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* Grab your current read.
* Let the book fall open to a random page.
* Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.
* You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from…that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you’ve given.
* Please avoid spoilers!


My Teaser:

In 1976, for the first time, more than half of African-American babies were born to unmarried women.

Page 277, When Everything Changed, The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960-present, by Gail Collins.
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  1. ZiaOctober 13, 2009 at 11:08 AM

    Wow I am curious to what this book is about. Off to go look it up.

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  2. Sweet Vernal ZephyrOctober 13, 2009 at 11:44 AM

    Statics always make me wonder how the information was gathered and who's biases are reflected in the outcome.

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  3. AnonymousOctober 13, 2009 at 12:16 PM

    sounds like an interesting book.

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  4. JenniferOctober 13, 2009 at 12:33 PM

    Great teaser. I have this book in my TBR & Reviewed pile.
    Mine is here: http://rundpinne.blogspot.com/2009/10/nine-dragons-teaser-tuesdays.html

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  5. KristiOctober 13, 2009 at 1:04 PM

    Good teaser - I haven't heard of this book, but sounds like it is worth checking out!

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  6. DarleneOctober 13, 2009 at 2:34 PM

    Interesting teaser. Makes me curious about the rest of the book.

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  7. CeceliaOctober 13, 2009 at 3:21 PM

    Intriguing. I want to know now if this is a history, and if so, whether it takes a populist or academic tone...

    Great teaser! And thanks for coming by my blog earlier... :)

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  8. PixieOctober 13, 2009 at 3:26 PM

    I was just reading something about this book. Great Teaser.

    ~Pixie

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  9. Cackleberry HomesteadOctober 13, 2009 at 3:50 PM

    Very interesting teaser - seems like I have seen this book, but now I'm going to have to find out more about it. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

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  10. Sweet Vernal ZephyrOctober 15, 2009 at 10:39 AM

    Your wish is my command! I've got a post up with the review for Modern Rogue... http://sweetvernalzephyr.blogspot.com

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  11. sOctober 20, 2009 at 12:34 AM

    very interesting...

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