Sentences with phrase «page in the history books»

But on Twitter, Mr. Gurley of Benchmark, one of the earliest supporters of Mr. Kalanick at Uber, said of the executive, «There will be many pages in the history books devoted to @travisk — very few entrepreneurs have had such a lasting impact on the world.»

«There will be many pages in the history books devoted to @travisk — very few entrepreneurs have had such a lasting impact on the world,» Gurley tweeted.

When Bill Gurley wrote six weeks ago that Travis Kalanick had earned «many pages in the history books,» this probably wasn't what he had in mind.

He wants to find or insert a page in the history books about the contribution of his family to the independence struggle.

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26, page 635... Now, in all fairness, their has been a Public Relations campaign recently to remove the «cursed» references to Blacks in the ever changing Book of Mormon / and Covenants and Doctrines — «specially since they have a chance to rule the world through Mitt Romney (gggrandson of one of the LDS church founders, Parley Pratt arrested for murder and treason for attacking and killing members of an army battalion)... Don't look in up in Wikipedia — the Mormons have deleted that part of Pratt's history.

And, on the «new nonfiction» table at my local book store, I've spotted both the schmaltzy — A Travel Guide to Heaven — and the scholarly — a 700 - page tome by an Ivy League professor, Life After Death: A History of the Afterlife in Western Religion.

In the early pages of the Gulag, Solzhenitsyn asserts that he is not the author of this book; he has merely compiled, from many sources, the true history of the philosophical and political occupation of his people.

Age of Anger: A History of the Presentby pankaj mishrafarrar, straus and giroux, 320 pages, $ 26 Despite the subtitle of his book, Pankaj Mishra is not interested in understanding the past or the present.

On page 153 of this book he quotes Erich Frank as stating what Bultmann himself wants to say» «to the Christians the advent of Christ was not an event, in that temporal process which we mean by history today.

You only need to flip through the pages of one history book in order to see that.»

A Very Brief History of Eternity by Carlos Eire Princeton, 258 pages, $ 24.95 Carlos Eire, A Yale professor and the author of the 2003 National Book Award winner Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy, is clearly capable of remembering and writing about the smells and tastes and....

No man especially is great, it has all the foot notes, and those tell you where, page number, edition, everything, in the churches own history and books, where the information is, and what was said or done.

Pagels's and Ehrman's books in particular are page - turners in which early Christian history unfolds with the drama of a first - rate detective story.

In 1965, he published his most famous book, at once classic and immediately consequential as a study in the development of doctrine: Contraception: A History of Its Treatment by the Catholic Theologians and Canonists — 533 pages of dazzling historical research, unpretentious erudition, and contextual analysis that concluded by offering reasons why the papal magisterium could and should support some forms of contraception for married coupleIn 1965, he published his most famous book, at once classic and immediately consequential as a study in the development of doctrine: Contraception: A History of Its Treatment by the Catholic Theologians and Canonists — 533 pages of dazzling historical research, unpretentious erudition, and contextual analysis that concluded by offering reasons why the papal magisterium could and should support some forms of contraception for married couplein the development of doctrine: Contraception: A History of Its Treatment by the Catholic Theologians and Canonists — 533 pages of dazzling historical research, unpretentious erudition, and contextual analysis that concluded by offering reasons why the papal magisterium could and should support some forms of contraception for married couples.

Indeed, when she qualifies for HoF entry next year after finishing her 10th season as an active member, Park will take a page from Ko's book by becoming the youngest Hall entrant in LPGA history.

Adoption Guide 2011 -(Page 88) BEST RESOURCES FOR ADOPTION FROM AFRICA Must - read articles and personal stories: • «My Ethiopian Daughters,» by Rita Radostitz www.adoptivefamilies.com/articles.php?aid=1663 • «Transracial Adoption: A History of Black and White,» by Phil Bertelsen, www.adoptivefamilies.com/articles.php?aid=290 • «A Hard Lesson,» by Sharon Van Epps www.adoptivefamilies.com/articles.php?aid=2158 • «Braiding Barbara's Hair,» by Erika Solberg www.adoptivefamilies.com/articles.php?aid=1660 • «Raising a Child of Another Race,» by Jana Wolff www.adoptivefamilies.com/articles.php?aid=155 Books: • There Is No Me Without You: One Woman's Odyssey to Rescue Africa's Children, by Melissa Fay Greene • Love in the Driest Season, by Neely Tucker • You Can Adopt: An Adoptive Families Guide, by Susan Caughman and Isolde Motley Websites and e-mail listservs: • AdoptiveFamiliesCircle adoption community, adoptivefamiliescircle.com • Rwanda Embassy, www.rwandaembassy.org • Lesotho Embassy, www.lesothoemb-usa.gov.ls • Embassy of Ethiopia, www.ethiopianembassy.org • Ethiopian Adoption Blogs, www.ethiopianadoptionblogs.

And in the pages of the books they use to study, history is compressed, reduced to its barest essentials.

Governor Ambode also said that the feat has not only placed Lagos in the history books as the first state outside the Niger Delta to become an oil producing State, but has also opened up a new page for revenue generation in the State.

As for Atahualpa, the details of his fate can't be found in the ice, but are instead preserved in the pages of history books.

Tucked away in a glass case in a corner of the American Museum of Natural History's new Darwin exhibit, the page is one of only 28 to survive from the original manuscript of what many called «the book that shook the world.»

Joel Greenberg A Feathered River Across the Sky Published by Bloomsbury, USA 304 pages, in Hardcover, Softcover, and Kindle format Now into its 3rd hardcover printing Author and Co - Producer / Co-Writer of the upcoming documentary «From Billions to None» See Reviews Below Naturalist Joel Greenberg is a consultant and writer specializing in natural history and has authored numerous books, including A Natural History of the Chicago Region (2002, University of Chicago history and has authored numerous books, including A Natural History of the Chicago Region (2002, University of Chicago History of the Chicago Region (2002, University of Chicago Press).

Aside from the historical separation of black people and white people, there are a few barriers you should get out of the way in the present just so you're on the same page (and not one from an American history book).

by Roland Laird with Taneshia Nash Laird Illustrated by Elihu «Adofo» Bay Foreword by Charles Johnson Sterling Publishing Paperback, $ 14.95 240 pages, illustrated ISBN: 978 -1-4027-6226-0 Book Review by Kam Williams «One of the invaluable features of Still I Rise, the first cartoon history of black America, is the wealth of information it provides about the marginalized — and often suppressed — political, economic and cultural contributions black people have made on this continent since the 17th C... Using pictures, it transports us back through time, enabling us to see how dependent American colonists were on the agricultural sophistication of African slaves and indentured servants; how blacks fought and died for freedom during the Revolutionary and Civil Wars; and how, in ways both small and large, black genius shaped the evolution of democracy, the arts and sciences, and the English language in America, despite staggering racial and social obstacles.

by Cornel West Smiley Books Hardcover, $ 19.95 246 pages, illustrated (Includes a free CD) ISBN: 978 -1-4019-2186-6 Book Review by Kam Williams «We are now in one of the most truly prophetic moments in the history of America.

Rapper Chuck D of Public Enemy in the Foreword (page 13) I have read a lot of love advice books in my lifetime, but never one that Offered such a compelling history lesson in the process of talking about how to have a successful relationship.

The bundle also includes a 100 - page art book that covers the entire history of Metal Gear in marketing artwork, along with digital copies of two graphic novels — one for Metal Gear Solid and the other for Metal Gear Solid 2 — by Ashley Wood.

The larger ideological conflict between the new king T'Challa (Boseman) and the American revolutionary Killmonger (Jordan) has been seen before in the pages of history books and comics, but it's never been given this type of eye - popping, brain - scrambling, heart - pounding blockbuster treatment.

Science through the ages A one - volume reference simply entitled Science may sound like a children's book — grownup books are usually about something a bit more specific — but this 512 - page tome is no lightweight: it really is about science, as in the whole history of the subject from prehistory to the present.

Her books are meticulously researched and steeped in history, but what really matters is that she can flat - out write a page - turner.

Handwritten in the white spaces of the books» pages, he found translations of German poems, notes on philosophy, and mini history lessons.

With the notable exceptions of The Oxford Companion to the Book (2010) and Bettley's The Art of the Book (2001), most literature in the fields of book history and topics concerning the history of writing and digital textuality, including studies of books as artistic objects and of the material page make no mention of comics at all, in spite of the fact they do refer to other forms of multimedia or text - and - image publications such as collage books and illustrated boBook (2010) and Bettley's The Art of the Book (2001), most literature in the fields of book history and topics concerning the history of writing and digital textuality, including studies of books as artistic objects and of the material page make no mention of comics at all, in spite of the fact they do refer to other forms of multimedia or text - and - image publications such as collage books and illustrated boBook (2001), most literature in the fields of book history and topics concerning the history of writing and digital textuality, including studies of books as artistic objects and of the material page make no mention of comics at all, in spite of the fact they do refer to other forms of multimedia or text - and - image publications such as collage books and illustrated bobook history and topics concerning the history of writing and digital textuality, including studies of books as artistic objects and of the material page make no mention of comics at all, in spite of the fact they do refer to other forms of multimedia or text - and - image publications such as collage books and illustrated books.

Sourcefabric has a history of developing award - winning platforms, primarily in journalism and news publication, but the launch of the book publishing platform has already been put to use by organizations such as a South African collective of teachers developing textbooks together; Internews used Booktype to publish its how - to guide on thwarting internet censorship, and the 400 - plus page title Cryptoparty, which was written with the help of over twenty authors.

I won't say too much about the plot as there would be spoilers not only for this book but also for the previous ones; I did appreciate the new destinations in this journey (including Russia and the United States) and had fun when real characters from history stepped into the pages.

Whether it's an alternate history in which slavery never ended or a television reality show turned survivor tale, these books will keep readers turning the pages on the plane or on the beach.

History pops right off the page in Jennet Conant's book about, of all things, British spies operating in the United States consigned to produce, of all things, propaganda that would shake Americans out of their isolationist lethargy and come to the aid of Great Britain in their battle with Germany.

This book is really good because it reveals one of the darkest Chinese history page in true feelings which were experienced by the author of this book.

Students could choose a particular page or passage in this picture - book biography and research a specific moment in Joe Louis» life or in history.

-LSB-...] one thing that these books tend to have in common is a serious respect for the history of book design and typography, and an attempt to create typographic beauty on the page.

In a post on his personal page over the weekend, the Facebook founder said that his «challenge for 2015» is «to read a new book every other week» (presumably bringing him up to 26 in total across the year), particularly focusing on «learning about different cultures, beliefs, histories and technologies.&raquIn a post on his personal page over the weekend, the Facebook founder said that his «challenge for 2015» is «to read a new book every other week» (presumably bringing him up to 26 in total across the year), particularly focusing on «learning about different cultures, beliefs, histories and technologies.&raquin total across the year), particularly focusing on «learning about different cultures, beliefs, histories and technologies.»

Functional: 1) Read mode and control mode (single tap to switch) 2) Fixate pages by width, saved on scroll 3) Search in books 4) Table of content 5) Night Mode 6) Search ALL books (PDF, DjVu) on device 7) Next Page or scroll pages by tap screen 8) Full screen mode 9) Support e-reader keys like Nook, Kindle, Sony 10) File navigation 11) Recent Books 12) Light and black theme 13) Screen orientation: Portrait, Landscape, Automatic 14) Text Bookmarks for page 15) Links History, back tobooks 4) Table of content 5) Night Mode 6) Search ALL books (PDF, DjVu) on device 7) Next Page or scroll pages by tap screen 8) Full screen mode 9) Support e-reader keys like Nook, Kindle, Sony 10) File navigation 11) Recent Books 12) Light and black theme 13) Screen orientation: Portrait, Landscape, Automatic 14) Text Bookmarks for page 15) Links History, back tobooks (PDF, DjVu) on device 7) Next Page or scroll pages by tap screen 8) Full screen mode 9) Support e-reader keys like Nook, Kindle, Sony 10) File navigation 11) Recent Books 12) Light and black theme 13) Screen orientation: Portrait, Landscape, Automatic 14) Text Bookmarks for page 15) Links History, back to Page or scroll pages by tap screen 8) Full screen mode 9) Support e-reader keys like Nook, Kindle, Sony 10) File navigation 11) Recent Books 12) Light and black theme 13) Screen orientation: Portrait, Landscape, Automatic 14) Text Bookmarks for page 15) Links History, back toBooks 12) Light and black theme 13) Screen orientation: Portrait, Landscape, Automatic 14) Text Bookmarks for page 15) Links History, back to page 15) Links History, back to pagepage

Willems sets the stage for one of the most dramatic double - paged spreads in picture - book history in «Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity.»

At Kindle Indie Books home page you can find selected titles in romance and literary fiction as well as personalized recommendations based on your browsing history.

Split into four groups and four vans, we had stopovers to see rice terraces that were once only seen in the pages of history books.

Stunning visual history of the NEOGEO Packed full of character art and pixel art from the most iconic NEOGEO games Handpicked high resolution photographs of the all - important hardware Interviews with key staff, integrel to the system's success Officially licensed by SNK and complete with exclusive licensed content 400 pages in length, following the NEOGEO and SNK right up to present day A4 Hardback book made with high quality, durable print materials NEOGEO: A Visual History is available now from FunstockRetrohistory of the NEOGEO Packed full of character art and pixel art from the most iconic NEOGEO games Handpicked high resolution photographs of the all - important hardware Interviews with key staff, integrel to the system's success Officially licensed by SNK and complete with exclusive licensed content 400 pages in length, following the NEOGEO and SNK right up to present day A4 Hardback book made with high quality, durable print materials NEOGEO: A Visual History is available now from FunstockRetroHistory is available now from FunstockRetro.co.uk!

The Wizard's Edition will include a 300 + page hardback physical copy based on the in - game book that Oliver carries with him, The Wizard's Companion, and will have an in - depth bestiary, item descriptions, spells, history of the Ni No Kuni world and, I assume, concept art as they'll be missing something big if they don't include beautiful Studio Ghibli artwork.

All of the above are included in the Overlord Edition along with a 50 - page digital art book, and an exclusive digital Collector's Guide detailing the lore and history of the game.

The guide book is an 82 page booklet with full color cover and black and white inner pages explains the history and characters of each game in the ALLTYNEX series and sheds light on key parts of the story not directly explained the games.

For the first time in the series» history, Corpse Party: Blood Drive will be released physically in North America through a limited «Everafter Edition» for a suggested retail price of $ 49.99, containing a two - disc compilation of songs from Corpse Party, Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, and Corpse Party: Blood Drive, as well as a «Dying Art» grimoire featuring over 100 pages of artwork from throughout the franchise.

Soul of a Nation surveys this crucial period in American art history, bringing to light previously neglected histories of 20th - century black artists, including Sam Gilliam, Melvin Edwards, Jack Whitten, William T. Williams, Howardina Pindell,... go to book page >>

Following each biennial, we self - publish a 350 - page book that provides an overview of current performance practices in contemporary art using the structure of the biennial, as well as the history and geography of the participating artists and collaborating organizations, alternative spaces, and performance sites as a framework.