Fun game- grab the book nearest to you RIGHT NOW

[K. M. R.]

"Certainly not."

- Plato Republic

[Nightshade]

"They did not appear rich, but they were contented and happy; their feelings were serene and peaceful, while mine became everyday more tumultous."


Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

((Wow, that was a pretty dense sentence. o_O))

[D]

"I shall go first," she says.

-The Sweet Far Thing

[Chantelle]

"While the Marines were fighting Iraqi soldiers, armed militants who were crammed in cars and pickups roared by, shooting at the Americans."

War Heroes: Voices from Iraq

[Jen]

"Seven highly polished, brand-new handles and seven sets of fine gold lettering spelling the words Nimbus Two Thousand and One gleamed under the Gryffindors' noses in the early morning sun."

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

[Roshini]

"The effect she can have."

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.

[Briar]

"Doncevic was guilty."

Dexter by Design - Jeff Lindsay.

[Amy]

LOL so the book closest to me happens to be a book I'm using for my AP U.S. History class. Hence the err..historical tone tehe.

"Government by numerical majorities, he always insisted, was inherently unstable; he proposed to replace it with what he called government by the whole community- that is, a government that would organically represent both majority and minority."

(phew!)
The American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made It by Richard Hofstadter
-___-

[Angie, YA lovin mod!!]

I love these little peeks into books!

[Kayzee]

I was in portland covering a trade conference. I called the warewolf.

Blood Bound, Patricia Briggs

[Bess]

"I couldn't withhold giving some loose to my indignation; but Catherine angrily insisted on silence, and threatened to order me out of the kitchen, if I dared be so presumptuous as to put in my insolent tongue."

Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte

[Victoria]

He reached for the sketchbook, which Ella turned over reluctantly.

The Season by Sarah MacLean

[Victoria]

Now this form of sexuality is more readily awakened in the man, more readily crystalizes his conciousness and his attitude.

Love and Responsibility by John Paul II
(this is my friend's sitting next to me)

[Kelly]

"One after the other they were stricken with blindness, their eyes suddenly drowned in that hideous white tide inundating the corridors, the wards, the entire space."

Blindness

[Catamorandi]

"Play the percentages; don't keep looking for the rare exceptions -- 90 percent of the time, messy-desk people are not only less efficient and less in control, but less respected (including by us cleaners)."

Not for Packrats Only by Don Aslett

[Kelly]

It's blues we want and need.

Crystal Singer - Anne McCaffery

[Megan]

A cheerful fire burned on the hearth, and bottles of wine, a tea service, and trays of cookies were set out on the sideboard for guests of the inn.

from The Dragon Heir by Cinda Williams Chima.

[Cortney]

"He was then supporting a household that rivaled that of his master for luxury, and he had his own palace, Hampton court, built in 1514 on the site of an old priory by the Thames."

The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir

[Angela Sunshine]

"The quarry-speech had prompted a real memory in her own mind, and she had interpreted the memory into what it might mean in that moment - Lighten the blow."

Princess Academy by Shannon Hale

[Kellee]

"Or not." -Wake by Lisa McMann

Instructions-
Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 111.
* Find the eleventh complete sentence.
* Post that sentence AS YOUR STATUS. AND POST these instructions in a comment to this status.
* Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST book.

[Julie]

pg. 111 - As I go out the door I overhear Bubbe talking to Dad in low, urgent one, something about a Mr. Rothstein and how it must be done today because she isn't getting any younger.

Confessions of a Closet Catholic ~ Sarah Darer Littman

[Deborah]

"You didn't lie, though, did you, Mercy?"

Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs

[Brigid ✩]

"You just don't know," she said.

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

[Kate]

"Here we see the Antrobuses with their two children, Henry and Gladys, and friend."

The Skin of Our Teeth (Act I) by Thornton Wilder

(It's a book with three plays by Thornton Wilder)

[Robyn]

I don't see any lights on through the newspaper taped up in place of blinds.

White Cat

[Kritika]

"We went in, and the cold surrounded us."

The Pox Party

[Traci]

Sooo, there are three books sitting next to me right now. Here goes:

"There was some books, too, piled up perfectly exact, on each corner of the table." -Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

"Yes, Cousin?" -Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris

"People were always doing that in movies when I was younger." -Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

[✰Marissa✰]

"She smelled something through the sneak suit's filter, something human."

Specials, Scott Westerfeld

[Lexi]

"Nothing, it's simply-it's simply that everyone's in love"

Alice I Have Been by Melanie Benjamin

[Megan]

Agh there are two book rights next to me but I haven't read either of then yet! XD
oh well, here goes.


The man wasn't going to fall for the little-boy-lost routine.
-Scorpia by Anthony Horowitz

"you understand it?" I asked. "can you translate?"
-the Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan

[Kate]

"Firs' years follow me!"

Harry Potter and the Socerser's Stone by J.K. Rowling

[Fitz]

"Here she is in the herb garden, in the act of rising: one knee still to the ground, one foot planted in its muddy shoe."

Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Mcguire

[Angela Sunshine]

"Piper and I had a little corner with a kind of overhang that made us feel protected and we put down the two blankets and rolled up some clothes for a pillow and as a last thought I went to see if Mrs. McEvoy and Alby were OK and warm enough and yes, they were warm enough, but not OK."
- How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff

(Whoa, that is one looong sentence!)

[Jen]

"Attached to the bow was a huge masthead-a three-story-tall woman wearing a white Greek chiton, sculpted to look as if she were chained to the front of the ship."

The Sea of Monsters

[Megan]

Jen wrote: ""Attached to the bow was a huge masthead-a three-story-tall woman wearing a white Greek chiton, sculpted to look as if she were chained to the front of the ship."

The Sea of Monsters"

good book! =]

[Alyssa]

mine's really boring

"Finally, at a fourth corner, the woman hesitantly told us that there was a guy about a mile from the airport who would likely rent us a car if we had a credit card and a big enough deposit."

Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead.

Not my favourite book but definitely up there.

[Tara]

"Yes, you eat a little too much, my friend"

Breakfast with Buddha by Roland Merullo

[Sami]

"He told me it was over and apologized for leaving the way he did at open house."

~ Aries Rising, Bonnie Hearn Hill

[Amy]

Hah, [:

'I didn't like feeling stupid or out of control, but i liked the way it made everything (laughing, crying, peeing in front of your friends) easier.
Looking for Alaska -John Green

[Elliott]

My mind races ahead- Lynn and Christine will become best friends, their bond strengthened by how much they both hate me.

Multiple Choice- Janet Tashjian

[Lani]

I'm at work and the book pickings are slim:

"Once senior leaders have changed their behavior, it's easier for them to influence subordinates to do the same"

Six Disciplines® Execution Revolution: Solving the One Business Problem That Makes Solving All Other Problems Easier by Gary Harpst

[Stefne]

"But in the long run, you will have wished that you had not given him that much credit for ruining your life."

He's Just Not That Into You
Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo

[Cortney]

"The good Lord only published one edition of Jack, and limited the edition to one volume; then the plates were melted down for the junk we call the human race."

Webster `Man's Man by Peter B Kyne... It's an old book I got in a pile at an auction and now it adorns my banister. haven't read it yet.

[Cortney]

AngelaSunshine wrote: ""The quarry-speech had prompted a real memory in her own mind, and she had interpreted the memory into what it might mean in that moment - Lighten the blow."

Princess Academy by Shannon Hale"

I really liked this book! It is written for a younger audience but still has depth and feels real- I have read some books for young readers and they were somewhat unrealistic or just boring. This one was great! did you like it?

[Cami]

Ohhh this is a good line!

"I felt her heart, and I knew every emotion, especially her trepidation."

Knight Angels-Book of Love by Abra Ebner

[Belicia]

"Got the remix of 'Words for Snow.'

Going Bovine by Libba Bray

[Elliott]

"I do not understand why they lock me in. I am not like the orca who goes after the dolphin, who runs the dolphin down and eats the dolphin."

The Music of Dolphins by Karen Hesse

[Sunni]

"The second setting is a normal flashlight, useful for normal people."

Peeps by Scott Westerfeld

[Jazmyn]

"She didn't know how to feel about his 'generosity'."


Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

[Bianca]

"As the age structure reaches its older equilibrium, the growth rate declines until a stationary population is attained."

I'm sure you're all going to want to read this book now.
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics - Tom Tietenberg & Lynne Lewis. ;)
I have an exam on enviroecons tomorrow.