Sentences with phrase «remarkable story of his life»

The complex and remarkable story of his life, the tally of his works, and the witness of a great number of friends, acquaintances and enemies are there.

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In her new book, QUIRKY: The Remarkable Story of the Traits, Foibles, and Genius of Breakthrough Innovators Who Changed the World, she delves deeply into the lives of eight creative geniuses to identify the traits and experiences that led them to become breakthrough innovators.

A congregation that is able to live simply and faithfully out of the Christian story is a gift of grace, but that gift must be sustained by some remarkable social creativity.

It is easy to read and a delight to handle, and tells the story of a remarkable life with a sense of pace and adventure that also manages to introduce a spiritual message.

I have heard remarkable stories about how families have sacrificed eating out once a month and used that money to change the stories and lives of those overseas.

If we have no direct extrabiblical confirmation of Abraham and Jacob, we find, nevertheless, a remarkable correlation between what is reflected in the stories about their backgrounds and what we learn of life in the ancient Near East in the first half of the second millennium B.C.

It is universally recognized that the long story from our earliest remains of human life onward through the great civilizations of the ancient east witnessed remarkable advances.

But the form of this remarkable introduction to the life of the people of Israel remained fluid from the tenth century to the fifth century and the final Genesis story may with all justification be termed a meditation on history.

She tells the story of her near death experience and the remarkable transformation it brought about to her life.

Newcastle midfielder Jonas Gutierrez who recently announced that he is suffering from testicular cancer has told the remarkable story of how a tackle by Bacary Sagna may have helped save his life.

: The Remarkable story of the man tasked with the impossible task: to feed a nation at war (Simon & Schuster # 20) which recounts the life and work of Lord Woolton, who later played an important role in Conservative politics after 1945.

His is truly a story of love of country and family, brotherhood, courage, determination, honesty, perseverance, toughness, goodwill, gratitude and a remarkable joy in living.

Shot on four continents and including contributions from global figures such as Bill Clinton, Desmond Tutu and Joseph Stiglitz, Fire in the Blood is the never - before - told true story of the remarkable coalition which came together to stop «the Crime of the Century» and save millions of lives in the process.

At 4 p.m., Assemblymember Didi Barrett and the Hudson Area Library will celebrate the life of Megan Carr - Wilks — a 9/11 first responder and local school resource officer — and nine other remarkable Hudson Valley women as part of the fifth volume of «Women's History in the Hudson Valley: Ten Stories from Columbia and Dutchess Counties.»

This picture book tells the story of a remarkable woman who lived life on her own terms.

Although Rich's athletic achievements are remarkable, the story of his journey to healthier living is even more inspiring.

Based on true events, Decoding Annie Parker tells the life affirming story of two remarkable women; the irrepressible Annie Parker, a three time cancer survivor and the geneticist Mary - Claire King whose discovery of the breast cancer BRCA gene mutation is considered one of the most important discoveries of the 20th century.

Jolie did manage to capture the cruelty and craziness of The Bird, however, she didn't actually tell or show the most significant and meaningful parts of Zamperini's remarkable life story.

The remarkable love story inspired by the lives of artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener.

The second is the remarkable life story of Jonathan Netanyahu, a young soldier who struggled to find the balance between the people and the Nation he loved.

Inspired by the lives of Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener, this remarkable love story comes with an exclusive behind - the - scenes featurette about the making of the film.

SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME is based on the inspiring true story of international art dealer Ron Hall (Greg Kinnear), who befriends a homeless man (Djimon Hounsou) in hopes of saving his struggling marriage to Debbie (Renée Zellweger), a woman whose dreams will lead all three of them on the most remarkable journey of their liveOF DIFFERENT AS ME is based on the inspiring true story of international art dealer Ron Hall (Greg Kinnear), who befriends a homeless man (Djimon Hounsou) in hopes of saving his struggling marriage to Debbie (Renée Zellweger), a woman whose dreams will lead all three of them on the most remarkable journey of their liveof international art dealer Ron Hall (Greg Kinnear), who befriends a homeless man (Djimon Hounsou) in hopes of saving his struggling marriage to Debbie (Renée Zellweger), a woman whose dreams will lead all three of them on the most remarkable journey of their liveof saving his struggling marriage to Debbie (Renée Zellweger), a woman whose dreams will lead all three of them on the most remarkable journey of their liveof them on the most remarkable journey of their liveof their lives.

The Sessions tells the remarkable, funny, heartfelt and optimistic story of California - based journalist and poet Mark O'Brien (John Hawkes, in an award - worthy performance), a man who lived most of his life in an iron lung after having survived a bout...

«We are honored that the Environmental Film Festival and The Nature Conservancy have chosen to support our story of a remarkable, self - sustaining people who can help illuminate our past while teaching us unexpected lessons about how humans might better live cooperatively in the future,» said Bill Benenson.

This year's award - courting survival picture (after 2013's All Is Lost, and 2012's Life of Pi) is based on the genuinely remarkable story of Olympian Louis Zamperini.

As he does, «The Little Prince» makes a remarkable stylistic leap from the accomplished but familiar CG environs of these opening scenes (big - eyed, bobble - headed humans; modernist - futurist design influences) into 2D stop - motion animation, bringing the world of Saint - Exupery's original story to life in beautiful handcrafted images based on the author's own crudely elegant watercolors (seen in the book's first printing and all subsequent editions).

THE DANISH GIRL, directed by Academy Award winner Tom Hooper, is the remarkable love story inspired by the lives of artists Einar and Gerda Wegener (being portrayed, respectively, by Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander), whose marriage and work are cast into the unknown when Einar begins a groundbreaking journey to become one of the world's first transgender women, Lili Elbe.

The remarkable love story inspired by the lives of artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener (portrayed by Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne [«The Theory of Everything»] and Alicia Vikander [«Ex Machina»]-RRB-, directed by Academy Award winner Tom Hooper («The King's Speech,» «Les Mis «erables»).

The Danish Girl is the remarkable love story inspired by the lives of artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener (portrayed by Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander), directed by Academy Award winner Tom Hooper (The King's Speech, Les Misérables).

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From traditional village life in remote Manipur state to high - stakes bouts in India and around the world, this is a remarkable story of triumph.

The film brings the paintings of Vincent van Gogh to life to tell his remarkable story.

Joined by acclaimed «real - life to screen» writer Josh Singer, the film tells the remarkable true story of a team of investigative journalists at the Boston Globe newspaper known as «Spotlight», who broke the story on clerical abuse in the Boston diocese in 2001.

Oscar - winning director Roger Ross Williams tells the remarkable story of an autistic young man, unable to speak for much of his childhood, who regained his ability to communicate through a life - long commitment to Disney animated movies.

One remarkable early scene has the ash of incinerated Nazi documents raining down on Lore and her sister Liesel (Nele Trebs), evoking the stories told by people living in towns near concentration camps about the human ash from the ovens falling from the sky.

The Danish Girl is the remarkable love story inspired by the lives of artists Einer and Gerda Wegner (portrayed by Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander respectively) whose marriage and work are cast into the unknown when Einer begins a groundbreaking journey to become one of the world's first transgender women, Lili Elbe.

From his early years (played by Noah Taylor) as an on - the - rise star of the classical music world who endures a difficult relationship with his father through his years in mental institutions to his eventual return to the outside world and concert comeback, it's a remarkable life story told in one of this country's all - time great feature films.

The story of Desmond Doss is so remarkable that it's surprising it took this long for someone to make a film based on his life.

This was a story about film pioneers and preservation, historical fiction utilizing remarkable facts about the life and careers of Georges Méliès to tell a moving, universal tale of a 1930s orphan living in Paris» main train station.

We are thrilled at the prospect of bringing this beautiful, honest and unsentimental story to life with Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville in the starring roles, two of the most remarkable actors working on screen today.»

There's something truly remarkable when strong filmmaking meets revelatory acting meets the kinds of stories and lives that we are STARVING for.

The Lost City of Z (Closing Night, previously announced) Directed by James Gray USA, 2016 World Premiere James Gray's emotionally and visually resplendent epic tells the story of Lieutenant Colonel Percy Fawcett (a remarkable Charlie Hunnam), the British military - man - turned - explorer whose search for a lost city deep in the Amazon grows into an increasingly feverish, decades - long magnificent obsession that takes a toll on his reputation, his home life with his wife (Sienna Miller) and children, and his very existence.

20th Century Women tells the story of three remarkable women, each from a different era of the 20th century, coming together to help teach a teenage boy about life and love, sex and freedom, men and women.

The author of four books on education reform, he's out now with a new memoir, This African - American Life, in which he tells his own remarkable story.

This new attack on teachers is yet another attempt to demonize those of us in the trenches, while missing an important opportunity to tell remarkable stories about real - life problems and solutions in education.

Here he tells the story of this remarkable car / Auto - biography: Colin Crabbe — Matthew Bell hears from Colin Crabbe about his life and career as an adventurous hunter of historic cars from the four corners of the globe / One hundred years of cussed motoring — In the centenary year of Leslie Hounsfield's singular design, Gerry Michelmore explains the peculiar joys of the two - stroke Trojan / Moretti 750 — Its enticing looks have always threatened to outshine its performance, but the tiny Moretti is now getting the recognition it deserves, explains Karl Ludvigsen / The Paris - Ostend race of 1899 — Nick Jonckheere tells the story of the gruelling long - distance road race, and the plucky Brits who took on all comers / Invicta's Baby — The 12/45 was meant as Invicta's saviour, but only a handful were sold.

A3 at Brooklands — Paul Chudecki enjoys a rare opportunity to drive the oldest surviving Aston Martin at Brooklands, where it competed in the 1920s / Auto - biography: Shelagh Montague Browne — Matthew Bell visits Shelagh Montague Browne to learn about her remarkable life, which included marriage to Lance Macklin / Colombo, part one: Enzo's dynamic duo — Sébastien Faurès Fustel de Coulanges examines the successful partnership of Gioachino Colombo and Angelo Nasi / Ariel in the»20s — With the aid of rare period photographs, Michael Worthington - Williams tells the story of the 1920s Ariel light cars and their competition successes / The Gavois Panhard — David Burgess-Wise tells the tale of the famous Antoinette, an 1891 Panhard et Levassor owned by a priest named Jules Gavois

Aston Martin International / A Northern Venture: The Horbick Car — John Warburton traces the history of the Horbick car from its origins in Manchester in 1902 / Back on the Road / Duesenberg's Missing Link — David Burgess-Wise fills in the gap with the story of one of the last Duesenbergs, the rare Model X Boat Roadster and the design of Auburn Speedster... / Ramsay's Remarkable Riley SP6 — Almost on a whim, Dennis Ramsay invested two years of his life and two RM Rileys in a unique two - seater.

Jonathon Wood looks at the popular 1.5 litre line / Cars In My Life — RB (Dick) James explains how a boyhood love of cars became a lifelong obsession / Orient Express — Michael Worthington - Williams tells the incredible tale of one of the barn finds of the century / Country Garage — Alan Marsh's childhood recollections of early motoring days in Somerset / Geoffrey Taylor & The Alta — Anthony Pritchard charts the story of the forgotten car that played a major role in Britain's rise in Grand Prix motor racing / Pure Magic — David Tarallo recalls a remarkable Mille Miglia / Low Life — Guy Griffiths takes an unusual look at motor sport / French Fancy — The Editor takes to the road in a delightful little Peugeot 202 — believed to be the only one on the road in Britain.

No doubt My Life in Books will be eagerly anticipated; Conroy is a favorite of BookPage readers — South of Broad was our cover story in August (read a review of this «lush, remarkable new novel»), and we interviewed him in 2002 about My Losing Season.