His book is a call for scientists to exercise humility when faced with the awe of the mystery of existence.
When you book a cruise, call somebody to change your tire, or order a magazine, the person you talk with may be a housewife in Chicago instead of a call center worker in Calcutta.
He said that thinking about the afterlife in new terms leads to thoughts about what it means to be alive, saying that for some people the book was "a call to arms" to look at their actions during their lifetime and how we they do them better.
Similarly, he says, hackers can write short programs to access a device's internal phone book, initiate or respond to a call, or do whatever else a legitimate user could do.
Brian Wansink, a Cornell University professor who wrote a book on the topic called Mindless Eating, said he received a call Wednesday from City Hall about the proposal.
In the book I call it Secular Spiritualism, a construct based on peoples' attitudes about the American Dream and defined as those who believe that the American dream is measured in spiritual, not material, fulfillment.
In contrast, the existing NHS Direct service is also initially answered by trained non-clinical staff, but they do not have the capacity to request ambulances or book appointments - and patients receive a separate call back if they need to speak to a nurse or doctor.
But she is such a talented artist and her black-and-white drawings are so captivating, it seems wrong to call her memoir a comic book.
Operators answering calls to the existing NHS Direct service do not have the capacity to request ambulances or book appointments - and patients also receive a separate call back if they need to speak to a nurse or doctor.
We can book a trip to Mexico while participating in a conference call.
If you book a room directly through a hotel, you can call to see if a lower rate is available.
This feature lets you call a contact directly from your Phone book or message inbox just by raising the phone to your ear.
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We just downloaded the beta and it's certainly a lot better looking than the previous version, but we also noticed that it integrated our Mac address book right into the contacts pane and when we initiated a call it automatically muted the song we were listening to in iTunes.
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But, despite the occasionally proselytising tone, this book is more a celebration of Keynes's revival than a call to action.
An influential Kenyan newspaper columnist says that the call to ban the book could be linked to a new wave of political influence that the Catholic Church seems to be enjoying.
They have just finished several years of research on primary materials - what we'll call stuff - and put it in a book, Sustainable Materials With Both Eyes Open, free to download and fascinating for umpteen reasons.
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This is an ambitious book, offering an analysis of the failures of academic economics and a call for a more inclusive, less materialistic society.
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He may well have an axe to grind as well as a book to sell, but he is not the first person to call for Mr Ballmer to be replaced.
But making the wrong call is different from making the wrong marks on a trading book, which is what the unnamed trader is accused of doing.
In its recently held fourth quarter earnings call, Amazon disclosed that its e-book business is now a multi-billion dollar business that is growing at 70% y-o-y.
When I downloaded your ebook about the 31 ideas, for example, it just about knocked my socks off to get a call within 60 seconds asking me how I was enjoying the book.
Depomed also happens to be the biggest holding of Warren Buffett Next Door, Jack Weyland, 33, who I call Ramblin Jack in my book because Jack has been somewhat of a drifter since dropping out of college in the mid-1990s.
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Buffett made headlines this week for his call on the banks, talking up his book for sure but maintaining a bullish outlook for financials.
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He may call himself unreasonable, but in this short book, Mr Broad manages to talk a lot of sense.
"Our physical trade-book business continues to be under some pressure, " Chief Executive William Lynch said in a conference call, adding that the New York company would continue to dedicate a large part of its financial resources to a digital future.
If you call the shots for your company's outsourcing or site selection, the book is a must read.
"After the hyper growth in the e-book market over the last few years, consumers have settled into their book formats of choice, and while e-books will continue to drive growth in the book category in the future, physical book sales will have a longer tail (or longer life expectancy) than previously anticipated, " he said in a call with investors.
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