Sentences with phrase «walking encyclopedia of»

A connoisseur of life, a walking encyclopedia of jazz and wine; a raconteur replete with the best stories of New York's 1950s and onwards art world, and a sense of humor punctuated with a «Who gives a fuck about that incidental detail...»

Loren Munk — of the infamous DIY online video program James Kalm Report — is a walking encyclopedia of the history of Brooklyn's Williamsburg art community.

Razor sharp, Nate was like a walking encyclopedia of everything that had ever happened in the known universe since the beginning of time.

Ann has worked at the Woodrow Wilson School for 39 years this April Fool's Day, and she is a walking encyclopedia of alumni.

He is like a walking encyclopedia of radio astronomy; he was a member of the VLA and VLBA projects from the beginning of construction and also had worked with the Nobeyama Radio Observatory and the VSOP project in Japan.

Ulster County Comptroller Elliott Auerbach — they call him «the ponderer» — has become a walking encyclopedia of the 19th Congressional District since announcing last month he was thinking of seeking the Democratic nomination.

A literal walking encyclopedia of offshore gaming knowledge.

«Long story short, this guy is a walking encyclopedia of the features of these pieces of equipment, and [he] understands how these features are relevant to the applications,» he continues.

We became friends and colleagues in the mid-1980s, and I discovered that, in addition to his insight into society and its dynamics, Peter Berger was one of the funniest men alive, a walking encyclopedia of jokes who used his native Viennese wit to both sharpen conversations and deflect silly conflicts between overinflated academic egos.

The guy is a walking encyclopedia of anything related to SEO strategies, issues, problems and how to solve them.

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He was, Woodson says, «the walking encyclopedia, the counselor of the unwise, the friend of the unfortunate, the social welfare organizer, and the interpreter of the times.»

John, who is a walking encyclopedia about book marketing says, «Eighty percent of all books are sold by word of mouth, but it's publicity that primes the marketing pump.

Walking up the flight of stairs and sinking into one of their well - worn leather Chesterfield couches for a sneaky nightcap from their encyclopedia - like drink menu, and maybe a gooey croque monsieur.

In this exclusive interview, Jan van der Crabben, CEO and Founder of Ancient History Encyclopedia (AHE), sat down with developers of Sumer at Game Developer's Conference 2016 in San Francisco as they walk us through their accomplishments.

Shockingly, there is just so much to do and to unearth that these detours will almost always yield some sort of productive result, even if it is just a picture of a never - seen - before animal or vegetable to be added to the Hyrule Compendium, an encyclopedia of sorts that can be filled up by dedicated players; a mushroom with heat - protection effects that will let the hero walk beside that lava river flowing down Death Mountain without burning; a mysterious salesperson with a weird fetish for monsters; or mythical creatures that add magic and awe to the greatest open - world ever conceived up - to - date.

For his memorable «Large Field Array,» seen in New York in 2007 at Pace, he created a walk - in landscape of hundreds of seemingly random sculptural objects, a condensed encyclopedia of the chaos of images we live in.

Prospects often expect you to be not only a salesperson but also a walking, talking, breathing encyclopedia of real estate knowledge.