Sentences with phrase «of occasional books»

Nationally syndicated real estate columnist, author of occasional books, publisher of California Real Estate Law newsletter and a national real estate advice newsletter.

There are a few reports of an occasional book that won't download, but I haven't experienced that problem.

Not exact matches

Hotel managers who fail to recognize your booking, sleazy locals who will try and squeeze every single dollar out of you, the occasional loss of electricity and bacteria that put your immune system to the test — it's all real, and it will happen to you.

Hosts on some shows, including MSNBC's «Morning Joe», have refused to book her, citing her evasive interview style and occasional perpetuation of falsehoods.

The LRC runs lively, expert reviews of Canadian books — as well as the occasional foreign title, if on a Canadian subject or considered alongside Canadian titles on the same theme — and essays by some of the country's most thought - provoking writers.

Written with the help of Robin Moore (author of The French Connection) and Jim Vrabel, this book by the former ambassador to the Holy See (1993 «1997) and popular mayor of Boston (1984 «1993) provides a personal account of one man's experience as a diplomat at the Vatican and his occasional encounters with the Pope.

All this erudition the book wears lightly, with humanizing insets, orienting lists and superlatives, smooth writing, and the occasional chatty one - liner to undo years of distortions.

The Heart of Virtue by Donald DeMarco Ignatius 231 pages, $ 12.95 paper Despite their occasional presence on best - seller lists, books about virtue remain something of an anomaly in contemporary culture, the impulse for serious personal reflection choked out by the saturation of the entertainment media.

Unfortunately, for the next half - century it is only through occasional glimpses given us by the later books of the New Testament and a few other Christian writings that we can conjecture the processes of development.

The above, combined with the occasional use of the «we Americans» means this is a book I can never place in the hand of a friend.

Although this little book (it can be called an occasional address, yet without having the occasion which produces the speaker and gives him authority, or the occasion which produces the reader and makes him eager to learn) is like a fantasy, like a dream by day as it confronts the relationships of actuality: yet it is not without assurance and not without hope of accomplishing its object.

There are occasional surprises: the book does not insist that Job was written by its namesake, and it even presents a brief overview of the synoptic problem.

Since 1960 over two hundred books and countless reports have examined either single congregations or their species, and any new work such as mine gratefully follows the tracks that many sorts of explorers — consultants, management specialists, sociologists, psychologists, ethnographers, historians, and others — have already laid down.1 Prior to 1960 the investigation of the local church was more occasional, and except for a few books written to enliven parish programs2 and the pioneering sociology of H. Paul Douglass, 3 the analysis occurred primarily in Europe.4

In addition, Cox issued a new and revised edition of The Secular City in 1966, «to correct some of the more egregious overstatements, tone down an occasional vivid passage, and respond at points to helpful criticisms the book has elicited.»

Balakian's book is a chronicle of terror, hope and occasional heroism, and — like most such tales — of the international community's resounding failure to prevent or stop acts of violence against a people.

The Anglican clergy were presented by the Revolutionary movement with a special case of conscience revolving around the prayers for the King in the Prayer Book — some continued with the full service unless or until forcibly restrained, others felt they could only perform occasional offices, and others with varying degrees of enthusiasm or regret accepted the transfer of allegiance and modified the services accordingly.

Riise, 37, spent seven years on Liverpool's books, becoming something of a cult hero for his occasional wonder - goals with that hammer of a left foot of his.

Stay - at - home moms and moms in charge of the occasional playgroup will find this book especially helpful.

MONDAY, MAY 18, NOON EST... the ladies of Looking Glass Lane reconvened our online discussion following our talk with Ayelet Waldman's about her memoir and latest book, Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace.

The careful arrangement of the items, with the occasional tongue - in - cheek humor (i.e. Condom Man comic book), helps the viewer travel chronologically from ancient times through modern.

There were still occasional forays into the text books when nothing else came up, but my sons (by then 13 and 11) would frequently wake up full of ideas for the day.

What could be better: Though the book is clearly the labor of an involved, witty, and real father, there's still room for the occasional mushy passing thought.

Dedicate most of your child's day to free play, social interactions, and books and toys — reserve screen time as an occasional treat.

The book includes a myriad of personal stories, and some readers may be uncomfortable with occasional use of profanity and the frank nature of some of the stories.

Now, with the exception of occasional requests for advice from Ed, they rarely converse, reveals the book.

While some may feel that a fat, fact - packed book full of dazzling images is a little old - fashioned, others will love leafing through it and letting the sheer splendour of birds and the occasional silliness of a name (ocellated tapaculo or Andalusian hemipode, anyone?)

Although these books focus on daily life — and applying some of their principals has helped me eliminate that drifting sensation that led to occasional job dissatisfaction — the mechanisms they tout will also work in your job search.

The Harvard Business School Press published a new book in November 2006 by John Beck, who has looked at three distinct groups of white - collar professionals: hard - core gamers, occasional gamers, and nongamers.

If either book can be faulted, it would be for the occasional whiff of overstatement.

A recent book published by the Harvard Business School Press looked at studies of three distinct groups of white - collar professionals: hard - core gamers, occasional gamers, and nongamers.

My followers (ugh, that term), who are often my yoga students as well, are accustomed to seeing links to my articles: me striking yoga poses from both professional shoots and my home practice, what I cook for dinner (with links to my food blog), information about my book tour, adorable photos of my pups, and the occasional glimpse into my personal life.

So that means there will be on occasional post on books, my dogs (this definitely needs to happen more) and other potentially other things that I can't think of right now.

I will occasional listen to them on tape, but I love the feel and accomplishment of finishing an actual book!

I live and breathe an Outdoor Life (Snowboarding / Long - boarding, Rafting, Fly Fishing, Rock Climbing, Hiking, Camping)... Mix in a heavy dose of Jamaican Lamb's Wool with some irie music, epic people, classic books, some good «ol fashioned Science, the more often than occasional deep, spontaneous...

Gurgaon, India About Blog An amalgamation of TRAVEL insights, an in - depth look at the FOOD industry, PHOTOGRAPHY, FILM and BOOK talk, and a melange of other topics, discussions, and thought pieces with the occasional sarcastic HUMOUR thrown in for good measure.

About Blog To balance the fiction with something else: I also do travel writing, the occasional work of humour, book reviews, essays on various topics I feel strongly about (plagiarism is one).

In book form, «On Chesil Beach» has a gently retrospective point of view, with occasional sentences that foreshadow the enormous changes to come «later in that famous decade.»

In design books and journals, occasional articles have profiled the works of title designers, and every now and again, computer design magazines publish articles focusing on technical innovations in title design (2).

The Hype In a 2013 New York Times review of Andrew Smith's Winger, A.J. Jacobs coined the term «GreenLit» to describe a category of Y.A. books that have «sharp dialogue, defective authority figures, occasional boozing, unrequited crushes and one or more heartbreaking twists.»

From video games to movies and from books to the occasional anime binge, there are never enough hours of the day for it all.

Ash vs. The Evil Dead After years of false starts and rumors about Sam Raimi and company getting the band back together for Evil Dead 4, it seemed unlikely that the world would ever be graced with Ashley J Williams presence on anything aside from the occasional limited comic book series again.

Something that can not be learned from a book, or a syllabus, or a set of guidelines, and bear in mind that for the occasional question they can ask one of the maths teachers within the school.

Even if it results in an occasional review getting pulled, the book marketing benefit of social media still outweighs this concern.

He is also the author of Horns and an occasional comic book series, Locke & Key.

The book is mostly told from the main character Caroline's point of view with the occasional switch to an unknown voice and a few flas

I've learned that in a series, the occasional cliff - hanger being a good thing for it to keep running, having one at every effing end of a book when the next one is still planned to come out in a year or so can put off many readers.

These occasional, but important, needs were taking a lot of my time so I came up with a format and system to log my book's vitals.

Josh worked at Writers House until November 2009, building a list of novelists, YA and children's book authors, and the occasional nonfiction writer; then joined Russell and Volkening.

In the latest installment of its occasional series on how technology is ruining our lives, The New York Times reports on a conference about to be held by the Caxton Club, a group of Chicago bibliophiles, on how annotating books «enhance [s] the reading experience.»

Whether you're an author, a publisher or an avid reader who just likes to learn more about the world of books, let this be at an occasional stop on your regular online adventures.