Closest Book......

[Deb in IA]

"The study found that nearly 4 percent of hospital patients suffered complications from treatment which either prolonged their hospital stay or resulted in disability or death, and that two-thirds of such complications were due to errors in care."

 

[jumoo044]

Some of the girls--perhaps the guilty ones--held on Sally's words.

 

[JoBird]

"Kell hesitated only an instant. "I'm afraid I cannot allow you to leave just yet." "
--Ecstasy, by Nicole Jordan


Yeah- trashy romance.

Too bad I wasn't downstairs- then everyone would think I was soooo smart- my library is full of the classics- but shh- it's all for show.
I prefer the trash!



Jo

 

[wehavesix]

A friend just sent me this exercise in a note. It's called "CLOSEST BOOK"

Rules:
* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post that sentence along with these instructions.
* Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.

"In short, there are virtually no barriers preventing any airline from employing standard analytical approaches, and an airline would have to work very hard to distinguish itself in analytical competition at this point."


(ugh - I'm at work....... my closest book was pretty dreary...).

Siesta's is the poolside bar serving sandwiches, nachos, fries, and various drinks.

From Passporter's Walt Disney World 2008 issue. A dedicated Disney fan here!

 

[Barb D]

Polonius (as he follows Hamlet out): The actors are come hither, my lord.

From the play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, by Tom Stoppard.

 

[bballmom56]

"Its admissions standards are the most rigorous."

From DD and DS's college catalog. It was a tie which was closer - the college catalog or "Love You Forever" which doesn't have 56 pages so I went with the college catalog.

 

[Miss Park Avenue]

"Those that do are able to disguise their surface components or otherwise interfere with our immune defenses."


My Microbiology textbook

edited to add: I'm pretty impressed with myself that I could post that AND stay awake. Usually, I'm asleep as soon as I start reading it.

 

[Oh Kay!]

"Mayonnaise is, perhaps, the most useful cold sauce in the world."
--Jacques Pepin's Complete Techniques.


BTW, a fun thread.

 

[powellrj]

Top ham with pepperoni slices. "In short, there are virtually no barriers preventing any airline from employing standard analytical approaches, and an airline would have to work very hard to distinguish itself in analytical competition at this point."

The closest book I had was a cookbook!

 

[Breezie]

"With the exception of Derek, all of the Brothers are either the oldest male sibling or have older brothers and sisters whose educational achievements is significant; for the Hallway Hangers, on the other hand, it is more typical to find that an older sibling has been sent away to prison."

--Ain't No Makin' It (Jay MacLeod).

It's a book I had to read for my intro Sociology class, which I apparently never picked up again off the floor when I finished it!

 

[denisenh]

"then pharaoh called for moses and aaron in haste; and he said i have sinned against the Lord your God, and against you."

 

[MushyMushy]

He brought out the ugliest cymbals I've ever seen in my life and went, "That's rock and roll!"

AC/DC Maximum Rock & Roll by Murray Engleheart with Arnaud Durieux.

Yes, I really am that cool.

 

[Feralpeg]

"Wrap ruffles around arms."

How to Make Clay Characters by Maurren Carlson

 

[#1hockeymom]

"You'd need to be ashamed if you stayed.

"The Darkest Evening of the Year"
Dean Koontz

 

[freckles and boo]

BELLE - (surveying him, anger coming into her eyes) Well, if you aren't the lousiest cheap skate!

From Ah Wilderness (Eugene O'Neill Complete Plays 1932-1943)

 

[Crystal0608]

It wasn't nearly as easy to dance with Charlie.

Breaking Dawn
by Stephanie Meyer

 

[DisneyGalUK]

"This is why people smoke, I thought."

From 'We need to talk about Kevin' by Lionel Shriver

This is an excellent thread!

 

[Boston Tea Party]

And so, in all these ways Zinkoff grinds down the patience of Mrs. Biswell.

Jerry Spinelli

Loser

 

[liamsaunt]

"All the better for guilt-free eating, my dear."

From Three Chopsticks, by Calvin Trillin, in the anthology "Best Food Writing 2008."

 

[SunFloridaDisney]

Come ride along back with me, brother.

from Follow the River by James Alexander Thom