Rules:
* Grab the book nearest you. Right now. I said the "nearest", not the one you think is the coolest, smartest, or most hip.
* Turn to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post your sentence in a comment here. Include the title of book and author.
"compound adjectives: See the hyphen entry in the Punctuation chapter."
ReplyDeleteAssociated Press Stylebook 2007
"Some masculine nouns take the stressed -a as the plural ending."
ReplyDeleteголоса: A Basic Course in Russian
"Et Julie conclure sa lettre par cette remarque sur elle-meme: 'Quand je me penetre de cette pensee, cela modere un peu l'interet que vous m'avez inspire.'"
ReplyDelete(minus the appropriate accents)
Conceptualiser la femme dans la pensee des Lumieres
translate!
ReplyDelete"Paulo kept his head steady as he let his eyes drift up to what might be a heavenly sight."
ReplyDeleteThe Chariton Review, Fall 2003
"Paulo" by Matthew Davis
But fructose, concentrated from America's corn crop[ and poured into beverages and processed foods, takes a very fast track to become fat.
ReplyDeletePsychology Today Author: Rachel Mahan
(Sorry no book here. This is a magazine)
Wow. You sure? Okay, you asked for it: "The foregoing shall not prohibit use of such information as is required by law, statute, regulation, ordinance, rule, order decree, judgment, consent decree, settlement agreement or governmental requirement enacted, promulgated, entered into, agreed to or imposed by any court or other governmental authority or body (collectively, "Laws"), or as is necessary to prepare Tax Returns or other filings with governmental authorities for the period (including all prior taxable years) ending on and including the Closing Date, or to assert or protect any rights of the Buyer under this Agreement, provided that ____[redacted]___ is given notice and an adequate opportunity to contest such disclosure or to use any means availible to minimize such disclosure (e.g., the "confidential treatment" provisions of Rule 24b-2 promulgated under the Secrutities Exahgne Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").
ReplyDelete- Acquisition of Certain Asset5s and Outstanding Capital Stock of Certain Subsidiaires of ______ and _____ by __________.
(Various Authors)
But behold, it was not he, but it was the Spirit of the Lord which was in him, which opened his mouth to utterance that he could not shut it.
ReplyDelete-The Book of Mormon
(I'm not trying to sound like I'm someone who always has my scriptures closest, so I'm also going to do it with the book that is sitting right behind it...
Getting up. I ran impulsively across the room and flung my arms around her neck.
ReplyDeleteThe Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie
Sorry I was a little stressed haha.... Now I'm going to go find the nearest book. Oh crap. It's a freaking textbook or cookbook.
ReplyDeleteSearching for a way to avoid this problem, we employed a common Indian culinary trick: sweating the lentils in a covered pan with aromatic vegetables prior to adding the liquid.
The New Best Recipe by the editors of Cook's Illustrated.
I'm pretty sure I read this at work, so I planned to do it when I got home, but then I had to go watch a 5-hour video, and then I went out to dinner with blog friends. Next time, I'll do it asap! haha
ReplyDeleteAnd if I had been in my bed, the closest book would've been Breaking Dawn. I'm so embarrassed....
"Charlie Leonard had to spend a lot of time not only getting to know his Beacon Hill market, but also establishing contacts and credibility with the local brokerage community, which eventually provided him with his first deals."
ReplyDeleteThe Real Estate Game by William J. Poorvu (HBS)
sadly, the book that I had nearest to me is The Polar Express. It doesn't have 56 pages in it.
ReplyDelete"You may be wondering whether the order of the premises matters."
ReplyDeleteThe Power of Logic, 3rd edition, C. Stephen Layman
"The words of Bhagavad-gita are authoritative instructions for faithful men, and whatever Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita is to be accepted as it is, without interpretation." The Nectar of Instruction by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. I bought it from a Polish kid who was raising money to go on a pilgrimage. I felt bad for him...
ReplyDelete"But how individuals in organizations make decisions and the quality of their final choices are largely influenced by their perceptions."
ReplyDeleteEssentials of Organizational Behaviour
That was Tyler's book. I don't read text books any longer because I don't have to.
PS-Here's a loose translation to Chrissie's:
"Julie finished her letter with a thought on herself: 'When I penetrate myself (I don't know how to translate that more smoothly) in this thought, it changes a little bit the interest that you inspired in me.'"
at least the title of the book will negate any nerdyness...
ReplyDelete"What is wrong with Plato's argument?"
Do llamas fall in love? by Peter Cave