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The Friday 56

Welcome to Week 52 with me!


Rules:
*Grab a book, any book.
*Turn to page 56.
*Find any sentence that grabs you.
*Post it.
*Add your (url) post below in Linky. Add the post url, not your blog url.

It's that simple.


Sinatra made a dismissive gesture, but he was beaming.




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  1. aloiNovember 17, 2011 at 9:59 PM

    i'm amazed at your range of reading material! Now a book about Sinatra! :)

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  2. Juju at Tales of Whimsy.comNovember 17, 2011 at 11:22 PM

    O I like this one already.

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  3. SquirrelQueenNovember 18, 2011 at 3:23 AM

    Mystery, murder and Sinatra! You've got my attention.

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  4. YvonneNovember 18, 2011 at 6:36 AM

    I like the sounds of this book. I'm already adding it to my wishlist.

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  5. LindaNovember 18, 2011 at 9:15 AM

    Hmmmm, why was he beaming?

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  6. LadyDNovember 18, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    My mother's generation flipped over Sinatra! Very cool post!

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  7. SherrieNovember 18, 2011 at 9:36 AM

    Hi Freda,
    Sounds like a great book. I'll have to check it out. Have a great day!

    Sherrie
    Just Books
    http://sherriesbooks.blogspot.com/2011/11/friday-56.html

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  8. Bev HankinsNovember 18, 2011 at 8:44 PM

    Collins writes some good stuff. I'm going to be reading his War of the Worlds Mystery for a challenge in 2012.

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  9. Janet RuthNovember 18, 2011 at 10:20 PM

    Dismissive and beaming?? Very interesting combination indeed.

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  10. AnonymousNovember 21, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    Great sentence. Sounds like a mystery I'd enjoy.

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