Sentences with phrase «such as a memoir»

If you want only a few copies, such as a memoir meant only for family, look for a good book binding service.

But back to the person who thinks he or she has a good story, such as a memoir: What are you waiting for?

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Dunham as revealed in her memoir is just such a sight.

Few publishers would put out such a huge and hugely self - indulgent memoir as Participant Observer.

Hence the «Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association» include such works as Studies in Chinese Thought (Memoir No. 75), Studies in Islamic Cultural History (Memoir No. 76), Islam: Essays in the Nature and Growth of a Cultural Tradition (Memoir No. 81), and Village India (Memoir No. 83).

If there is a message in this wry and honest parenting memoir, it's to toss unrealistic hopes, to stop parenting with such intention, or, as Lauren puts it: «Sometimes, you have to be content.»

-- Boston Globe «If there is a message in this wry and honest parenting memoir, it's to toss unrealistic hopes, to stop parenting with such intention, or, as Lauren puts it: «Sometimes, you have to be content.»

Veil always thought of herself as French rather than Jewish and her memoir reveals how ambivalent she felt about the ways in which Nazi criminals such as Klaus Barbie were abducted.

Sir Alan's memoir covers themes such as religion, education, the north and it contains a moving chapter about the tragic loss of his first wife Barbara and son Chris.

No former cabinet minister has written a memoir that comprehensively deals with Iraq and Afghanistan, and more general memoirs or political histories, such as Anthony Seldon and Guy Lodge's Brown at 10, only discuss Afghanistan in passing.

«Not an exposé as such, but a political memoir.

Sure enough, such a business did apparently exist in»50s Tinseltown, as recounted in Garson Kanin's memoir «Hollywood.»

Propped up by class and affectation — he wears a bow tie, attends Princeton reunions to bellow «Old Nassau» with other middle - aged inebriates, and competes with his wife to see who can more fully drop the «r «s in French words such as «chevre» and «memoir» — he's spent a lifetime imagining himself a success, only to discover abruptly that he is in fact a failure at both work and marriage and had simply never noticed.

But «The Big Stick» is not one of those semi-awful, schematically spelled out conflicts such as the unfunny «My Big Fat Greek Wedding», but rather features a crackerjack script graced with a marvelous ensemble that mixes melodrama and broad comedy, and comes across like a hilarious memoir based on Kumail's actual marriage to Emily in one of the most beautiful stories of love and its conflicts you may run across in the theaters this year.

Teachers can use the school's curriculum chart (also known as a curriculum map) to record their major reading assignments and to list specific reading subgenres, such as literary fiction, memoir, or reflections on learning.

Part memoir, part career guide, Treating People Well sorts Berman's and Bernard's experiences into social principles such as «listen first, talk later» and «own your mistakes,» then details their own failures and successes.

Dear Authors, There is no bookstore or library category called Hybrid Memoir, so it's truly unnecessary to label your book as such.

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Literary critic William Deresiewicz discusses his charming new memoir, A Jane Austen Education, and Austen's timeless appeal.Your book describes a series of «life lessons» you learned by reading Jane Austen's novels, such as how to truly listen to other people's stories and the value of a true friend.

Winter Journal is far more than a simple collection of lists, however; the memoir is strongest and most emotionally compelling when the reader can see Auster arriving at moments of revelation, such as the realization that his moments of periodic physical frailty coincide closely with episodes of emotional intensity, personal crisis, and loss.

Recent titles, such as Erin Stalcup's novel, Every Living Species, and Frances Cannon's graphic memoir, The Highs and Lows of Shapeshift Ma and Big - Little Frank, have blurred the line between image and word, while others, such as Glenn Shaheen's short story collection, Carnivalia, have combined poetry and prose.

We edit all genres of fiction and nonfiction, such as short stories, novels, memoir, and academic work.

In the tradition of Michael Herr's Dispatches and works by such masters of the memoir as Mary Karr and Tobias Wolff, a powerful account of war and homecoming that grabs readers by the throat even as it touches their hearts.

Finally, some poets have used the memoir form to create and innovate new kinds of books, such as scrapbooks, handbooks, and «mock» memoirs.

A book deal posted yesterday in Publisher's Marketplace caught my eye — Farrar, Straus will publish the memoir of 73 - year - old Kenyan conservationist Dame Daphne Sheldrick, who is known for raising and rehabilitating wild animals such as elephants and rhinos.

Or have students connect factual prose biographies of authors (titles in the Meet the Authors series are a good source) with an author's memoir in poems, such as Been to Yesterdays: Poems of a Life, by Lee Bennett Hopkins.

Having worked in the field of special needs children, as well as having such a child in the family, I empathized with the author - I was disappointed in the presentation of her memoir.

As such You Must Set Forth At Dawn is first and foremost a political memoir that also serves as a political history of contemporary NigeriAs such You Must Set Forth At Dawn is first and foremost a political memoir that also serves as a political history of contemporary Nigerias a political history of contemporary Nigeria.

Promotion: If you've booked any promotional events, such as readings or festivals, or if you're planning to promote your self - published book at face - to - face events, then you'll want to have print copies of your novel or memoir available for sale.

But there have also been creative nonfiction blogs, such as Rev. Ogun Holder's Rants to Revelations blog, from which he authored a spiritual memoir.

In addition to having published a memoir, four novels, three poetry collections, and her bestselling Writing in a Nutshell series, she has been featured in a variety of publications and ABC Radio National shows such as Writer's Digest, Publisher's Weekly, Mamam!a, Life Matters, and Poetica.

The author also offers pen to paper methods that may work best for the memoir writer such as memory lists / checklists, pre-writing, free writing, etc..

While self - publishing is often an appropriate option for a memoir or local - history book where the readership is very narrow, it may not serve you well in a more specialised or aggressive market such as crime fiction.

A book such as a business memoir or even a personal memoir about the company's founder is now almost a requirement to get media attention, to enhance a reputation (or to rehabilitate one), to hit the public - speaker circuit, or to bury the competition.

iBookstore customers can choose from a wide selection of illustrated and video - enhanced books that look incredible on iPad ™, including Jay - Z's memoir «Decoded» and Bing West's «The Wrong War»; bestselling children's series such as Magic Tree House and Junie B. Jones; and cookbooks by Martha Stewart, Rachael Ray, and the Barefoot Contessa, Ina Garten.

As an editor and co-author, he has collaborated on books such as Guy Spier's much - praised memoir, The Education of a Value Investor, and Guy I've known recently and he's fantastic, and that's how we actually were fortunate enough to connecAs an editor and co-author, he has collaborated on books such as Guy Spier's much - praised memoir, The Education of a Value Investor, and Guy I've known recently and he's fantastic, and that's how we actually were fortunate enough to connecas Guy Spier's much - praised memoir, The Education of a Value Investor, and Guy I've known recently and he's fantastic, and that's how we actually were fortunate enough to connect.

Originally published in 1993, Sean Landers's» [sic]» is a brutally frank 450 page, hand - written, autobiographical memoir that puts to shame the recent efforts of such celebrated «confessionalists» as James Frey and Augusten Burroughs.»

Emin's work is uninhibited in the way it absorbs and reflects her personal life - whether in seminal installations such as Everyone I Have Slept With 1963 - 1995 and My Bed, her early performances and videos such as Why I Never Became a Dancer, or her writings (which include a memoir, Strangeland, and a period as a newspaper columnist.

I was first introduced to her through her memoir The Red Parts (2007), and later had a raucously memorable time at her book launch for Women, the New York School, and Other True Abstractions (2011), which keyed me into spectacularizations such as the amazing Bernadette Mayer and Kim Gordon fucking her guitar.

Das and Sharma have included painting, sculpture and film works by 16 artists, including Krishna and Judy Blum Reddy, Nirode Mazumdar (from whose memoir the show gets its title), Zarina Hashmi, Akbar Padamsee, and even film editor Lila Lakshmanan, who worked with Jean - Luc Godard for over nearly a decade on some of his most famous films, such as À bout de soufflé (Breathless, 1960) and, Une femme est une femme (A Woman is a Woman, 1961).