INTERNATIONAL BOOK WEEK – A QUIRKY WAY TO TAKE NOTE!

It’s international book week. Grab the closest book, turn to page 52 and write the fifth sentence as your status or post.

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I usually have 2 books on the go, so here are mine:

‘I smelled it from the beginning.’

and

‘The first Christians did not simply believe in ‘life after death’; they virtually never speak simply of ‘going to heaven when they died’ (as I have often said, alluding to the title of a good popular book on this subject, heaven is important but it’s not the end of the world); and when they do speak of heaven as a post-mortem destination they seem to regard this ‘heavenly’ life as a temporary stage on the way to the eventual resurrection of the body.’

You can do this on Facebook as well – post it as your status – you’ve got a day to go!

22 thoughts on “INTERNATIONAL BOOK WEEK – A QUIRKY WAY TO TAKE NOTE!

  1. My current read is Alysia about a girl of the holocoust and how she survived the horrors of it all.xx

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    1. That sounds interesting.

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  2. Page 52…. book 1.

    “I hope, my dear,” said Mr. Bennet to his wife, as they sat at breakfast the next morning, “I hope that you have ordered a good dinner to-day. because I have reason to expect an addition to our family party”

    :yes: strange…. That is from Pride and Prejudice chapter V11

    Next book to hand…randomly selected without looking off the bookshelf next to me…. that never worked….no page numbers….was a map book and places to visit.

    Try again…

    “Jeudi – Thursday”

    4.4. You are in a Bank..

    1. Ask the assistant what the day’s exchange rate is
    2. Ask whether you can cash an English Cheque with a Eurocheque card
    3. Say you want to change £50 worth of traveller’s cheques

    Taken from…’French in a week’

    P xx

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    1. :)) what an interesting bunch we are!!

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  3. And there were present at this first council many confessors, people who had upon their bodies the scars of torture and persecution. 8|

    What a good fun idea!!

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    1. Ooh, I have to know what that is!! :yes:

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      1. Well it is from “Techniques of Icon and Wall Painting” by Aidan Hart….. and he is talking about altars and relics etc….

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  4. There are a lot of opinions,but not everything is literal!

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    1. 8| so now I HAVE to know what book that is …

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      1. Sorry gilly, I made it up! Sounded good though.

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      2. :)) totally fooled me 😳 It does sound impressive :yes:

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  5. As the acknowledged leader of the non-monarchical Arab states, he was forced into a position where he was leading from behind.

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    1. Now I want to know more, BB!! Intriguing.

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      1. ‘The State of the Middle East’ Dan Smith 2nd ed. 2008 subject President Nasser.

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  6. Mine are….

    Suddenly a great fish took his hook, and before he knew where he was, he was dragged down into the water, to the bottom.

    and

    Then she was indifferent to anything.

    Lol….enjoyed this I did!xxxxx

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    1. :)) it just leaves me wanting to know more!!

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  7. Most interesting…..especially that firsst one…
    Second one leaves me cold….length of sentence….style of writing..:roll: ;)xx

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    1. What is your current read?

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      1. Rowan’s latest…and….’The Thing around your neck’…of Ngozi Adiche….;)

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      2. I’ve recently finished Rowan on the Narnia books – so excellent :yes: Oh dear, I shall miss him when he goes!

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