book

The Oxford American College Dictionary;      424 words ...book / boŏk / • n. 1. a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together...x220E;  the libretto of an opera or musical, or the script of a play. ∎  ( the book ) the local telephone directory. ∎  ( the Book ) the Bible. ∎  informal a ...

Gospel message to reach 48 million children and youth worldwide; Book of...

Westside Gazette;  February 26, 2003 ;     457 words ...In January, Book of Hope International announced their World...their public schools. The campaign, said Book of Hope President Bob Hoskins, will allow...efforts in many new world locales. In 2003, Book of Hope will establish distribution in several...

Two Guys And a Chick Touch Off Dispute; Book About Same-Sex Penguin...

The Washington Post;  February 17, 2008 ;   Michael Alison Chandler - Washington Post Staff Writer;   787 words ...A children's book about two male penguins that hatch and parent a chick...choices. Some are calling for an overhaul of the book review policy. Besides, many say, what could be wrong with a book about penguins? The book is based "on a true story...

Dyersville library trustees ban teen-advice book; 'Sari Says': Chairman...

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  July 18, 2002 ;   JOHN EVERLY;   787 words ...DYERSVILLE, Iowa - An advice book for teens will not be on the shelves...board of trustees voted twice to ban the book "Sari Says: The Real Dirt on Everything...the library board chairman, some of the book's contents were too sexually explicit...

The Book of Amos: A Commentary

Interpretation;  July 1, 2000 ;   Tucker, Gene M;   704 words ...The Book of Amos: A Commentary by Jorg Jeremias Translated...already strong list of commentaries on the Book of Amos. It is a fine supplement to, but...contemporary literary questions concerning the book, while at the same time not abandoning the...

Who Wrote the Book on CD-ROM? Not Enough PC Makers

The Washington Post;  June 28, 1993 ;   T.R. Reid;   707 words ...Is the book an endangered species? I don't mean the book as a reference tool, conveyor of knowledge or a medium of communication. Presumably, something like a book will always be with us. But if you think about the book in...

Book on youth and sex causes stir

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  April 4, 2002 ;   DAVID CRARY;   613 words ...Book on youth and sex causes stir Author defends work that is...New York -- A month before its publication, a provocative book about children's sexuality is being denounced by some as...for action against the University of Minnesota Press. The book, "Harmful to Minors: The Perils of Protecting Children ...

The Mystery is Solved! First Book Campaign Reveals Nancy Drew Got Kids...

U.S. Newswire;  August 3, 2007 ;     644 words ...To: BOOK EDITORS Contact: Beth Bingham of First Book, +1-202-639-0147, bbingham@FirstBook.org WASHINGTON, Aug. 3...turned many adults into lifelong readers -- Nancy Drew. First Book, the award- winning children's literacy organization that provides...

Leviticus, Book of

A Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion;    LOUIS JACOBS;   590 words ...Leviticus, Book of The third book of the Pentateuch , called in Hebrew va-yikra (‘And He called’), after the word with which the book begins. Another name is Torat Kohanim (‘Priestly Torah’...

Child killer's book banned in UK

Evening News - Scotland;  September 10, 2001 ;   BRIAN FERGUSON;   582 words ...A CONTROVERSIAL book on serial killers by mass child murderer...court order preventing publication of the book while they assess if The Gates of Janus...patient confidentiality. Brady's 300-page book, which is said to profile the minds of...

A Book of Books

Artforum;  January 1, 2002 ;   Mobilio, Albert;   787 words ...A Book of Books, by Abelardo Morell, preface by Nicholson Baker. New York: Bulfinch...If, as Mallarme, wrote, "Everything in the world exists to end up in a book," then that book-with its vast, enfolded domain-would require another book to contain...

Fears over new interest in book that inspired Hitler

The Sunday Herald;  January 12, 2003 ;   Eva Langlands;   539 words ...A controversial book that was used by Hitler to discredit Jews...Germany. The controversy that surrounds the book is so great that many countries, including...general circulation. But now demand for the book is reported to be rising again. It has...

HEREABOUTS; STUDENTS' WORK IN NEW BOOK

Dayton Daily News;  November 28, 2002 ;   Virginia Burroughs;   787 words ...A book featuring the responses of area youth to Holocaust studies has been...Education Committee. A number of the poems, short stories and art in the book are by Dayton students. The book grew out of a need for "exhibition" space for literary winners in...

CHOOSING ONE BOOK FOR ALL CAN MEAN ONE BIG BATTLE

Rocky Mountain News;  April 27, 2002 ;   Patti Thorn;   787 words ...One book for 4 million people? My family can't even...personality Peter Boyles' recent One State, One Book idea gaining momentum: How do you choose...encourages everyone in a city or state to read one book at the same time. The goal is to develop...

Discovering the Book of Common Prayer: A Hands-On Approach

Anglican Theological Review;  April 1, 2004 ;   Murphy, Beth Marie;   607 words ...Discovering the Book of Common Prayer: A Hands-On Approach. Vol. 1: Daily Prayer. By Sue Careless. Toronto: Anglican Book Centre and The Prayer Book Society of Canada, 2003. 280 pp. CDN $19.95 (paper). Discovering...