# Grab the book nearest you. Right now. **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 9, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901 "2010-03-09T20:52:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/261 "2010-03-31T20:13:55Z")
I skimmed the article, leaned back in my chair and said, “Well, I never.” _Miss Julia Takes Over_ by Ann B. Ross Resale shop find a couple weeks ago. Add it to the list of “I never heard of it, but I’m glad I found it.” ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/262 "2010-03-31T20:25:12Z")
> [@thirdwarning](#): > > I skimmed the article, leaned back in my chair and said, “Well, I never.” > > _Miss Julia Takes Over_ by Ann B. Ross > > Resale shop find a couple weeks ago. Add it to the list of “I never heard of it, but I’m glad I found it.” I read several of that series and enjoyed them. ---
**Author:** ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/263 "2010-04-01T02:02:56Z")
Thanks, I’ll have to look for more of them. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/264 "2010-04-01T02:05:54Z")
Starting on page 111, the eleventh complete sentence doesn’t come up until page 113. “Of course, a relationship must exist between the temperature at every point in the cross-section _T(x,r)_ and the mean temperature _T[sub]m/sub_.” _Convection Heat Transfer_, by Adrian Bejan ---
**Author:** ![becbec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@becbec](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/becbec)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2010, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/265 "2010-04-03T04:06:29Z")
“The thing was covered in tiny bumps some of which were moving.” from _Spiders: Learning to Love Them_ by Lynne Kelly ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2010, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/266 "2010-04-03T04:40:15Z")
(That’s the best one yet. 😉 ) ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2010, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/267 "2010-04-03T04:53:03Z")
“They’re not cherries?” –from _Welcome to Temptation_ by Jennifer Crusie ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2010, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/268 "2010-04-03T07:32:31Z")
“That’s Turk Stocker and his foreman, Dutchy Schatz,” Tommy remarked. –_The Cow Thieves_, J T Edson ---
**Author:** ![HepToTheJive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7bcc69/32.png) [@HepToTheJive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HepToTheJive)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/269 "2010-04-07T02:17:33Z")
“He then pulled off the middle legs and on the command to jump it just about managed to stagger over.” — _The Art of Looking Sideways_, Alan Fletcher ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/270 "2010-04-07T04:04:05Z")
“Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, then add the salt anchovy fillets and cook until they disintegrate into the sauce - about five minutes.” _The Good Cook: Pasta_ by the Editors of Time-Life Books ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/271 "2010-04-07T04:54:19Z")
“And here is the problem: don’t we usually say that if people don’t have free will, then they can’t be praised or blamed for their actions?” Final Fantasy and Philosophy: The Ultimate Walkthrough ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/272 "2010-04-13T17:33:16Z")
“This “however” stems from the logical question that arises from the research: If raw milk helps reduce childhood asthma and allergies (which together affect an estimated sixty million Americans), why not recommend it as a way to reduce those risks?” _The Raw Milk Revolution: Behind America’s Emerging Battle Over Food Rights_, David Gumpert ETA: > [@wmulax93](#): > > “They could not possibly get along upon his wages alone, and the family could not live without hers.” Upton Sinclair’s _The Jungle._ It’s been years, but I still remember this line…it was haunting. ---
**Author:** ![Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ed655f/32.png) [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crown_Prince_of_Irony)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/273 "2010-04-13T19:15:39Z")
The book nearest me is “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” - it has about 20 pages or so, depending on how you’re counting. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/274 "2010-04-13T19:22:52Z")
“A kid called me Puss once,” said the cat doubtfully. ---
**Author:** ![Sateryn76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/275 "2010-04-13T19:29:04Z")
“Adequate protection in Chapter 12 cases, method of obtaining, see 11 U.S.C. Sec. 1205.” US Bankruptcy Code, 2008 Edition ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/276 "2010-04-13T19:35:26Z")
“I did, Miss Evans,” said Rob. _777 Great Clean Jokes_, Jennifer Hahn ---
**Author:** ![CateAyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@CateAyo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CateAyo)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/277 "2010-04-13T20:14:56Z")
“The organization of work, the workplace and the sector are all socially constructed- and thus vary between time and place; construction work, therefore, can be more or less dangerously organized.” _The State and Corporate Crime_ by Steve Tombs and David Whyte, appearing in State, Power and Crime edited by Coleman, Sims, Tombs and Whyte. Sage Publishing (2009) ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/278 "2010-04-13T21:19:26Z")
“In general, these loops are okay, but the Do…Loop construct is more robust and flexible.” _VBA and Macros for Microsoft Office Excel 2007_, Bill Jelen and Tracy Syrstad ---
**Author:** ![Driver8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@Driver8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Driver8)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/279 "2010-04-13T21:48:17Z")
“Get the picture?” Pretty lame, since it is surrounded by lengthy sentences describing hiking trails. The book is Easy Hiking in Northern California by Ann Marie Brown. Given the number of awesome trails I’ve found because of this book and that I bought it for a couple of bucks from a used bookstore, it has just about the most favorable cost benefit ratio of anything I’ve ever purchased. ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/280 "2010-04-15T00:25:53Z")
“The once sedate citadels of Cafe’ Society were suddenly offering twist night - The Stork Club, Billy Reed’s Little Club, The Harwyn - only The El Morocco was a hold-out; banishing Janet Leigh caught twisting in her stocking feet.” \*\*Sh-Boom-The Explosion of Rock ‘N’ Roll (1953-1968) \*\*by Clay Cole -2009 (Arrived in the mail today from Barnes & Noble) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901.md?page=15)