# 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:** 7
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2010, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/121 "2010-03-10T13:49:52Z")
“Earlier, in Figure 3-8, Kristin outlined the properties for the attribute in her document.” **New Perspectives on XML 2nd Edition Comprehensive** by Patrick Carey ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/122 "2010-03-10T14:24:17Z")
“So the scandal would gather, and Harry’s parents would beg him to break off the marriage.” **He Who Whispers** by John Dickson Carr ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2010, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/123 "2010-03-10T14:27:31Z")
> [@freckafree](#): > > “Repeat rows 3-7 to the desired size, ending with row 6.” > > _Shaped Beadwork_ by Diane Fitzgerald. > > That’s actually the ninth sentence. It was the last one on the page. The book I would have told you was the closest to me, is Melissa Morgan-Oakes, _Two at a Time Socks_ Page 111 is a picture, and on page 112, complete sentences are problematic, but my best estimate is that I would have used “The heel flap now measures about **s** 2” **m** 2 1/4" **l** 21/2" " ---
**Author:** ![Rafe\_Hollister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@Rafe\_Hollister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rafe_Hollister)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2010, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/124 "2010-03-10T14:31:17Z")
> [@Zenja](#): > > “Determine the force in each cable needed to support the 500-lb load.” > Engineering Mechanics: Statics & Dynamics, R. C. Hibbeler. > > So that’s where that book went… I have that one at home. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ian_D.Bergkamp)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2010, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/125 "2010-03-10T15:32:39Z")
> [@](#): > > The GB squad included players such as Stan Matthews, Billy Liddell, Danny Blanchflower (Spurs), Jack Kelsey (Arsenal), Don Revie (Manchester City), Peter Sillett (Chelsea), Roger Byrne (Manchester United), John Charles (Leeds) and Jimmy McIlroy (Burnley). The Doc: My Story - Hallowed Be Thy Game by Tommy Docherty (using it to research a book I’m writing) ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2010, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/126 "2010-03-10T15:45:34Z")
I tried playing this at home, and of the nearest _three_ books, none of them had 11 sentences on page 111. (_Orchestration, Counterpoint,_ and _Harmony_, all by Walter Piston–all had most of the page taken up with musical examples.) ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2010, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/127 "2010-03-10T15:52:39Z")
The organization must also ensure that the new project will not apply its practices sloppily or haphazardly and thus do damage to the project’s success. from; CMMI second edition - Guidlines for Process Integration and Product Improvement ---
**Author:** ![TwoTrouts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@TwoTrouts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoTrouts)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/128 "2010-03-10T15:57:45Z")
“The ideal technical components of a buyer workstation are (1) an automated transaction system linked to a …” _blahblahblah_ Purchasing & Supply Management, 11th ed ---
**Author:** ![A\_Spoonful\_of\_Awesome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@A\_Spoonful\_of\_Awesome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Spoonful_of_Awesome)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2010, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/129 "2010-03-10T16:00:14Z")
“Sylvia went white”. From the short story _Rage_ contained in_The Baghman Books_ by Stephen King. ---
**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 10, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/130 "2010-03-10T16:31:52Z")
> [@A\_Spoonful\_of\_Awesome](#): > > “Sylvia went white”. > > From the short story _Rage_ contained in_The Baghman Books_ by Stephen King. I’ve read it a million times, but not recently, so I’m sitting here racking my brain trying to remember why Sylvia did that. 🙂 Same with **Starving Artist** ’s > [@](#): > > “We went into the ballroom where light blazed down from three cut glass chandeliers and was reflected dazzlingly from the cream and gold, many-mirrored walls.” > > All Creatures Great and Small, by James Herriot It’s got to be a date with Helen or the party at Mrs. Pumphrey’s house. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/131 "2010-03-10T16:54:05Z")
Enterprise Management with the Group Policy Management Console at [http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/gpmc/default.mspx](http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/gpmc/default.mspx) on [Microsoft.com](http://Microsoft.com). From _Windows Vista Security Guide_, published by Microsoft. Why is a book on Windows Vista the closest one to me? Why do I even \*have \*it? Across the entire global enterprise, we have one Windows Vista Ultimate PC and 4 running Windows Vista Business. This is out of over 305,000 computers. Time to thin out the shelves… ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2010, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/132 "2010-03-10T19:08:06Z")
“Flushing the buffer gets rid of tons of information that rightly would be there in the real world when you run the query.” Thomas Kyte, Effective Oracle by Design The sentence doesn’t do the book justice! It is a thrilling tale of database development skills. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2010, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/133 "2010-03-10T19:14:37Z")
“He hadn’t been listening at all; she’d misinterpreted his steady gaze on her red-tipped toes.” _The Tutor_, Peter Abrahams ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/134 "2010-03-10T19:28:37Z")
“Are you struggling with temporary administrative staff who are unreliable, unhappy with their assignments, a poor cultural fit, or who leave too quickly for better job offers?” _Customer Message Management_, Tim Reisterer and Diane Emo Ah, books I have at work. Maybe someday I will read them. ---
**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2010, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/135 "2010-03-10T19:41:44Z")
“It dawned on Windle Poons that Doreen had miraculously acquired the ability to use her double-yous.” _Reaper man_, Terry Pratchett ---
**Author:** ![Thing\_Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2010, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/136 "2010-03-10T19:42:52Z")
TRIHIBIT (hemophilus B vaccine + diphtheria tetanus and acellular pertussis vaccine) Use for 4th dose only, age 15 to 18 mo: 0.5 mL IM. Tarascon’s Pocket Pharmacopeia. Debatable whether this book really uses sentences. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2010, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/137 "2010-03-10T20:07:24Z")
_“As each match is found, increment a counter variable”_ **Windows PowerShell Scripting Guide** ---
**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2010, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/138 "2010-03-10T20:34:58Z")
"Could any man be more miserable than I? _Jack Faust_ by Michael Swanwick ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2010, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/139 "2010-03-10T20:56:57Z")
“He handed it down and moved off, followed by a chorus of thanks and good-nights.” Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901/140 "2010-03-10T21:06:54Z")
“To permit reliable operation at interconnect lengths of 40-160 meters, the receiver must use frequency equalization, with typical characteristics shown in Figure 6.3.” Video Demystified - A Handbook for the Digital Engineer, 5th edition, by Keith Jack I had to cheat and use page 112 - page 111 is just “Table 6.4. Ancillary Data Packet General Format” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901.md?page=8)