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MeganRenee -> RE: The first sentence in the book you're reading (8/28/2008 3:02:17 PM)

"Rexall Hume planted his hands on the desk and leaned forward, his scowl rivaling a gargoyle's."

Fancy Pants by Cathy Marie Hake

Very cute book so far :)



MeganRenee -> RE: The first sentence in the book you're reading (8/28/2008 3:05:59 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Zhi

"The goat plays in the meadow with her kids."

from "Animal Families" by Derrydale Books.

It's made of cardboard. All 6 pages.

I have seriously got to either find the nearest library to our new abode, or figure out which box is full of the fiction I haven't read yet.


LOL! The lone student I'm supervising in ISS probably thinks I'm nuts since I'm sitting here giggling to myself ;)



wshepherd -> RE: The first sentence in the book you're reading (8/28/2008 7:32:39 PM)

quote:

Today 1.6 billion Muslims stand at center stage, while the world watches and wonders.

--The Destiny of Islam in the Endtimes: Understanding God's Heart for the Muslim People, by Faisal Malick.



derryderrydown -> RE: The first sentence in the book you're reading (8/28/2008 9:11:34 PM)

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"At the age of 15 my grandmother became the concubine of a warlord general, the police chief of a tenuous national government of China."~Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang


Auben, I love that book! What an incredible story of courage from three generations. What brilliant and resourceful women.



Makrothumeo -> RE: The first sentence in the book you're reading (8/29/2008 10:19:34 PM)

"There is no use talking about meeting the threat of the coming time or fulfilling our calling in the midst of the last quarter of the twentieth century unless we consciously help each other to have a clear doctrinal position." (Francis A. Schaeffer, Two Contents, Two Realities, Ch. 1)



ChiefWannahakaloogie -> RE: The first sentence in the book you're reading (8/30/2008 6:43:53 PM)

"This is the book they don't want you to read."
the truth behind the series of unfortunate events, by lois gresh



danielmount -> RE: The first sentence in the book you're reading (8/31/2008 10:19:43 AM)

"With the man's first step, the others on the Row began a slow tapping on their cell doors."

- First line of Riven by Jerry Jenkins



9drtr -> RE: The first sentence in the book you're reading (8/31/2008 7:08:05 PM)

An east wind blew through his tangled hair, as soft and fragrant as Cersei's fingers.

A Storm of Swords
George RR Martin.



eaglelady11 -> RE: The first sentence in the book you're reading (8/31/2008 8:42:30 PM)

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ORIGINAL: alias007

Superficiality is the curse of our age.

from: Celebration of Discipline- Richard J. Foster


ditto!



MeganRenee -> RE: The first sentence in the book you're reading (9/1/2008 11:43:03 AM)

What is a religion?

From The Illustrated Guide to World Religions, Dean Halverston General Editor



Nocturnalux -> RE: The first sentence in the book you're reading (9/8/2008 11:29:23 AM)

"Ask me what kind of adult I want to become".
-Loveless, Volume 6. Yun Kouga does it yet again, I can hardly wait for volume 8 to be translated.



uncabeeil -> RE: The first sentence in the book you're reading (9/12/2008 10:01:55 AM)

I almost died today.

From Boomtown, book 1 by Nowen N. Particular



ColtsFan1912 -> RE: The first sentence in the book you're reading (9/13/2008 7:27:16 PM)

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ORIGINAL: MeganRenee

"Rexall Hume planted his hands on the desk and leaned forward, his scowl rivaling a gargoyle's."

Fancy Pants by Cathy Marie Hake

Very cute book so far :)


i just finished that book. it was good



ColtsFan1912 -> RE: The first sentence in the book you're reading (9/13/2008 7:30:04 PM)

"in nineteen minutes you can mow the front lawn, color your hair, watch a third of a hockey game" 19 minutes by Jodi Picoult



Auben -> RE: The first sentence in the book you're reading (9/15/2008 10:40:08 AM)

"Not to disappoint you, but my troubles are nothing--not for an author, at least. Common blots aside, I have none of the usual Big Artillery: I am not penniless, brilliant, or an orphan; have never been to war, suffered starvation or lashed myself to the mast."

So Brave, Young, and Handsome by Leif Enger



Nocturnalux -> RE: The first sentence in the book you're reading (9/15/2008 11:21:33 AM)

"Ever since my childhood, Father had often spoken to me about the Golden Temple"
-The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
Yukio Mishima



psalm867 -> RE: The first sentence in the book you're reading (9/15/2008 12:18:44 PM)

"Iron schackles clanked in the mustyprison cell as huddled forms awakened."



9drtr -> RE: The first sentence in the book you're reading (9/19/2008 5:53:32 PM)

The prophet was drowning men on Great Wyk when they came to tell him that the king was dead.

A Feast for Crows by George RR Martin.



jonfortean6 -> RE: The first sentence in the book you're reading (9/25/2008 9:40:19 AM)

It was not the rock- it was never the rock; it was the air. In High Places by Tom Morrisey



9drtr -> RE: The first sentence in the book you're reading (10/2/2008 6:33:06 PM)

He who saw the Deep, the country's foundation,
[who] knew ..., was wise in all matters!

Gilgamesh



9drtr -> RE: The first sentence in the book you're reading (10/17/2008 6:04:08 PM)

A cold wind gusted through the night, across the snow-covered land where men had been killing one another for the last three days.

New Spring Robert Jordan.



crankius -> RE: The first sentence in the book you're reading (10/24/2008 7:58:24 PM)

As Gregor Samsa awoke from unsettling dreams one morning, he found himself transformed in his bed into a monstrous vermin.

The Metamorphosis, Kafka



wshepherd -> RE: The first sentence in the book you're reading (10/30/2008 9:58:00 PM)

"Tragedy struck early in the life of my little family."

From Heaven's Calling: A Memoir of One Soul's Steep Ascent, by Leanne Payne.



jonfortean6 -> RE: The first sentence in the book you're reading (11/7/2008 6:07:07 PM)

"Roth Braun slowly twisted the doorknob and gave the door a slight shove."

Obsessed by Ted Dekker



SamsonUSA -> RE: The first sentence in the book you're reading (11/7/2008 6:21:00 PM)

Whether you are a volunteer or full-time Christian worker, I wish I could sit down and leisurely chat with you about your ministry.

On being a servant of God by Warren Wiersbe



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