Yet, to judge from these lists, this axiom does not hold good for book publishers.
As the sort of people who are on a first-name basis with librarians, historians and English professors, historians are thrilled to hold a new book, to crack the binding and break it in like a new pair of shoes.
"There are only so many Nasa sites this book could hold, " he says.
The book you hold in your hand is my attempt to wrestle with the creative cultural expressions of often degraded black youth that have garnered them international acclaim.
But a nervous Spurs managed to hold them at bay to book a path into the next round.
Mark's gotten pages of large print of Harry Potter's 1st book for her to hold and read.
Furthermore over half of e-book users who also hold library cards told Pew that they prefer to buy -- not borrow -- their e-books.
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Also I enjoy writing, and have written one book, and manage to hold down a part time office job, but working can prove difficult too at times because typing with extremely sore hands is quite a painful process.
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Ordinarily, companies book only dividends from subsidiaries in which they hold less than a 20% stake, says Rexroad.
He didn't direct her, or put her in a pose she hated those anyway, couldn't hold them, preferred to lie down comfortably with a book.
From a text book perspective, Basel III requires banks to hold 4.5% of common equity, Basel II requires 6% of Tier I capital of risk-weighted assets.
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Those curious to relive the spill's details should get hold of the excellent, out-of-print book by Art Davidson, In the Wake of the Exxon Valdez (Sierra Club Books).
The title story, of a man who tried to hold God to a contract, had echoes of both the Book of Job and, more distinctly, of the parables of the Talmud and Midrash.
Federle says desire, talent and hard work are all part of the equation, but what he really wants readers to take away from his book is to dream big, be brave and hold on to hope.
Common sense would hold that a person who legally acquires copyrighted material such as a book or music CD generally has the right to resell it at a later time.
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Redd's, a sports bar and restaurant in the shadow of the stadium, has received numerous inquiries to hold tailgate parties on game day, but owner Douglas Palsi said he had expected to book more business in the days leading up to the game.
The tutorial book begins with simple illustrations of acoustic and electric guitars, before showing the reader how to hold the instrument.
The bookstore has also used its printing press to hold a short story fiction contest, picking 42 of the best entries and publishing them in its own book.
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Slipping effortlessly into a bag or pocket, Reader Wi-Fi is no bigger than a paperback book. 8.9mm thin and weighing just 168 grams it's supremely comfortable to hold, with a gently curving profile that fits naturally in your hand.
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