Both Alfred Harcourt and Donald Brace had written him enthusiastic praise of Elmer Gantry ( any changes could be made in proof, which was already coming from the printer ) and they had ordered 140,000 copies -- the largest first printing of any book in history.

To the newspapers he talked about his unquiet life, about his wish to be a newspaperman once more, about the prevalence of American slang in British speech, about the loquacity of the English and the impossibility of finding quiet in a railway carriage, about his plans to wander for two years `` unless stopped and made to write another book ''.

I made inquiries, I read a book of etiquette.

It must have been with some pleasure and relief that on September 12, 1848, Joseph Brown made the momentous entry in his job book, in his characteristically cryptic style, `` Lucian Sharpe came to work for me this day as an apprentice ''.

In their book, American Skyline, Christopher Tunnard and Henry Hope Reed argue that Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal was what made the modern suburb a possibility -- a fine ironical argument, when you consider how suburbanites tend to vote.

She made better pictures than any book he'd read, but he didn't say so.

Publishers would receive a percentage on the sale of every copy of a book, and the author would receive the rest of the money made.

For example, if an author is paid a modest advance of $ 2000. 00, and their royalty rate is 10 % of a book priced at $ 20. 00-that is, $ 2. 00 per book-the book will need to sell 1000 copies before any further payment will be made.

The large amount of travel done by Christie and Mallowan has not only made for a great writing theme, as shown in her famous novel: The Murder on the Orient Express, but also tied into the idea of archaeology as an adventure that has become so important in today ’ s popular culture as described by Cornelius Holtorf in his book Archaeology is a Brand.

At the end of the novel, Grand says he is much happier ; he has written to Jeanne and made a fresh start on his book.

Perhaps the most unusual thing about the privately operated buses is the fact that they are all highly decorated and personalized, with decaling and home made interior designs that range from comic book scenes, to erotic themes, and even to " Hello Kitty " themes.

Augustus made her record any daily activities she did in the imperial day book and the emperor took severe measures in preventing Agrippina from forming friendships, without his consent.

It should also be noted that Amos preached about two years before a very large earthquake, and made reference to it twice in his book.

Other major ideas in the book of Amos include: social justice and concern for the disadvantaged ; the idea that Israel's covenant with God did not exempt them from accountability for sin ; God is God of all nations ; God is judge of all nations ; God is God of moral righteousness ; God made all people ; God elected Israel and then liberated Israel so that He would be known throughout the world ; election by God means that those elected are responsible to live according to the purposes clearly outlined to them in the covenant ; if God destroys the unjust, a remnant will remain ; and God is free to judge whether to redeem Israel.

The book made many Americans appreciate their country's economic progress and sold over 40, 000 copies, mostly in the U. S.

The second half of the book, " Personal Stories " ( subject to additions, removal and retitling in subsequent editions ), is made of AA members ' redemptive autobiographical sketches.

They were furthered by American Spectator writer David Brock in his 1993 book The Real Anita Hill, though he later recanted the claims he had made, described his book as " character assassination ", and apologized to Hill.

A book is a set of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of ink, paper, parchment, or other materials, usually fastened together to hinge at one side.

In the book, she also made comparisons of her close gay friends to today's homosexuals, who " jiggle their bottoms, put their little fingers in the air and with their little castrato voices moan about what those ghastly heteros put them through " and that some contemporary homosexuals behave like " fairground freaks ".

" Bardot's book was also against miscegenation ; made attacks on modern art, which Bardot equated with " shit "; drew similarities between French politicians and weather vanes ; and compared her own beliefs with previous generations who had " given their lives to push out invaders ".

The book is made up of six court tales and four apocalyptic visions set in the time of the Babylonian captivity.

Attempts have been made to organize the entire book of Daniel with a chiastic structure despite the major break between Daniel 6 and 7, even though there are parallel themes across that break.

This original " book of saviours ," made up of the stories of Ehud, Jael and parts of Gideon, had already been enlarged and transformed into " wars of Yahweh " before being given the final Deuteronomistic revision.

Benjamin McLane Spock ( May 2, 1903 – March 15, 1998 ) was an American pediatrician whose book Baby and Child Care, published in 1946, is one of the biggest best-sellers of all time.

Both volumes won the Governor General's Award for Best Non-fiction book in 1952 and 1955, were major best-sellers, and were credited with creating a major reassessment of Macdonald's role in Canadian history.

Wallace's book Awkward Situations for Men was released on 3 June 2010 and reached number 3 in the best-sellers list.

Having achieved remarkable sales success, the book has sold in excess of 2. 5 million copies worldwide and remained on the CBA top ten best-sellers list for over 150 consecutive weeks after its release.

Rowlandson's book became one of the era's best-sellers, going through four editions in one year.

They were popular best-sellers at the time they were published and the original editions are still readily available in used book shops.

The book made Publishers Weekly < nowiki >' s </ nowiki > list of best-sellers in April 1994, and during the summer of 1994, reached between no.

In the hands of Scottish religious leader George Combe ( 1788 – 1858 ) ( whose book The Constitution of Man was one of the best-sellers of the century ), phrenology became strongly associated with political reform movements and egalitarian principles ( see, e. g., Shapin, 1975 ; but also see van Wyhe, 2004 ).

In 2011 Reade released the book An Epic Swindle which made the Sunday Times Top Ten best-sellers list and reached Number One in Amazon's best-sellers chart.

His book series, Ten Nights in Ten Haunted Houses, Ten Nights in Ten Haunted Graveyards and Ten Nights in Ten Haunted Castles, prove to be best-sellers, but Enslin internally reveals some guilt and regret at their success, privately acknowledging that he is a believer in neither the paranormal nor the supernatural elements he espouses in these books.

The book spawned a series of Zakhov books, which became best-sellers in the Eastern Bloc.

Jenkinson's book ( p. 374 – 375 ) lists 78 foul balls near the foul pole in Ruth's career, claiming that at least 50 of them were likely to have been home runs under the modern rule.

The book of Job has been included in lists of the greatest books in world literature.

In his most popular book, Cultural Literacy — What Every American Needs To Know, he offers lists, quotations, and information regarding what he believes is essential knowledge.

A. Luce or Geoffrey Warnock are long out dated, the book Berkeley's thought written by Dr Pappas is often included in lists of recommended literature on Berkeley ’ s philosophy.

The Opencaching Network lists the most types of caches, including traditional, virtual, moving, multi, quiz, webcam, BIT, guest book, USB, event and MP3.

The earliest written record of inoculation is thought to be found in 8th century India, when Madhav wrote the Nidāna, a 79-chapter book which lists diseases along with their causes, symptoms, and complications.

Tina Fey in her book Bossypants lists several rules of improv that apply in the workplace.

The " Codification " consisted of terse lists of assorted laws and ordinances contained in the book outside of any contextual prose.

His thoughts are funneled into the book through the epistolary format of the novel, and also as he records stream of consciousness lists of terms that he believes exist in a computer's subconscious.

He has appeared in many lists of the worlds top DJ's including the Ministry of Sound book The Annual and 2003's DJs by Lopez, and URB Magazines Top 100 DJ list.

In further response to this issue, rock critic Jim DeRogatis, a former Rolling Stone editor, published a thorough critique of the magazine's lists in a book called Kill Your Idols: A New Generation of Rock Writers Reconsiders the Classics ( ISBN 1-56980-276-9 ), which featured differing opinions from many younger critics.

rightSharon Tyler Herbst's book, The Ultimate A-To-Z Bar Guide, lists 112 cocktails using dry vermouth and 82 containing sweet vermouth.

This book, in which a group of school boys stranded on a desert island " revert " to savage behavior, was a staple of high school and college required reading lists during the Cold War.

A price guide is a resource such as a book or website that lists typical selling prices.

Based on a lecture he gave in September 2007-shortly after he learned his cancer had metastasized-his book quickly rose to the top of bestseller lists around the country.

The book also includes an appendix that lists approved of organizations and other books worth stealing.

The index lists many of the people, places and works of art mentioned in the book:

* The Mildred Wirt Benson Website: biography, book lists, photographs and more, at the NancyDrewSleuth. com archive.

Mein Kampf was dedicated to the fallen and, in the book Ich Kämpfe ( given to those joining the party circa 1943 ), they are listed first even though the book lists hundreds of other dead.

In his book Introducing Cultural Studies, Ziauddin Sardar lists the following five main characteristics of cultural studies:

Hannah Arendt, one of the 20th century's most celebrated Jewish thinkers, made a dramatic accusation against the Judenräte in her 1963 book Eichmann in Jerusalem: She claimed that without the Judenrätes assistance in the registration of the Jews, their concentration in ghettos and, later, their active assistance in the Jews ' deportation to extermination camps, many fewer Jews would have perished because the Germans would have encountered considerable difficulties in drawing up lists of Jews.

The Old Norse poems Völuspá, Grímnismál, Darraðarljóð, and the Nafnaþulur section of the Prose Edda book Skáldskaparmál, provide lists of valkyrie names.

First version to support book level generated lists.

The work also lists numerous recipes for pickles and simple cakes, many of which are collected in the book Roman Cookery.