Sentences with phrase «very idea of a book»

Opening in March, «Warhol by the Book,» an exhibit at Williams College Museum of Art, explores the way Warhol used books as objects and also made books that stretched the very idea of a book.

Not exact matches

Stanford's Re: Think newsletter explains that the authors devote a considerable portion of the book to the idea of widening your options, advice that may seem at odds with the very definition of decision making.

I read when I want, set my own work hours, and feel very little compulsion to produce anything but tangible results, which are usually the outcome of having harvested good ideas from books.

Lots of books have very imaginative ideas about what happens to people after they die.

It is not the responsibility of scientists to disprove, or even accept, every idea that some person or persons have dreamed up (not even if it's in 2000 year old (and very popular) book).

Firstly, it must be remembered, that he disclaims very early in the book that he can only speak for the mainline denominations with which he is familiar, and although my memory may fail me, he implies that he can only speak for his observations of the churches / leaders with whom he is familiar, and also that he may be wrong, and also, that he is only pointing out what he calls a possible cause for the problems he has seen, and hopes that his suggestions / ideas, will be considered, researched, etc, and that time will tell if his thesis bears any truth or not.

At the same time he has his own very serious reservations and questions, some of which are frankly stated in these particular books, as they are elsewhere in Adventures of Ideas and in some of the «table - talk» recorded by Lucien Price in the dialogues.

Oh, the ideas are all there, but the book contains very little of the exegetical evidence which is needed to defend the ideas.

The very idea of an omnipotent god writing a book or only giving revelations to a select few is ludicrous.

I worry that they might confuse me with a preacher or a teacher or a message - bringer, when the thought of speaking to groups of people makes me very nervous, and don't get me started about fill - in - the - blanks being developed or book clubs convening, and I sort of resent the idea of being a mascot or, heaven forbid, a spokesperson or representative for anything.

A major part of the book is concerned with the meaning and value of a core curriculum, especially valuable at a time when the very idea is in such serious retreat, even at our best universities.

Clearly Whitehead read Morgan's book (along with Alexander's) and found it «very suggestive» — but in what way we may never really be certain, since none of the central ideas of Morgan's theory reappear or are acknowledged in SMW, nor later in PR and AI.

This lady is on the right track but she should take the next step and realize that the bible is what it is — a book of fairy tales written by a very diverse group of people, but each one with a somewhat different idea of what their fabricated god might expect of them.

you said: «Their very presence is a rejection of the idea of an inclusive book club.»

It was his tendency throughout the book to pursue the first alternative, very probably in response to the Whiteheadian vision, that led him to conclude in his preface to the 1971 edition that «In this book I still retained features of the idea of God beyond the reach of empirical inquiry and hence obstructive to the full cooperation of science and religion» (RESM 3).

Certain it is that the writers of the books had no idea at the time of writing that they were producing scriptures that would be read for centuries and come to be regarded as the very word of God in every respect.

I had the pleasure of going to one of the #bennettbrunches a few months ago for the release of my bb Molly «s new book and we had to bring something for an Israeli brunch and this white boy had no idea what to bring so I searched molly's site and found sort of a sweet Israeli couscous dish and said why not and it ended up going over very well with everyone.

I love the idea of the book but I found the measurements often off (ounces weight or measured are too much) I found mostly all of the recipes very intriguing the flavor was just not there for me and I love healthy food!

A few months before I booked this trip, I began discussing the idea of doing a workshop with a couple of my friends who are very talented photographers.

The last part of this gluten free diet book has some very good wisdom and practical ideas for those who want to remove wheat from their diet.

I have read a couple of books about potty training, that had some ideas here and there, but this book has ALL of the ideas and assistance in one very easy to understand book.

This book by Jane Roper isn't really a how - to guide, but the story of her own experience raising fraternal twin girls while battling depression and a host of personal issues.It's an entertaining and very personal view as she experiences trying to get pregnant, processing the idea of twins, sleepless nights, endless diaper changes, and all of those unforgettable experiences in the first three years of twins» lives.

For anyone interested in political campaigning, this book is a must - read, not simply because it offers tremendous insight into the ideas that have so totally changed the business of political communication, but also because now we find ourselves in a position very similar to that experienced by David Sawyer and Scott Miller nearly 40 years ago.

«As part of this Hattersley wrote a book «Choose Freedom», which was a decent attempt, particularly given the constraints on a very senior serving frontbencher, to popularise in general politics the ideas of John Rawls, Tawney and Crosland, rooting social democratic politics in a positive conception of liberty.

It hasn't taken very long for many of the ideas they set out in that book to become mainstream party policy.

I have a book, actually, I meant to bring it with me tonight because just [because] I thought it was very entertaining that there [are][fat] stacks of tributes to the idea of love.

The case for action rests on the realization that for the first time since the beginning of the Enlightenment era in the mid-17th century, the very idea of science as a way to establish a common book of knowledge about the world is being broadly called into question by heavily financed public relations campaigns.

But few have noted that the idea at the core of the book, M - theory, is the subject of an ongoing scientific debate — specifically over the very aspect of the theory that might scrap the need for a divine creator.

Dear doctor Wentz, Im very grateful for your book, your website and all you do for our «thyroid community» Im from paris, france, and here enco are totally out of date, you have no idea.

You might want to check out the book, The Starch Solution, to get a very good idea of what a healthy diet looks like.

Time travel has always been a thing of science fiction but the rules for time travel in this film, as well as from the book, seem very reasonable and the whole idea of killing something off that shouldn't be, will kill everything.

And the appearance of a certain character at the very end of the movie struck me as a well - intentioned attempt to include a significant idea from the book that ultimately left the final scenes slightly overstuffed.

But there is precedent for what Singer is doing here in the comic books, and on second pass, the idea of rejiggering the world to erase certain events feels very much of the comic book world.

Filmmaker Alex Garland's take on Jeff VanderMeer's book — the first of an alliterative sci - fi trio known as the Southern Reach Trilogy that also includes «Authority» and «Acceptance» — is very much on the «loose» end of the adaptation spectrum, which suits the movie well: There's a lot about the novel, which is rich in ideas but intentionally vague about certain details, that would have been exceptionally difficult translate to screen.

I went into Catching Fire with very low expectations, but left thoroughly entertained by the darker and intense tone of the movie and with a better understanding of the idea the author had for her books.

The idea of them coming back together again, in the book it's 10 years and in ours its 20, and it's very different.

That Kyle is attached to a thoroughly dog - eared copy most of the film is a perfect way to illustrate his contradictory existence: He is a privileged suburban «anarchist» clutching to ideas from a book that he was likely assigned at a very expensive Catholic school.

Finally, author Richelle Mead (2:51) gives a very rehearsed interview about the ideas of her book, the experience of seeing it translated to the big screen, and the film's cast and crew.

«When I heard about the program, I loved the idea of getting kids to read good books and participate in a competition that was very non-stressful as they work in teams,» says Jennifer Lackey.

Between those who read, who, through books, through developing an enjoyment of literature, can have the opportunity to access the considerable cultural and material benefits of our society - and those who were made to feel very early on that the world of words, of books, of stories, of ideas, was not for them, that they were not clever enough to join that world, that it was not the world they belonged to, that it was shut off from them forever.»

While Selman and Elizabeth point out that the traditional view has been to steer students away from the movie version of a book, for fear that they'll watch the movie instead of reading, the two researchers hypothesize that creating a deep and thought - provoking connection between a movie and a book could actually increase students» interest in reading that book and that the very act of comparing and contrasting the way a story is told in two media could lead to a deeper understanding of the ideas in the story and of the characters and the choices they make.

To take one example, if reading Deborah Meier's moving book (The Power of Their Ideas) about turning around a school enabled her readers to duplicate her performance as principal of Central Park East, urban education in the United States would be very different.

The idea for the Little Wolf series of books created by Bramhall Publishing was first conceived whilst teaching French to small groups of children: not finding sufficiently inspiring material for the very young, I decided to create my own.

«She has been working nonstop since she arrived at HGSE on the creation of a very beautiful and unusual book for elementary age children about the nature of ideas — where they come from, how they can be nurtured, and what it takes to bring them into the world.

Here's an article on 4 compelling ideas for using Book Creator in the classroom Nearpod Appitic website — a large list of apps, sorted into categories Showbie iAnnotate PDF Educreations — «interactive whiteboard and screencasting tool» Explain Everything — screen casting and interactive whiteboard tool iDoceo — very comprehensive teacher tool for collecting work samples, organising classes and assessing student work

I should also tell you I have no idea what I'm doing, am very much a beginner at this game of online blogging, making money on the internet, or making money from book sales.

The idea and implementation of books consisting of electrons being sent through cyberspace from one person to another was appealing from the very beginning.

Produce a 76,000 - Word Novel In Just 11 Days: Great system and it works great, enabling you to go from idea to book, in a VERY short amount of time and thus allowing you to get MORE books out!

He's also frustrated by the very medium of dead - tree publishing itself, since when consumers buy a book they're really paying for the author's ideas and a book is «a form that's hard to spread» and electronically he can reach «10 to 50 times as many people.»

That begins at the start of the publication process, and sometimes even at the very conception of the idea, or while you're writing the book.