But mostly, he spends the book gaining the gift of empathy.FromA.V. Club
His hope is that he won't have to crusade as much, with the book gaining traction.FromPlain Dealer
The title of this delightful book gains point from its contents.FromProject Gutenberg
In that case the one gaining the less valuable book gains the satisfaction of giving to his friend.FromProject Gutenberg
It seems to me that the book gains, rather than loses, in value by this degree of latitude of opinion.FromProject Gutenberg
So much happens to your four college friends who are the principal characters over such a long span of time that the book gains richness and amplitude as it accrues.FromSlate Magazine
The book gains in cohesion from having been substantially written by a single author but co-authors have contributed to many of the chapters, although they are acknowledged only in footnotes.From theCambridge English Corpus
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