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.
Thanks, I’ll have to look for more of them.
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
“The thing was covered in tiny bumps some of which were moving.”
from Spiders: Learning to Love Them by Lynne Kelly
(That’s the best one yet. 
)
“They’re not cherries?”
–from Welcome to Temptation by Jennifer Crusie
“That’s Turk Stocker and his foreman, Dutchy Schatz,” Tommy remarked.
–The Cow Thieves, J T Edson
“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
“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
“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
“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:
It’s been years, but I still remember this line…it was haunting.
The book nearest me is “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” - it has about 20 pages or so, depending on how you’re counting.
“A kid called me Puss once,” said the cat doubtfully.
“Adequate protection in Chapter 12 cases, method of obtaining, see 11 U.S.C. Sec. 1205.”
US Bankruptcy Code, 2008 Edition
“I did, Miss Evans,” said Rob.
777 Great Clean Jokes, Jennifer Hahn
“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)
“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
“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.
“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)