The phrase "according to book" is not grammatically correct in written English.
It is commonly used in spoken English, but it should be modified to "according to the book" or "according to the rules" in written form. This phrase means "in accordance with established guidelines or standards." It can be used in various contexts, such as: - According to the rules of grammar, sentences should begin with a capital letter. - The company's actions were not in accordance with the book of ethics. - According to the book, this is the correct way to solve the problem.
This "gift" according to Book of Acts, manifests itself in a remarkable way.
According to Book 1 of Livy's history of Rome, after Rome had been injured by another state, four fetials were sent out to seek redress.
According to Book Hunter Press, the number of second-hand book dealers in the United States has risen from 3,774 to 4,308 since 1996.
George Bush's memoir looks set to become a UK bestseller according to book trade experts, who feel that confirmation of the former president's authorisation of waterboarding – not to mention his comment that British public opinion "doesn't matter" – won't dent sales.
In Greek myth he is variously described as living in the underworld or on the island of Lemnos ( according to Homer) or (according to Book XI of Ovid's Metamorphoses) in a dark, musty cave in the land of the Cimmerians, through which flowed the waters of Lethe, the river of forgetfulness and oblivion.
James's story, which found its first readers as a piece of Twilight-inspired fan fiction, took just 11 weeks to pass the million marker – it has now sold 1,162,637 copies, according to book sales monitor Nielsen BookScan – and takes its place in the record books, ahead of The Da Vinci Code, which took 36 weeks to top one million.
According to "Book-Club Smarts in a Nutshell: Get Notes" (front page, June 19), people are using study guides like CliffsNotes and SparkNotes to "brush up before their book club".
Murakami has not "expressed any endorsement of the deal", according to books site Publishing Perspectives.
Some went to Pakistan and others ultimately fled to Europe or South Africa, according to books on the period.
According to the book's distributor, Keter Books, 2,000 copies were printed and 1,100 to 1,200 have been sold.
According to the book's Amazon page the book was supposed to be published Aug. 31.
