Yet the thrust of this enthralling book lies with its title: through the experience of her forebears, Thomas examines how conscience fares when society considers it subversive.
Much of the thrust of the book sees O'Gorman trying to tease out positive benefits of "this strange gift of unhappiness".
That said, the main thrust of the book holds true.
Returning to form, he summarized the thrust of the book with two simple axioms.
The underlying thrust of the book, though, is the notion that the economy has not been repaired in the three and a half years since Mr. Obama took over, and that more robust actions are needed.
The underlying thrust of the book, though, is predicated on the notion that the economy has not been repaired in the three and a half years since Mr. Obama took over from Mr. Bush, and that more robust actions are needed.
For the director, the main thrust of the book is passion "and the domino effect that takes place when you do something wrong, when you act without thinking of the consequences".
The thrust of the book is his battle with severe dyslexia and his struggles to keep it a secret – he could barely read or write until he was 30.
If the broad thrust of the book's argument doesn't quite convince, there is still plenty of fascinating detail to scavenge along the way, the sort of thing you could drop into conversation at a middle-aged dinner party when the conversation about the pros and cons of taking statins starts to flag.
Along with the X-rated Santhestories, the main thrust of the book is Burroughs's search for a proper Christmas, with a tree, lights and roast lunch and it's told in the sort of light-hearted style that makes a Christmas spent with tramps after a three-day bender sound like fun.
