Sentences with phrase «world about these great books»

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I related to the book in ways that I was not expecting and it did what only truly great books do — it made me think about things that I wouldn't have otherwise, and it made me see the world from a slightly different perspective.

Great books keep us informed about our world, introduce us to inspiring role models, and teach us important concepts we can apply in life and business.

Following this same format, authors Charles Ellis and Burton Malkiel, two of the investment world's greatest thinkers, have combined their talents to produce The Elements of Investing — a short, straight - talking book about investing and saving that will put you on a path towards a lifetime of financial success.

His other books include Money: How the Destruction of the Dollar Threatens the Global Economy — and What We Can Do About It, co-authored by Elizabeth Ames (McGraw - Hill Professional); Freedom Manifesto: Why Free Markets are Moral and Big Government Isn't, co-authored by Elizabeth Ames (Crown Business, August 2012); How Capitalism Will Save Us: Why Free People and Free Markets Are the Best Answer in Today's Economy, co-authored by Elizabeth Ames (Crown Business, November 2009); and Power Ambition Glory: The Stunning Parallels between Great Leaders of the Ancient World and Today... and the Lessons You Can Learn, co-authored by John Prevas (Crown Business, June 2009).

Waugh fans have long indulged friendly arguments about the master's greatest work; a recent re-reading of The Sword of Honour Trilogy (Everyman's Library) persuaded me (again) that these three books easily stand with A Handful of Dust and Brideshead Revisited at the summit of Waugh's achievement, even as they brilliantly lay bare the European cultural crisis that was vastly accelerated by World War I.

If we engage in the «de-mythologizing» of the Revelation to St. John the Divine, as we must also «de-mythologize» the creation stories in the book Genesis in the Old Testament, we realize that what is being said is that as human existence and the world in which that existence is set has its origin in the circumambient, everlasting, faithful Love that is nothing other than God — we recall Wesley's hymn, quoted a few paragraphs back, that «his nature and his Name is Love», and Dante's great closing line in The Divine Comedy about «the Love that moves the sun and the other stars» — so also the «end» toward which all creaturely existence moves is that very same Love.

The author of a new book, Magnificent Desolation, Aldrin argues, «More than just exploring a hostile new world, Apollo 11 was about bold vision and great risk, about the obstacles a great nation could overcome with dedication, courage and teamwork.

Of course I also spend time taking pictures of the beautiful world, spending time with my wife, reading books or magazines, playing video games, enjoying a great meal, engaging in citizen scientist projects, spending time in thought or contemplation about the universe or our planet, or in other words generally loving and enjoying life!

If you are a blog reader, this is a great way to read a book which may challenge your thinking, while interacting about the ideas of the book with other people around the world.

What a terrifying vision of the future of football we've been served up this week.AC Milan, once the pride of a powerful and thriving seria A now reduced to shadow boxing against a really not that great United.All because they deserted their natural (and rather beautiful) defensive style of football to join the circus, brought in foreign players (especially brazilians) who think jogging back to defend is beneath them and generally put two fingers up to Italy's historic football traditions.Much good as it done them, and what a boring game?I concede that a lot of football fans nowadays do nt remember anything before the cheque book league but even they must have been struck by the sheer mind numbing pointlessness of it.Even the stewards were asleep by half time.As for the porto match well all that can be said is that they made the gooners look like an half decent well balanced football team, no mean achievement when you think about it.At least we, ve had the pleasure of listening to all those gooners and Mancs waffling on about how great they are which is always hilarious.Especially the stuff about Rooney, just wait till the World Cup when some Italian or South American defender takes him under his wing for half an hour and then see how great he is.If he can survive the WC without being sent off it will be a miracle.All the recent hype has done him no favours at all.Not that the World Cup really inspires these days, its glory days are long over and it's become a competition decided by referees rather than great play.Bear that in mind if Roons has to take the walk of shame, it's not his fault, someone told him he was a truly great player like Bobby Charlton or George Best.The problem is he looks like he believes them.

Although it's not specifically about United, the club IS part of world football and as such, this is a book which should be of great interest to any football fan.

She gains a great deal of comfort and insight by reading Emily Rapp's book, The Still Point of the Turning World, about parenting her son Ronan, afflicted with Tay - Sachs disease and fated to die in early childhood.

As the title of this volume clearly indicates, this is a book about the great financial crash of 2007 - 09, and about how the world economy can recover over the next few years.

With a transit of Venus coming up on June 5th or 6th in different parts of the world, Mark Anderson, author of the book The Day The World Discovered the Sun, talks about the great efforts to track the transits of Venus in the 1760s and the science they would prworld, Mark Anderson, author of the book The Day The World Discovered the Sun, talks about the great efforts to track the transits of Venus in the 1760s and the science they would prWorld Discovered the Sun, talks about the great efforts to track the transits of Venus in the 1760s and the science they would produce

About Blog Book Vue was born out of the restless reader in me that wanted to share with the world, thoughts and opinions of some of the greatest books that we have.

Hey all, we had a great chat with the talent behind The Book Thief, the movie adaptation of Markus Zusak's bestselling novel about World War 2 seen through the eyes of a young German girl.

October 10, 2013 Halloween is the best excuse in the world to watch something terrifying yet life - affirming, and certainly we can all use some distraction right about now... My friend, horror aficionado and extremely talented fellow critic, Dustin Putman, has just released a great book of previous as well as brand spanking new reviews of movies...

«The greatest benefits come as students talk about the books they're reading with others,» Noe told Education World.

Sometimes it doesn't bother me at all that iUniverse and Author Solutions (and now Penguin Books) have one - sided conversations with the world about how great they are, because there are plenty of customers willing to step up and talk about what it's really like to work with companies that habitually overcharge, under - deliver and make harassing sales calls.

That 25.8 % is all ebooks, not just indies, but those numbers still imply a great deal about the dynamic future of the book world.

One of the greatest things about attending an event like BookExpo is having CEOs and publishers literally reach into their bags and hand you books that the rest of the world won't be seeing for another four or five months.

Verdict: 5 Stars One of the greatest things about attending an event like BookExpo is having CEOs and publishers literally reach into their bags and hand you books that the rest of the world won't be seeing for another four or five months.

Simon & Schuster publisher Jonathan Karp says of the book, «This is the perfect match of subject and author, and it is certain to be a landmark book about one of the world's greatest innovators.»

One of the great things about sitting on 30,000 + ePub books (as uploaded to Bookworm) is the ability to look at what's happening in real - world ebook production.

Fire OS 3.1 brings deep integration with Goodreads, the world's largest community of book lovers, making it even easier to find great books and have engaged discussions about them.

Now, three months from my debut book release, I know this was a perfect fit for me and a great way to learn about the publishing world... and I've learned so much!

About Titan Comics Titan Comics offers astounding comics and graphic novels from the world's greatest licensed properties, alongside creator - owned comic books from new and world - renowned talent and classic graphic novels re-mastered for brand - new audiences.

Yvonne has ghost - written and co-written several top selling non-fiction titles, including: Rising up from the Blood: A Legacy Reclaimed — A Bridge Forward The Autobiography of Sarah Washington O'Neal Rush, The Great - Granddaughter of Booker T. Washington (Solid Rock Books) by Sarah Washington O'Neal Rush; Fighting for Your Life: The African American Criminal Justice Survival Guide (Amber Books) by John Elmore, Esq.; Led by the Spirit: A Sharecropper's Son Tells His Story of Love, Happiness, Success and Survival (Strickland Books) by Robuster Strickland; Let Them Play... The Story of the MGAA (MGAA Books) by John David; A Journey that Matters: Your Personal Living Legacy (Lyceum Group Books) by Erline Belton; The Messman: A World War II Hero Tells His Story of Survival and Segregation on the Battleship North Carolina (Quality Books) by Yvonne Rose and John Seagraves; and FREEZE: Just Think about It (More Than A Pro Books) by Levar Fisher.

Among the many trends, insights and information, we learned about Digital Book World's QED Seal of approval, (QED) a great tool for publishers and independent authors who want to assure potential ebook buyers that the format of their book (s) will work on their devBook World's QED Seal of approval, (QED) a great tool for publishers and independent authors who want to assure potential ebook buyers that the format of their book (s) will work on their devbook (s) will work on their device.

Books are great, but you can't have a visceral connection to changing the world, and doing stuff that makes you feel better about being a person.

I read this book of course because I'm fascinated by the world of Star Wars and wish to know more about the story and while you get a sprinkling of the characters and worlds that make the Star Wars movies so great you must bare your teeth and force your way through this book.

The information about Let the Great World Spin shown above was first featured in «The BookBrowse Review» - BookBrowse's online - magazine that keeps our members abreast of notable and high - profile books publishing in the coming weeks.

from Corset - Story One of the great things about having a steampunk book out in the world and hanging out with the Steampunk of Heart authors, is that you become part of a community of people that live, love, and work with Steampunk Coolness.

I had a great time reading this and plan to read the first book by this author to learn more about Amy and the world she lives in.

At the Digital Book World conference in New York, four great minds have come together to talk about the future of illustrated books.

We're thrilled to introduce Worldreader.org communications director Susan Moody Prieto and team member Dani Zacarias with some great news about the organization's efforts to connect kids around the world with some Africa - based children's book publishers.

Independent publishing is a great way to get work out into the world without waiting for the chance to maybe get an agent, who will perhaps get your manuscript read by an editor, who will think about possibly presenting the book for acquisition...

About Blog Book Vue was born out of the restless reader in me that wanted to share with the world, thoughts and opinions of some of the greatest books that we have.

The depression of the 1930's and the war of the early 1940's changed the world, and history books provide great detail as to the causes and of the changes brought about.

Writing about events in the book world is great — local bookshops, book events, book fairs, library events.

Read an ebook edition of The Book - Lovers» Anthology The Book - Lovers» Anthology, edited by Robert Maynard Leonard and published in 1911, is a great collection of timeless thoughts about books and reading from the world's most famous writers (William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, George Gordon Byron, and Voltaire, among others).

We are both passionate about helping people get their books into the world, and we had a great time discussing it so there are multiple ways you can get this information as I am keen to get it out!

Authors Charles Ellis and Burton Malkiel, two of the investment world's greatest thinkers, have combined their talents to produce The Elements of Investing — a short, straight - talking book about investing and saving that will put you on a path towards a lifetime of financial success.

These 10 great books on dog behavior, training and bonding are an excellent read not only for those of you that have just recently started in the marvelous world of dog companionship but also for all you that want to know ever more about our faithful, yet sometimes strangely puzzling, companions.

It's a reading challenge designed for those who love travel — those who have a curiosity about the world around them, those who are always looking for their next great read (whether picking it up in an airport bookstore or finding wi - fi to download to their Kindle), those who want more ideas about what to read, and those who want to explore the world in person or through a good book.

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Nomadic Matt published a book about how to travel the world on $ 50 / day; it's a great place to start for a breakdown of various locations, activities, and how to average your cost of travel (all in) to equal $ 50 / day without sacrificing much.

Clare Phillips, Australia, May 2011: «Making a booking through Dive The World gave me great peace of mind - not having to worry about finding a reputable PADI dive provider in a foreign country, not having to book my own accommodation / transfers etc..

Making a booking through Dive The World gave me great peace of mind - not having to worry about finding a reputable PADI dive provider in a foreign country, not having to book my own accommodation / transfers etc..

About Blog Book Vue was born out of the restless reader in me that wanted to share with the world, thoughts and opinions of some of the greatest books that we have.