Elizabeth Kolbert, and Diane Ackerman — provides the evidence and the reasoning we need to help us shift to a «worldview based on regeneration and renewal rather than domination and depletion.»

In his richly detailed and stimulating new book, Kissinger's Shadow: The Long Reach of America's Most Controversial Statesman, historian Greg Grandin writes that Kissinger was «the quintessential American, his cast of mind perfectly molded to his place and time.»

Read more about Life of Pi and Yann Martel's other books on BookPage.com, or listen to our podcast about Beatrice & Virgil, Martel's most recent — and most controversial!

As an erotic romance author, I was asked by BookPage to comment on banned books in my genre, most notably the wildly commercially successful and equally controversial novel Fifty Shades of Grey.

This dramatically designed book looks at the life and work of one of Hollywood's most audacious, controversial artists.

Melvin Burgess was born 25 April 1954, and is a British writer of children's fiction is best known as the author of Junk - one of the most acclaimed and controversial books for young people ever to have been written.

The three star review is much more damaging, because it introduces a controversial issue (paid book reviews)-- which is only a very tiny portion of the entire book's content, but enough to scare some people off, especially since it's voted most helpful and appears at the top.

In response, Wilde aggressively defended his novel and art in correspondence with the British press, although he personally made excisions of some of the most controversial material when revising and lengthening the story for book publication the following year.Dorian Gray is the...

Not content to let the book be «slammed» by anonymous «enthusiasts,» writer John Farman joins in, saying, «I personally believe this is possibly the most controversial comic book to ever come out of the United Kingdom.»

While some libraries have outsourced library services to private contractors, this approach has been controversial, and most libraries would never accept this kind of commercialized and fractured service model for print books.

One of the most controversial issues in No Kill sheltering right now is how to evaluate temperament in shelter animals, so this book fills a need.

Featuring Hirst's most popular images, including «The Incomplete Truth,» «Myth,» «Loving in a World of Desire,» «Hymn,» «For the Love of God,» «Benevolence» and more, the volume brings some of the most controversial and groundbreaking work of contemporary art to a witty coloring - book format.

I freely admit that I gently borrowed the title from French professor Serge Guilbaut, whose book How New York Stole the Idea of Modern Art: Abstract Expressionism, Freedom, and the Cold War, written back in 1983, is still by far one of the most fascinating books about abstract expressionism and its controversial use as propaganda in the Cold War years.

I'm starting now on what will I think be the hardest and most controversial chapter of my book — the argument that the search for a macroeconomic theory founded on (roughly) neoclassical micro, which has been the main direction of macro research for 40 years or so, was a wrong turning, forcing us to retrace our steps and look for another route.

The book, authored by Messrs. Commission and Moloo, is the first text of its kind «to address the most prevalent and controversial procedural issues that arise in investment arbitration.»