The Nearest Book

**Grace** · 10-31-2010, 06:57 PM

Here's what you do ..

Grab the nearest book .. not the most intellectual or classical or coolest .. just the nearest.

Go to page 61 and tell us what the first complete sentence is, along with the title and author.

**Grace** · 10-31-2010, 07:01 PM

The Surry County Animal Shelter sits just outside the center of town at the end of a gravel access road that leads to something of a vehicle depot - a lot filled with old semi containers, a car trailer painted in camouflage, and a stable of garbage truck.

The Lost Dogs: Michael Vick's Dogs and Their Tale of Rescue and Redemption by Jim Gorant

**Karen** · 10-31-2010, 07:30 PM

Louis went to wake up Martha so that he could bring her back to New York with him.

"The Black Angel" by John Connolly

**phesina** · 10-31-2010, 07:31 PM

"You see, Darleen, Bobby's more heroic than I am because he's truly passionate and generous."

American Tabloid, by James Ellroy

**DJFyrewolf36** · 10-31-2010, 08:00 PM

We know the straight "A" examination when we see it, of course and we have reason to hope that the student will understand why his work receives our recognition.

William G. Perry Jr.: Examsmanship and the Liberal Arts (In the Dolphin Reader, 6th edition)

**krazyaboutkatz** · 10-31-2010, 09:33 PM

"Well, I do say, this party is just marvelous."

More Stuff On Your Cat by Mario Sarza

**JALB** · 10-31-2010, 11:39 PM

"This was brought to the lawyer the next morning, before he was out of bed; and he had no sooner seen it, and been told the circumstances, than he shot out a solemn lip."

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson

**Sirrahsim** · 11-01-2010, 01:29 AM

"But the taxes must be paid in hard currency; not in corn and hides and blocks of indigo, as the farmers did their business."

The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon

**karlyb** · 11-01-2010, 04:51 AM

"Quick, he whispered."

"The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

(Not much of a quote, is it?)

**Miss Z** · 11-01-2010, 06:14 AM

Its retaliation discourages the other side from persisting whenever defection is tried.

The Origins of Virtue, Matt Ridley

**Randi** · 11-01-2010, 06:42 AM

" Using radioactive substances, we demonstrated that the RNA could come out of ribosomes and could be put back in".

Surely you're joking Mr. Feynman

**pomtzu** · 11-01-2010, 06:55 AM

"My heart's pounding beats across the still black waters to the stars."

Adrift, Steven Callahan

**moosmom** · 11-01-2010, 07:34 AM

Now in his 50's, his dark ponytail and beard going gray, the spectacled climber was nevertheless showing a fresh determination to become Connecticut's leading mountain guide.

"High Crimes" The Fate of Everest in an age of Greed. by Michael Kodas.

**Lilith Cherry** · 11-01-2010, 09:22 AM

" She was standing in front of three large posters , each advertising "Angels over England - A Travelling Exhibition," each with a different image of an angel on it."

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

**aTailOf2Kitties** · 11-01-2010, 09:31 AM

a continuing and thorough assessment of surgical outcomes should be performed to ensure that appropriate procedures are followed and timely corrective changes instituted.

Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals by National Research Council