Sentences with phrase «of several great books»

My sister in Sarasota is married to Michael Pink... author of several great books.

is just one of several great books about Pigeon.

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He is Joel Greenblatt, a great value investor, financial thought leader and author of several bestselling books including The Little Book That Still Beats the Market, which is considered an investment classic.

For several years I taught Great Books classes to college undergraduates, and the European focus of the four - semester sequence (the first part was called «Roots of Western Thought») illuminated issues of which Augustine made the first consummate exploration: personal identity, individuality, the inviolable and incommensurate self.

I know that several readers have made a point of picking up Phyllis Tickle's excellent book, The Great Emergence.

It took several centuries for the Bible to be dislodged from the center and steadily relegated to the periphery Today, it is just another «great book» nestled between the Gilgamesh Epic and the Iliad in anthologies of world literature.

But a friend of mine at work gave me a book today called The Great Derangement, and although I'm already reading several books (see my reading list to the right), I decided -LSB-...]

In addition to many books in German (with translations into several other languages), Erik wrote two volumes in English that are a great help in understanding the history of the last two centuries: Liberty or Equality (1952; revised edition 1993) and Leftism Revisited (1953; revised edition 1990).

There are some great resources out there for helping people harmonize faith and science: The Language of God by Francis Collins (one of my favorite books on the topic), Coming to Peace With Science by Darrel Falk (which several professors told me has been especially helpful for students), Saving Darwin by Karl Giberson (which I am currently loving), and The Lost World of Genesis One (which we will discuss next week).

For me, several decades hoisting beers is barely prep for Denver's Great American Beer Festival, a three - day bender worthy of a Hemingway book.

What I love about this book is that it not only covers a wide range of situations that most parents find themsleves in and provides several possible solutions for each situation, but it gives us a greater understanding of a child's behavior, motives, and development in the context of the situation.

«Several EU countries -LSB-...] have a public policy of favoring dedicated bookstores with competent vendors over remote sales and bestseller sales at magazine stands» — This is completely off - topic, but reminds of one of the greatest door signs I ever saw (it was outside a book shop): «Our rest rooms are for our customers only.

Because of this, the educator community has shown great interest in the book, which is currently being used in several schools in Puerto Rico.

Whimsical drawings by Malcolm Wells (world - renowned architect, artist, and author of several books, including The Earth - Sheltered Home, Classic Architectural Birdhouses, Recovering America, InfraStructures, and How to Build an Underground House) throughout the book make this a must for every bathroom library, a great gift for gardeners (and anyone who urinates), and an enlightening problem - solver for environmental planners dealing with the nutrient pollution of water.

This month, I've received several great paleo cookbooks (and several others I decided not to review), but the speed reading came in very - handy in having the time to read all of these great new books.

I have several projects going, have a great collection of vintage books and have (in the last 12 months) found a vibrant online community of tatters, new techniques and wonderful patterns.

Jarmusch has always been a mixed bag in my book, but I do like Bill Murray a great deal, so it's no surprise that I find Broken Flowers to be a more enjoyable film than the last several of Jim's efforts.

Book «speed dating» is a great activity to do at the beginning of the year or semester because students can be exposed to several books and begin to build a reading list.

Along with Dr. Allen N. Mendler, my close friend and co-author of several books, I have spent a great deal of time promoting the use of consequences over punishments.

The pack includes: Mother's Day All of these resources include version for «Mum», «Mam», «Mummy» and «Mom» Two colourful display banner - great to use on a display of the children's work - these are for «Mother's Day» and «Mothering Sunday» A Powerpoint about Mother's Day A selection of Mother's Day cards to colour in Coloured Mother's day cards - great to add to a display A selection of cards to cut out and assemble A4 writing borders - these can be used to quickly display work, forthe children to write about their Mums or to use for poetry etc Large display lettering A selection of gift tags to colour in and use on your gifts Various certificates for «Best Mum», «Number one Mum» etc Rosettes to make for your Mum Bookmarks to colour and design to make as a gift for Mum Make a book about Mum - this contains several pages for the children to draw and write about their Mum - great to either send home with the children to fill in together or use at a Mother's Day coffee morning for the children and their Mums to fill in together Colouring posters Write a letter to Mum - decorated letter writing paper Draw your Mum and decorate the frame «My Mum» poster - a poster for the children to draw and write things about their Mums - these make a great display Three recipes to make and give as gifts on Mother's Day Gift boxes - Various gift boxes to colour to use for your Mother's Day gift «A note to my Mum» - write a note to your Mum on this decorated paper Acrostic poem - Write a poem about your Mum

Analyses of his successful leadership are featured in several books: Improbable Scholars: The Rebirth of a Great American School System and a Strategy for America's Schools (Kirp, 2013); Team Turnarounds (Frontiera and Leidl, 2012) and Respect (Kwalwasser, 2012)-- and the early childhood education initiatives Dr. Weast led in Montgomery County are discussed in the book Building Blocks, (Maerhoff, 2006).

In several recent studies, kids who used tablets instead of books demonstrated higher test scores and greater proficiency than those not using tablets.

She is the author of several books, including The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education (2010).

In 2014, the plaintiffs in the Vergara trial claimed that several California education statutes — all of which are on the books at the behest of the teachers unions — cause greater harm to minority and economically disadvantaged populations because their schools «have a disproportionate share of grossly ineffective teachers.»

Having worked with traditional publishers and self - published several of her books, Massey has great advice for indie authors on independent publishing, book marketing and strategies for getting a book into bookstores, libraries and reviews.

«Offering books in the Windows Store is one of the highest potential sales channels to come to the market in several years; it will be a great opportunity for our publishers to get their books into more readers» hands across multiple devices.»

The UK has long experienced a greater level of transparency in terms of actual sales figures than the US market, and several authors have come forward to outline exactly what they've earned from the sales of their books.

Along with Why Wait to Be Great, Hawkins has written or co-written several books including her very popular Stickman Rules children's series, Secrets of Inspiring Women Exposed, and The Power of More than One.

After several critical Amazon reviews, and a year or so of maturation, I realized it wasn't so great a book after all.

Trust Joel and me, nonetheless, that if you write a great book, and put in some true creative effort in marketing it every day for several years (not only weeks or months), that the free reviews will come with most of these reviews being 4 - star and 5 - star.

Indie authors are an important part of the Goodreads community and there are several ways authors can engage with readers on Goodreads for free, including sharing what you are reading yourself (Maggie Stiefvater, Rick Riordan, and Roxane Gay are three great examples of authors who do this), using our «Ask the Author» feature, and providing additional content about your books with our Kindle Notes & Highlights on Goodreads feature (see how Emma Chase shared notes on her book, Royally Screwed, which led to some great interactions with her fans — authors should contact our author team if they are interested in doing something like this too).

Besides upcoming fall titles from several well - known and beloved authors, like the recently departed Maeve Binchy's final book, Hachette owns the rights to the first book outside of the Harry Potter series from bestselling author JK Rowling, which it will be releasing to presumably great fanfare on September 27th.

With a greater - than - ever focus on digital publishing at this year's Frankfurt Book Fair, several companies took advantage of the attendance and industry focus to launch or offer sneak previews of their ereaders and tablets.

Before my publication date, I looked at several agencies and found Smith Publicity to be the most professional, responsive, and enthusiastic, with a clear plan, great follow - through, and a real sense that I was part of a team that wanted only terrific success for my book.

Yvonne has ghost - written and co-written several top selling non-fiction titles, including: Rising up from the Blood: A Legacy Reclaimed — A Bridge Forward The Autobiography of Sarah Washington O'Neal Rush, The Great - Granddaughter of Booker T. Washington (Solid Rock Books) by Sarah Washington O'Neal Rush; Fighting for Your Life: The African American Criminal Justice Survival Guide (Amber Books) by John Elmore, Esq.; Led by the Spirit: A Sharecropper's Son Tells His Story of Love, Happiness, Success and Survival (Strickland Books) by Robuster Strickland; Let Them Play... The Story of the MGAA (MGAA Books) by John David; A Journey that Matters: Your Personal Living Legacy (Lyceum Group Books) by Erline Belton; The Messman: A World War II Hero Tells His Story of Survival and Segregation on the Battleship North Carolina (Quality Books) by Yvonne Rose and John Seagraves; and FREEZE: Just Think about It (More Than A Pro Books) by Levar Fisher.

It'll be through a great cover design, a great book and an insanely targeted visibility campaign that reaches tens of thousands of people, and well as several weeks of well - planned media, marketing and strategic partnering.

In a post today on the Indie Reader website, Edelman cited several self - published books that have gone on to greater attention through traditional publishing, including the staggering prices that several of those books» original prints now garner.

As ebook discovery draws more focus and more readers and authors speak out about the need for guidance in finding new great reads, several companies are making a concerted effort to highlight some books that are doing well in terms of sales and overall traffic.

Will Self is the author of five short - story collections including The Quantity Theory of Insanity (winner of the 1992 Geoffrey Faber award), Grey Area and Tough Tough Toys for Tough Tough Boys; three novellas, including Cock and The Sweet Smell of Psychosis; and several novels, including My Idea of Fun, Great Apes, How the Dead Live (shortlisted for the Whitbread Novel of the Year 2000) and The Book of Dave.

Every single one of these books has achieved bestseller status, many times more than once in several categories, but that isn't the greatest achievement you can have as a published author.

Before my publication date, I looked at several ad agencies and found Smith Publicity to be the most professional, responsive, and enthusiastic, with a clear plan, great follow - through, and a real sense that I was part of a team that wanted only terrific success for my book.

But Oyster also has a lot of great books I'm interested in, including several I hadn't discovered before.

«The great debate of the last several years — whether readers would read book - length material onscreen — appears to have been settled with a resounding «yes».»

If you'd like to see some of Amazon's Kindle Book Deals (for huge discounts on regularly priced books) head on over to my Kindle Fire Books page for links to several really great dbooks) head on over to my Kindle Fire Books page for links to several really great dBooks page for links to several really great deals!

There will come a time when self - publishing will be seen for what it is: simply one of several ways for real authors to connect with real readers looking for the next great book to read.

Even after having several of my graphic novels published, success with HURAKAN selling to a great independent press, and doing new media work with a major publisher, I still couldn't seem to get my book into the right hands.

It's usually the combination of several factors: great writing, eye - catching covers, solid book descriptions, effective marketing.

«When I read on my iPad, it's really great — I can listen to any music I want and I have created several playlists to listen to music based on the type of book I am reading.

The greatest strength of the book is that Montier clearly researched the field of psychology in - depth and he applies the lessons of several studies — many of which were not conducted as «behavioral finance» studies — to our investment decision - making.

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