Sentences with phrase «point the book of»

Group exhbition «Ficções» [«Fictions»] dives into the narrative universe of some of the most remarkable contemporary artists in Brazil, using as starting point the book of the same name Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges.

Not exact matches

As Claire Fallon, the Huffington Post's books and culture writer, points out, there are plenty of other reasons why ebooks may never catch on with a larger crowd.

The complementary starting points of sports arenas versus board rooms amid shared passions for leadership and teamwork make the book unique and valuable.

In an interview in the April 2017 issue of Vanity Fair, Musk shared that Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy — a book about aliens destroying earth, creating supersonic highways and building a supercomputer that knows all of life's mysteries — was a «turning point» for him.

Rather than point readers to another weighty tome on a serious issue of the day, Gates used his latest post to suggest a book that's quite out of character.

They can be exchanged for statement credits or cash back, used to book travel through AmEx's travel website, or transferred to any of 17 airline and three hotel transfer partners (transferable points are among the most valuable).

But as bestselling author and Oprah - anointed happiness expert Shawn Achor pointed out on in an excerpt from his new book on the TED Ideas blog recently, that sort of praise — well intentioned as it might be — actually does more harm than good.

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.

The two books that taught me about management are What Got You Here Won't Get You There, by Marshall Goldsmith and The Feiner Points of Leadership by Michael Feiner.

Step two couldn't be simpler, and as Business Insider pointed out in its write - up of Boothman's book, «research also suggests that smiling when you meet someone in a happy context is a useful way to get them to remember you.»

Why I Like It: This book points out that many of the mega-brands of today haven't spent much of anything on traditional marketing.

Because Slack hasn't yet reached the point where it has tens of thousands of workers on its books, «[i] t is relatively easy for us to move the lever a small bit right now to make a significant change in our trajectory,» CEO Stewart Butterfield and HR chief Anne Toth write in a blog post disclosing the numbers.

«It's subtle — you can't point your finger at this,» Rosalind Barnett of Brandeis University, who is co-author of the book with Caryl Rivers, told Fast Company.

Hundreds of online articles and published books claim to know the secret of success in business, but for the most part, they boil down to the same major points.

The card earns Membership Rewards points, the currency in Amex's loyalty program, which can be exchanged for statement credits or cash back, used to book travel through Amex's travel website, or, to get the most value, transferred to any of 17 airline and three hotel transfer partners (transferable points are among the best).

This comes in handy because, in many cases, it costs fewer points to book a trip if you go through one of those programs, as opposed to using the points as cash.

You can book through your credit card's travel website, although this usually takes a huge amount of points.

That misses the point, though, because this book is actually a philosophy of life that extends to every type of leadership.

A lot of the people I advise as a coach or whom I interviewed for my latest book, Overworked and Overwhelmed, keep visual focal points before them to help them remember what they're in it for.

In 2014, the Guinness Book of World Records gave her an award for Longest TV Career for an Entertainer (female), for her, at that point, 70 years in the industry.

This book is a good jumping off point to explain to your son that men don't grow beards because they look cool or virile, but because shaving is a huge pain in the ass that you will have to commit to every morning for the rest of your natural life.

When asked the key to his success, Buffett pointed to a stack of books and said, «Read 500 pages like this every day.

Case in point: Lewis» book flew off of shelves because it was catered perfectly to his loyal following.

Many point to the a fifteen year - old book called The Alchemy of Growth as its origin.

His last open letter to shareholders makes the point clearly about investing in creating value — «Berkshire's gain in net worth during 2016 was $ 27.5 billion, which increased the per - share book value of both our Class A and Class B stock by 10.7 %.

Fortune: Your book describes the success of Netflix's House of Cards as a turning point for the entertainment industry and digital content.

It's just like the outline you used to create for fifth - grade book reports, where all of your sub points support your main points, and the intro and outro tie everything together.

(Disclosure: I wrote a book about West Point's class of 2002, in which Bush's speech plays an important role.)

Arriving at the Peace House, a conference building in South Korea's part of the border village of Panmunjom that will host the talks, Kim signed a guest book, writing: «A new history starts now, an age of peace, from the starting point of history.»

«One friendly but sharp - eyed commentator on Berkshire has pointed out that our book value at the end of 1964 would have bought about one - half ounce of gold and, 15 years later, after we have plowed back all earnings along with much blood, sweat and tears, the book value produced will buy about the same half ounce.

To emphasize this point, in the past year I've published a book, spoken at Google, maintained one of the most popular business podcasts on iTunes, and am having serious conversations about creating a television show about my life.

If people repeatedly come to you with requests in areas where you don't feel adequately qualified to help, having a few stock resources, such as books or articles, to point them to can ease the pain of saying no, Grant suggests.

Two of my favorite books on this subject hit home the point.

«I look at pricing from [my clients»] point of view,» she tells young padawan Steve in the book.

Patrick Smith, airline pilot and author of the book «Cockpit Confidential,» told Business Insider the debris could hint at the manner of the crash — but it would still just be speculation at this point.

The Millers recently cashed in hundreds of thousands of points to book a month - long trip around the world aboard luxury airlines.

You might not be thinking about what books, articles or speeches to create, but there has probably been a point in time where you have talked yourself out of pursuing something, because you convinced yourself that you lack a certain level of creativity that it takes to get the job done.

Then, whenever someone asked me for advice, instead of telling them I didn't have time, or trying to sell them on coaching or consulting they couldn't afford, I could point them to the book.

In his best - selling book «Outliers,» which investigates the psychology of success, Malcolm Gladwell makes a powerful point about what helps people commit to and enjoy their work.

In the 2003 book «Sexual Selections: What We Can and Can't Learn about Sex from Animals,» the biologist Marlene Zuk points out that social groups of hens do have «pecking orders.»

Rush casts its net wide; there's a macroeconomic argument woven through the book that makes the case against taxation structures that are redistributive to the point of dampening the urge to succeed.

If you don't complete a book, you run the risk of missing key points or leaving gaps in your understanding.

While not all gossip is bad — one can share secrets about wonderful things like a suspected pregnancy or job promotion — Epstein points out that «useful gossip is, in the minds of most people, not what gossip is really about,» and so the majority of the book focuses on the more naughty kind of tattling, the kind that makes your heart beat faster when the subject of ridicule comes around the corner.

They pointed to Weinstein's recent purchase of the movie rights to a book Bloom published, and they suggested Bloom seems to have a blind spot for Hollywood executives.

The beauty of this system is that you book your award travel the same way you book any other reservations, and you can even earn additional rewards points or miles on the travel you book using award travel.

«I was given this book at the beginning of my manager journey, and the main point is that you're only as good as the team you surround yourself with.

While thought provoking, the real value of the book comes from the practical, templated framework the authors provide for designing your own category that includes a clear articulation of the problem at hand, creating a memorable name for a category, and developing a unique point of view about the current and future of the category.

These touch points can be elevated by using the simple, yet often forgotten principles in this book, like the power of a smile.

Expedia's rewards program gives members two points for each dollar of travel booked through its site, which can be used to book hotels or flights for yourself or someone else.

«You shouldn't view your education as a done deal,» advises a fun sketchbook of the book's main points.