The Nearest Book Thread

[bowl1820]

The Nearest Book Thread

Rules:

* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post that sentence, book name and author.

[bowl1820]

What do you see? "Code of the Lifemaker" -James P. Hogan

[kev3inp]

He took a breath.
Dead Beat by Jim Butcher

[dpmusic70]

Suzie had found exactly what she was looking for on sale in her favorite outlet.

Just Take My Heart

Mary Higgins Clark

[Graaille]

The Missionary Ship spreads the Unity's will throughout the galaxy by seeding new Advent colonies on newly claimed worlds.

Sins of a Solar Empire Training Manual

Stardock Entertainment.


Not technically a book, but neither are the catalogues my wife has sitting by the computer.

[janbolen]

Let your arm swing directly toward the pins and do not let up on your speed lest your ball run away from you at the end of its travel.
Bowling Strikes by Dawson Taylor.

And I swear that is the only book on my desk right now.

[dpmusic70]

That is too funny Janet you really are addicted to bowling! :)

[branstew]

It is within these traditional hutong where onecan truly glimpse what life for a Beijing resident might have been like 200-300 years ago.

CHINA SECRETS OF THE DRAGAN

BY SAMANTHA AUSTIN

We got the book when we went on holiday to china.

[kev3inp]

You need to checkout a site called Engrish.com. I find it interesting and hilarious.

[Bygnel]

"To make a starch paste, mix 1 ounce of light rye flour with 1 quart of water."

Professional Baking

By: Wayne Gisslen

[mike121]

i have recently bought a cross stitch book but unfortunately its all dmc threads. the problem i have is that we dont have a dmc stockists near use and i was hoping somebody might know of a sight or some thing that offers a converter. so that i can get the same colour but in anchor. hope that made sense to you all. thank you for your help.





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[bowl1820]

i have recently bought a cross stitch book but unfortunately its all dmc threads. the problem i have is that we dont have a dmc stockists near use and i was hoping somebody might know of a sight or some thing that offers a converter. so that i can get the same colour but in anchor. hope that made sense to you all. thank you for your help.
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Try this link

DMC to Anchor conversion chart (http://www.findstitch.com/resources/conversion.cgi/from,dmc/to,anchor)

[jBryan]

It would be wrong to believe you can keep the path of the putter totally square during a putting stroke; this is clearly unnatural and will only cause tension in your body,---your shoulders move---something we want to avoid.

Play Better Golf

Collin Howe

[Traveling Bowler]

One is a classic art therapy exercise called the mask.

The Velveteen Principles for Women / Toni Raiten- D'Antonio