Sentence examples for formidable book from inspiring English sources
David L. Ulin on reshelving his formidable book collection.
It is a formidable book, even a vexing one at times.
Recently, he has been known more for his Bach above all, for his epic traversal of the complete cantatas and for his formidable book "Bach: Music in the Castle of Heaven".
In 2012, Mr. Doronin held a giant 50th birthday party in Jodhpur, India, attended by many people in her formidable address book, among them Kate Moss, Bob Geldof and Diana Ross, who came out of semiretirement to sing before the crowd of 200.
Before beginning, he drew up a formidable list of books, which he sent Gosling to track down.
(The M.I.T. Press has just issued "Gabriel Orozco," a book of formidable essays and interviews from the academic journal October).
"He is a formidable scholar and this book will undoubtedly make waves and cause us to think again about the text – or texts – of Shakespeare's greatest play," he said.
Her novel, Purple Hibiscus, a Nigerian coming-of-age story set during the military dictatorship of the mid-90s, is now a contender for the women-only prize in the most formidable shortlist of any book contest this year - a list stronger in depth than at the final stage of either the Booker or Whitbread prizes.
While the genre of the historical novel is inevitably freighted with what Wood calls "fake heirlooms" — overblown set scenes, staginess, stilted dialogue — Mitchell overcomes these obstacles, involving the reader in his invented world with a "kind of warmth, a charming earnestness" that renders his book a "formidable marvel".
Schillings 216 career wins and three World Series rings helped him assemble a formidable roster, including comic book artist Todd McFarlane (creator of demonic antihero Spawn) and best-selling fantasy writer R.A. Salvatore.
