Sentences with phrase «unlikely stories from»

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Although no recent First Amendment cases could be seen to apply directly to the publication of tax returns from a candidate for president, lawyer Floyd Abrams said that «all the cases make it extremely unlikely that the Times could constitutionally be held liable for publishing such a newsworthy story, a month before a presidential election, about a candidate for President.»

More than an engrossing collection of historical true - crime stories, though, the book functions as an unlikely financial history of the young United States, as it grew «from a patchwork of largely self - governing colonies to a loosely assembled union of states and, finally, to a single nation under firm federal control.»

She even chronicled her husband's unlikely story in her recent book, Tough Man, Tender Chicken: Business and Life Lessons from Frank Perdue.

Her first book, Saffron Cross: The Unlikely Story of How a Christian Minister Married a Hindu Monk releases today from Fresh Air Books, an imprint of Upper Room Books.

As for the conclusion of Aidan O'Neill QC, that schools will be within their statutory rights to dismiss staff who refuse to use stories or textbooks promoting same - sex marriage and that parents who object to gay marriage being taught to their children will have no right to withdraw their children from lessons, does that sound at all unlikely, given the cases of the Strasbourg four, which were considered by the European Court of Justice in September?

D. E. Nineham points out that «most commentators accept at any rate the basic facts of the story, arguing that Christians would have been unlikely to invent a tradition in which Jesus receives hurried burial from a pious Jew, and his own followers have no part in the proceedings ’15 and then goes on to add that «scholarly opinion has perhaps been a little inclined to overlook the possible influence of the Old Testament on the story».16

Excerpted with permission from If You Only Knew: My Unlikely, Unavoidable Story of Becoming Free by Jamie Ivey.

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It's the unlikeliest NFL story in ages: Drew Brees and the Saints, recovery projects both, are one win away from the Super Bowl.

It sounds like one of the most unlikely transfer stories of the summer, but according to reports from the Daily Star, Real Madrid are interested in bringing Manchester United and England forward Danny Welbeck to the Bernabeu this summer.

Ithink this story originated from some agents in madrid and i can say its not true as for hazard coming to the bernabeu highly unlikely although he is a great player i don't see him in the madrid set up

Stuttgart defender Antonio Rudiger has confirmed ClaretandHugh's story from two weeks ago that he is unlikely to be making a move to Upton Park.

The story goes on to note that such an edict from Bharara's office is highly unlikely.

From Billions to None: The Passenger Pigeon's Flight to Extinction reveals the compelling story of the unlikely extinction of the passenger pigeon.

Our story ends with new beginnings for both mother and daughter, with Andrew and Rene falling in love, and Headly getting her first meaningful kiss from, of all unlikely people, Willis - who goes through his own transformation from nerdy to very cool guy.

Marking a shift to the serious for both the filmmaker and his lead actor, «Joe» is based on the novel by Larry Brown, and tells the story of the unlikely bond between an ex-con (Cage) and a 15 - year - old (Tye Sheridan) from a broken home, with both of them looking for a better life in a southern town.

Will Smith and Joel Edgerton star in David Ayer's fantasy epic, which follows the story of two LAPD police officers — a human named Officer Ward (Smith)-- and an orc named Officer Jakoby (Edgerton)-- who form a most unlikely duo working to keep the mean streets of Los Angeles safe from a sinister underworld filled with violence and dark forces at work.

Focus Features» Victoria & Abdul, also from the Toronto fest, stars Dame Judi Dench as Queen Victoria and is based on the true - life story of the monarch's unlikely friendship with an Indian attendant.

It will feature an unlikely love story with a beautiful and constant woman (sort of a stultifying «beauty and king gimp» conceit), a few half - hearted attempts at portraying the world from the «special» protagonist's literal perspective (by using a jittery handheld camera or some similarly unenlightening gimmick), and end on a high note tinged with the bittersweet for that vital splash of lingering «importance.»

Based on a true story of Richard and Mildred Loving (played Joel Egerton and Ruth Negga), this film follows the unlikely history makers who find themselves challenging the laws of the State of Virginia which prohibit the mixed - race couple from getting married and living together as husband and wife.

Ratchet and Clank tells the story of two unlikely heroes as they struggle to stop a vile alien named Chairman Drek from destroying every planet in the Solana Galaxy.

A bold new action - thriller from director David Ayer (known for such box office hits as Suicide Squad, End of Watch and Training Day), Bright follows the story of two LAPD police officers played by Smith, a human named Officer Ward, and Edgerton, an orc named Officer Jakoby, who form a most unlikely duo working to keep the mean streets of Los Angeles safe from a sinister, fantasy underworld filled with violence and dark forces at work.

Bright follows the story of two LAPD police officers played by Will Smith (Officer Ward) and Joel Edgerton (Officer Jakoby) who form a most unlikely duo working to keep the mean streets of Los Angeles safe from a sinister underworld filled with gang violence and dark forces at work.

Unlikely scenarios (including the central love story) are established just to be rebuked in matinee idol moments (and the scene in which Watson finally dumps cad Bill (Dominic West) is an inexplicable graft from Dying Young), and by the end of Mona Lisa Smile the only thing curious is how the picture manages to cast all men as either philandering jerks or ciphers with dicks, while all subplots (one of them concerning philandering Giselle) are summarily dropped just as they threaten to provide the piece with something like depth and humanity.

The film is based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history; The Monuments Men focuses on an unlikely World War II platoon, tasked by FDR with going into Germany to rescue artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and returning them to their rightful owners.

Adapted from the 1985 young adult novel by Orson Scott Card, the story's unlikely protagonist and futuristic setting have already captured many a young imagination.

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With spectacular cinematography, an awesome soundtrack and a superb performance by James Franco, Danny Boyle gives us an inspiring, life - affirming movie from the most unlikely of stories.

A story of four powerful women (two best friends from the 1920s and two unlikely friends from the»80s), this is one of the most badass feminist films of all time.

by Walter Chaw A disturbingly optimistic (and particularly unlikely) redemption fable from Britain that marries the bare blue - collar buttocks of The Full Monty with the spunky seniors of Waking Ned Devine and Saving Grace, Joel Hershman's Greenfingers is less «inspired by a true story,» as its title cards suggest, than it is «slavishly devoted to formula.»

Instead of focusing on the rather desultory love story, more tension might have arisen from showing how de Barra came by the unlikely engineering and building skills she demonstrates, and how she broke into this profession when such things were unheard of for a woman, not least one who has been a wife and mother.

The movie is based on Hillary Jordan's novel of the same name and follows the unlikely friendship of two World War Two veterans, one white and one black, as they return from war and find common ground as their families face difficulty in their local community, and the actress signed up for the film in the hope the director could turn the story into something «big and epic».

Directed by Nick Hamm, the film tell the true story of two men from opposite sides of the political spectrum who formed an unlikely partnership and went on to change the course of history.

Believe, which was also on TVGuide.com's list of promising pilots, tells the story of an unlikely relationship that develops between a young girl (Johnny Sequoyah) with a gift and a man (Jake McLaughlin) sprung from prison who has been tasked with protecting her from the evildoers who covet her power.

In Hooray Henry, Paul Darke charts the car's difficult gestation and eventual success / David Burgess-Wise shares his personal highlights from the annual London to Brighton Veteran Car Run and the Regent Street Motor Show / In The Little Corsican, Tom Clarke tells the story of Corsica, the enigmatic coachbuilder which produced some of the most exotic British bodywork of the 1930s, clothing chassis from Bentley, Bugatti, Mercedes and others / A disused locomotive works with no road access seems an unlikely location for a car factory but, as Giles Chapman explains in The Brighton Bubble, that's where thousands of Isettas were assembled in the 1950s and»60s / Matthew Bell visits the Frazer Nash Archives, the largest collection of documentation relating to the marque in his article Archie and Aldy's Archives / In Birds of a Feather, the little - known makes Victor, Metro - Tyler and Economic all operated from the same village in Kent during the cyclecar boom.

Bertone's Bet: Arnolt MG TD — Jeroen Booij tells the story of how the ailing Turin coachbuilder was saved by an unlikely alliance with an extrovert American businessman / Brighton Run 2014 — David Burgess-Wise reports from another wet London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, focussing on the many «new» entries that appeared this year / Amilcar's jewel: the C0 and C6, part one — Simon Moore begins his treatise on the famous six - cylinder racers of the»20s, looking this time at their competition record / Killed by the War: the Marshall Arter — Michael Worthington - Williams delves into his archives to research the Marshall Arter cyclecar and its spring - drive arrangement / Back on the Road — Michael Ware visits a 1930 Austin Seven Swallow saloon, the subject of a long restoration undertaken by two separate custodians

Rutger Booy tells the remarkable story of Kimber's last MG and its recent return to the road / In Concours chic, Jörg Sierks selects some highlights from two prestigious concours events held on opposite sides of the English Channel / Hudson's Super Six was an unlikely star of early American racing.

Three inner - city Bronx teens form an unlikely friendship in this moving urban story: 15 - year - old hearing - impaired Tamika; 16 - year - old illegal alien Fatima, who fled the violence and poverty of her African country; and Jimmy, an 18 - year - old street poet and junkie who has just been discharged from the army.

However, as I well know, sometimes our story doesn't fit the most common cover tropes, so we're unlikely to find one that would work from among a dozen or so pre-made covers made by any particular cover artist.

This week we're posting a lot of new content on BookPage.com, from a whimsical story of a rabbi's unlikely journey to a multilayered fantasy.

At first, it may seem like an unlikely pairing, but in his highly informative new book, The Science of Happily Ever After, Ty Tashiro, PhD, presents tips for how to best go about choosing a mate — wisdom generated from examining lots of true - life stories and scientific research in the fields of sociology and psychology.

Tibetan Peach Pie By Tom Robbins Ecco • $ 15.99 • ISBN 9780062267412 In this long - awaited collection of «absolutely true stories,» the author of Another Roadside Attraction and Even Cowgirls Get the Blues traces his unlikely path from small - town North Carolina boy to West Coast chronicler of the 1970s counterculture.

He was interested in literature from a young age, even attempting at the age of twelve to write a novel entitled The Mercenary, a fantasy story about a killer's unlikely search for love.

If you don't have a good story, it's exceedingly unlikely that a good book can be pulled from the morass of ideas floating around in your brain.

In this memoir Artis recounts not only the unlikely love story she shared with Miles and her unfathomable recovery in the wake of his death - from the dark hours following the military notification to the first fumbling attempts at new love - but also reveals how Miles's death mirrored her father's death in a plane crash, which Artis survived when she was five years old and which left her own mother a young widow.

Knight brings to life the improbable adventure that lead to the creation of Nike with an honest, approachable voice, and even though the details of his story are unlikely and unforgettable (see: young man, inspired by track coach, uses a $ 50 loan from his father to create a sports shoe empire), it's Knight's intimate writing style that ultimately drew me along on his epic journey.

This unlikely friendship turned love story forms the heartwarming core of the upcoming novel from bestselling author Callahan, who has previously published as Patti Callahan Henry.

This is a story About growing up in church, And rebelling against it.About breaking a heart, And finding a way to mend it.About hearing God's voice, And trying to obey it.About avoiding expectation, And learning to defy it.This is the story of an unlikely couple, Max and Crazy Jenna, Who from Sunday School to adulthood, Ventured to and from the prodigal's path, And ended up finding each other...

Told from altering points of view through time, If I Forget You tells the story of Henry Gold, a poet whose rise from poverty embodies the American dream, and Margot Fuller, the daughter of a prominent, wealthy family, and their unlikely, star - crossed love affair, complete with the secrets they carry when they find each other for the second time.

Amazon's Kindle Daily Deal includes Unlikely Loves: 43 Heartwarming True Stories from the Animal Kingdom by Jennifer S. Holland for $ 2.99.