Sentence examples for book acquiring from inspiring English sources

He talks about how books are passed down through generations, like his 1923 copy of Ben Jonson's commonplace book, acquiring marginalia and emotional resonance.

She and her son, Dorion Sagan, summarized her ideas in the 2003 book, Acquiring Genomes: The Theory of the Origins of the Species.

During the 1960s, the book acquired a cult following, especially among teenagers and college students.

At about 50 cents per digital book acquired, it's a cheap way for a library to increase its collection.

At the Hachette Book Group booth, publishers promoted "Six Weeks to OMG," a much-hyped diet book acquired by Grand Central Publishing in May for a seven-figure amount.

The first stationer to enter a book acquired a right to the title or "copy" of it, which could then be transferred as might any other property.

Knowledge of the cap, the withdrawal method, douches and condoms, complete with gruesomely graphic illustrations, were learned about from a fearsome medical book acquired by my mother.

To illustrate my present state: I am an avid reader and buyer of books, acquiring numerous and spacious shelves to house them.

Books acquired in that manner were designated "from the ships".

It recently struck a deal with Amazon to license books acquired by Amazon's new publishing unit in New York.

We have a friend who is burdened with a number of these books, acquired as Christmas presents and the like.