by the book

And this came just days after the news that Michael Burry, the hedge-fund manager who made a fortune predicting the global financial crisis and who was made famous by the book and movie “The Big Short,” had deregistered his hedge fund.

"If you look at the actions of Franco Mostert and Lood de Jager the previous week, he has done everything by the book," added backs coach Stick, 41.

They try to do everything by the book, but because rugby is a physical game, sometimes you don't get it perfect.

While the state said the contract was done by the book, a former Noem administration official told ProPublica that Noem quietly intervened to ensure the Strategy Group got the deal.

In its statement, DHS said the agency does its contracting “by the book” and the process is run by career officials.