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He was the lawman who survived more gunfights than any other famous gun-slinging character in the book.
Time's editor, Thomas Griffith, in his book, The Waist-High Culture, wrote: `` most of what was different about it ( the Deep South ) I found myself unsympathetic to.
Lubell offers his book as an explanation of why there was no clue.
While convalescing in his Virginia home he wrote a book recording his prison experiences and escape, entitled: They Shall Not Have Me Published originally in ( Helion's ) English by Dutton & Co. of New York, in 1943, the book was received by the press as a work of astonishing literary power and one of the most realistic accounts of World War 2, from the French side.
`` My mother read a book right after I was born and there was a Lilian in the book she loved and I became Lilian -- and eventually I became Paula ''.
Steele apparently professed his sentiments in this book too openly and honestly for his own good, since the government was soon to use it as evidence against him in his trial before the House.
His nationalism was not a new characteristic, but its self-consciousness, even its self-satisfaction, is more obvious in a book that stretches over the long reach of English history.
If, as Reid says, `` nearly all his poetry was produced when he was not taking opium '', there may be some reason to doubt that he was under its influence in the period from 1896 to 1900 when he was writing the poems to Katie King and making plans for another book of verse.
Victor's book on John Lloyd Stephens was largely written in my study in the house at Weston.
I had had my name taken out of the telephone book, and this was partly because of a convict who had been discharged from Sing Sing and who called me night after night.
Later, rising ninety, he was beset by publishers for the story of his life and miracles, as he put it, but, calling himself the Needy Knife-grinder, he had spent his time writing short articles and long letters and could not get even a small popular book done.
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.
He was outraged by the book and announced that he had discovered fifty technical errors in its account of church practices.
But his rancor did not cease, and presently, on March 13, when he preached a sermon on the text, `` And Ben-hadad Was Drunk '', he told his congregation how disappointed he was in Mr. Lewis, how he regretted having had him in his house, and how he should have been warned by the fact that the novelist was drunk all the time that he was working on the book.
Since the great flood of these dystopias has appeared only in the last twelve years, it seems fairly reasonable to assume that the chief impetus was the 1949 publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four, an assumption which is supported by the frequent echoes of such details as Room 101, along with education by conditioning from Brave New World, a book to which science-fiction writers may well have returned with new interest after reading the more powerful Orwell dystopia.
Even so apparently impartial a critic as W. H. Frohock has taken for granted that the book was originally intended as a piece of Loyalist propaganda ; ;

book and huge
Jarrett stated that the former Republican vice-presidential candidate is " continuing to draw huge crowds while she's promoting her brand-new book ", adding that the images being shown were " some of the pictures just coming in to us ....
The layout of the huge book transformed architectural publishing, and such books — full-colour graphics and dense texts — have since become common.
Jason was followed by The Earthly Paradise, a huge collection of poems loosely bound together in what he called a leather strapbound book.
Milnor's 1968 book on his theory inspired the growth of a huge and rich research area which continues to develop to this day.
After the huge success of this book, James Hilton became a bestselling author,
He secured his literary niche in 1868 with the publication of his fourth book Ragged Dick, the story of a poor bootblack's rise to middle-class respectability, which was a huge success.
According to Tan Jing Quee in the book " Comet in our Sky ", Lee Kuan Yew was being deceptive at this time: while pretending to be on the side of the jailed labour members of the PAP, he was secretly in collusion with the British to stop Lim Chin Siong and the labour supporters from attaining power, whom Lee had courted because of their huge popularity, without which Lee would most likely not have been able to attain power.
In spite of the disappointing profits for the author, the book was a huge artistic success with most critics responding positively.
A Night to Remember was only Lord's second book but was a huge success, thanks in no small part to the aggressive advertising campaign carried out by R & W Holt following its launch in November 1955.
Written in the 6th century BCE, the 13-chapter book is intended as military instruction and not as military theory, but has had a huge influence on Asian military doctrine, and from the late 19th century, on European and United States military planning.
When he refuses, as he still cannot stand the beverage after the events of the previous book, Castafiore turns into a huge bird-like creature and begins to attack Haddock.
The last weekend in July, the Griffin Free Public Library holds a huge book sale at the Auburn Village School.
The book set off a huge storm of controversy and debate that lasted for years.
Louie is a huge fan of comic books moreso than his brothers, with his favorite comic book hero being Mantis Boy.
The only surviving version of this book, kept at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, and first translated by Pierre Amédée Jaubert, reports that, after having reached an area of " sticky and stinking waters " ( probably the Sargasso Sea ), the Mugharrarin moved back and first reached an uninhabited Island ( Madeira or Hierro ), where they found " a huge quantity of sheep, which its meat was bitter and inedible " and, then, " continued southward " and reached another island where they were soon surrounded by barks and brought to " a village whose inhabitants were often fair haired with long and flaxen hair and the women of a rare beauty ".
Even so Herrigel's book, when translated into Japanese in 1956, had a huge impact on perception of kyudo also in Japan.
There is a large selection of music, films, and the products of a huge comic book industry, among other forms of entertainment, from which to choose.
His first book — The Overloaded Ark — was a huge success, causing Durrell to follow up with other such accounts.
Taylor's book set off a huge storm in the 1960s that led to much reappraisal of the origins of World War II.
The book ends on a hopeful note — perhaps the Empire can be persuaded to restore the Earth, and to bring in huge amounts of uncontaminated soil.
" Fantagraphics was saved by a restructuring and a successful appeal to comic book fandom that resulted in a huge number of orders.
A huge book ( roughly 700 pages, a figure which more than doubles if the accompanying CD-ROM is taken into consideration ) featuring some of the highest production values ever seen in the role-playing industry, Ptolus has enjoyed considerable success despite retailing for approximately $ 120 US, an unheard-of price for a roleplaying product.
In his 2006 book, America's Financial Apocalypse, Mike Stathis also warned about the risk of Fannie Mae helping to trigger the financial crisis: “ With close to $ 2 trillion in debt between Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae alone, as well as several trillion held by commercial banks, failure of just one GSE or related entity could create a huge disaster that would easily eclipse the Savings & Loan Crisis of the late 1980s.
The title of the track came from an experience the Johns had when they found a huge number of Ng listings in the New York City phone book.

book and success
In 1966, Morita wrote a book called Gakureki Muyō Ron ( 学歴無用論, Never Mind School Records ), where he stresses that school records are not important to success or one's business skills.
The winner of the Man Booker Prize is generally assured of international renown and success ; therefore, the prize is of great significance for the book trade.
Following some success illustrating cards and booklets, Potter wrote and illustrated The Tale of Peter Rabbit publishing it first privately in 1901, and a year later as a small, three-colour illustrated book with Frederick Warne & Co. She became unofficially engaged to her editor Norman Warne in 1905 despite the disapproval of her parents, but he died suddenly a month later, of leukemia.
The first book turned out to be a success, and was listed on the New York Times bestseller list for six months.
The book proved to be an enormous success and established Wyndham as an important exponent of science fiction.
The book was a success, becoming the best-selling children's book of the year.
This book had enjoyed considerable success in the 1520s, when it went through half a dozen editions ( see External links below for facsimiles and translations ) but did not sustain its influence, perhaps owing to its mostly Latin text, Gothic script and many difficult abbreviations.
Sin City was a critical hit in 2005 as well as a box office success, particularly for a hyperviolent comic book adaptation that did not have name recognition comparable to the X-Men or Spider-Man.
Disappointed with the lack of interest from government in Mars exploration and after the success of his book The Case for Mars as well as leadership experience at the National Space Society, Zubrin established the Mars Society in 1998.
The clause requiring book deposits, however, was not seen as a success.
Raimi achieved great critical and commercial success with the blockbuster Spider-Man ( 2002 ), which was adapted from the comic book series of the same name.
President Ronald Reagan helped to fuel the success of The Hunt for Red October when he announced that he enjoyed the book at a televised press conference, calling it " unputdown-able " and a " perfect yarn.
Bentham's book was not an immediate success but his ideas were spread further when Pierre Étienne Louis Dumont translated edited selections from a variety of Bentham's manuscripts into French.
The success of this book spawned a distinctive vampire genre, still popular in the 21st century, with books, films, video games, and television shows.
His book was a smashing success among intellectuals worldwide as it predicted the disintegration of European and American civilization after a violent " age of Caesarism ," arguing by detailed analogies with other civilizations.
Her second book " Das Urteil " (" The Verdict ") from 1975 was a moderate success.
The book became an enormous success, especially in the United States, where Struther went on a lecture tour shortly after the book's release.
As the book met with critical success, Johanna felt estimulated to pursue a career as an authoress — a career on which her livelihood would depend, after the aforementioned financial difficulties.
Much of the success of Marshall's teaching and Principles book derived from his effective use of diagrams, which were soon emulated by other teachers worldwide.
The book was not a success ( and was the last Moomin book to be translated into English ), but the next two installments in the Moomin series, Comet in Moominland ( 1946 ) and Finn Family Moomintroll ( 1948 ), brought Jansson some fame.
On the success of the book, Hoffman was quoted as saying, " It's embarrassing when you try to overthrow the government and you wind up on the Best Seller's List.
" Indeed, an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson helped to propel the success of the book, as well as Ehrlich's celebrity.
The book was a popular success, selling just over 17, 000 copies — though this was somewhat lower than the total for the previous book, The Emerald City of Oz, and marked the start of a trend in declining sales for the Oz books that would not reverse until The Tin Woodman of Oz in 1918.

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