Sentences with phrase «readable book on»

Two recent examples of highly readable books on battering men and battering relationships, authored by respected researchers in the field, are Donald G. Dutton, THE BATTERER (Basic Books, New York 1995), and Neil S. Jacobson and John M. Gottman, WHEN MEN BATTER WOMEN: NEW INSIGHTS INTO ENDING ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS (Simon & Schuster, New York 1998).

Not exact matches

The articles on «Christianity» and «Jesus,» largely written by Jaroslav Pelikan of Yale, are more informative, readable, and authoritative than a good many book - length treatments that come to mind.

Though written on an academic subject, the book is very readable, and he writes with wit and humor.

But his readable and instinctive new book dwells on the apparent paradox that even though, strictly speaking, Darwinism is incompatible with design, biologists «still go on using and seemingly needing this way of thinking.»

On the other hand, renderings of traditional church designs by contemporary classicists including Matthew Enquist, Dino Marcantonio, and Duncan Stroik make for an encouraging conclusion to this informative and eminently readable book.

Terry Eagleton's book On Evil, is one of the most readable studies on iOn Evil, is one of the most readable studies on ion it.

This book is based on a PhD dissertation, but has been skillfully adapted and is very readable while still preserving the excellent information including tables, charts, and references....

I was really surprised about just how readable Taggart made a book about chemicals and their potential ramifications on health.

Logo for the Macintosh is a stimulating, readable and authoritative book written by a father and daughter team: Hal Abelson was one of the early workers on Logo at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his daughter, Amanda, is a high school junior.

The book provides an interesting, in - depth, but very readable discussion of research on the earliest life on Earth and especially on microfossils.

His next book on diet, Why We Get Fat and What To Do About It, conveys the same ideas but in a more concise and readable format.

The subtitle to this natural parenting book is «Nutrition for Fertility, Pregnancy, Breast - feeding, and Baby's First Foods,» and this brisk and very readable volume delivers on all of that and more.

-- Ted Kyle, RPh, MBA, Founder and Principal ConscienHealth, Chair of the Obesity Action Coalition Perfect for foodies, bakers, carb counters, parents, chefs, and clinicians, this delightfully readable book features more than 180 alphabetical entries on natural and artificial sweeteners, including the usual suspects (table sugar, honey), the controversial (aspartame, high - fructose corn syrup), the hyped (coconut sugar, monk fruit sweetener), and the unfamiliar (Chinese rock sugar, isomaltulose).

While Arkin's thoughts on improv make this book readable, there is little discussion of his films or his life off the stage.

A New Book on Understanding a Key Element of Success at School «This practical and readable book is an incredibly valuable addition to any educator's librBook on Understanding a Key Element of Success at School «This practical and readable book is an incredibly valuable addition to any educator's librbook is an incredibly valuable addition to any educator's library.

ePub file format allows anyone to create a file that is readable on an iOS device or Kindle like a book.

It will also generate your ebook in multiple ebook formats at the Smashwords store, making your book readable on any e-reading device.

Following the best - selling triumph of Kafka on the Shore - «daringly original,» wrote Steven Moore in The Washington Post Book World, «and compulsively readable» - comes a collection that generously expresses Murakami's mastery.

Swiping through books however, is fine, and text is plenty readable on the LCD screen, but the hitchiness of the Nook apps (which may have been in part due to loading assets on a crowded Barnes and Noble Wi - Fi) and the performance on the whole is a bummer.

So the Kindle proposition is this: You pay for downloadable books that can't be printed, can't be shared, and can't be displayed on any device other than Amazon's own $ 400 reader — and whether they're readable at all in the future is solely at Amazon's discretion.

Simply said, an ebook is a book in digital format, readable on a computer, tablet or smartphone.

It's why we love digitizing books and documents into digital format making them readable on your e-reader or mobile device.

That said, you get variety: The 17 font sizes offered are the most I've seen on any E Ink e-reader, and they range from small text that's barely readable to a large size that will please anyone who needs large - print books (this is the biggest e-reader font I've seen to date).

I can also help you with a professional cover design that will stand out on Amazon, as well as create an interior layout that will make your book readable and consistent with professional design standards.

This means my patrons must have an internet connection to access the book and, although it is readable on their eReader, it does not exist there.

The committee looks for books that «emphasize human relations; represent a diversity of groups and are sensitive to a broad range of cultural experiences; present an original theme or a fresh slant on a traditional topic; are easily readable and of high literary quality; have a pleasing format; and, where appropriate, include illustrations that enrich the text.»

That said, you get variety: The 17 font sizes offered are the most I've seen on any E Ink e-reader, and they range from small text that's barely readable to a large size that will please anyone who needs large print books (this is the biggest e-reader font I've seen to date).

The pieces I would include on the trailer might be: ``... most fun and readable book....»

Amazon has stated that Page Flip is meant as a navigational tool, not for regular book consumption, but on some large devices the pages look big enough in that mode to be readable.

Like any other book, it can contain text, images, or both, and produced using computers as well as published with a computer process, and readable on computers or other electronic devices, such as a Kindle, Nook, iPad, or even a Smartphone.

Maybe they do it so the books will be readable on all devices and computers.

Truthfully, I would go on for hours about what I loved about this psychologically disturbing, thoroughly readable, cleverly written book.»

These ebooks will only be readable on the iPad, giving you no advantage as far as audience is concerned, and they are even less convenient to use than an app since you have to launch the iBooks app before you can read the book.

On the whole, the book was readable, but not exciting.

Other than that there is very little on offer to ignite a book lover's taste of readable entertainment.

Also another good aspect with the Libre e-reader is that it supports Adobe DRM which means one has the liberty to buy books from almost any store and it will still be readable on the Libre.

«Because Smashwords books are available in multiple ebook formats, our books are readable on any e-reading device.

In the belief that a book is not only a readable text but also an object of art, the press is dedicated to producing beautifully designed, well - manufactured books on acid - free paper, as well as electronic texts of comparable quality.

Books bought through Google Editions will be stored on the device and readable without a live Internet connection.

While PDFs of such articles were readable on such devices or apps, the ePUB format will provide you with a document that is more «book - like.»

Smashwords, the original ebook distributor, literally wrote the book on universal formatting with the Style Guide that teaches authors to do it in ways that will convert and be readable at any retailer.

IF you aren't careful, you'll find yourself with books purchased on Amazon.com that are readable only on an Amazon Kindle e-reader device or app, books purchased at Barnes & Noble that require a Nook e-reader device or app, books purchased through Apple that are viewable only on the Apple iBooks app, and so on.

An example are Fictionwise multi-format books that are readable on Kindle.

A technology like Guided View would take much of the special challenge and experience of reading this book away, while, paradoxically, being absolutely necessary on most devices to make the text effectively readable in the first place (to view pages from Jimmy Corrigan, visit the publisher's website).

While the former school is held accountable to gather as many field experts as possible to publish the most elegant book, the latter focuses on freedom of expression that squeezes every last bit of rigorous schedule to transform materials in their head into concrete conversation in the form of readable texts.

The best thing about the FLIPS is that they are not just books made to work on a device, the books have embedded features like links to information that might be useful or helpful to a new reader, collectible pieces of code that build into a readable text as well as illustrations displayed on a double screen in what seemed to me a most book - like manner.

Certainly, there are topics that require special considerations (a how - to book on photography, for example, that includes several pictures and captions), but for most fiction writers, it's text that sells, so focus on designing your eBook to be readable.

Everything needs to be readable in thumbnail so, when somebody's looking at it on Amazon, they can see what type of book it is, whether it's a thriller, or sci fi, romance, whatever it is, and the title, and the author's name, are very important and big.

All books in Kindle e-bookstore are well readable on smartphones.

Amazon uses MobiPocket to make electronic books readable on the Kindle.