Penny for your sentence?

[North American Republics]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, bad title, I know. I found this little gem on the old forum (I can't believe that it's still up :P). The title over there was "A bit of a distraction from the NS world..." Thank you Mintonity for the game.

So for a bit of a distraction I thought it would be fun if people found the closest book to them, opened to page 17 and posted the 6th sentence here without naming the book or the author. Maybe we could even try and put it all together

For me its:

..."Freedom and equality are thus interconnected, and the relationship between the two shapes policies, power, and debates over justice."

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For me it is
"And so, when my mother came home one day and mentioned a friend she had met at the University of Hawaii, an African student named Barack, their first impulse was to invite him over for dinner."

That is very obvious who this book is about xD.

[Avaerilon]

"A decade had passed since the end of the Second World War, and the automobile[sic] industry in Europe had regained its vim and vigour."

:P

[North American Republics]

It has to be about George W. Bush's long-lost cousin, George Barack Bush. ;)

"The buyer would then send it across the Atlantic with instructions for the seller's debtor to pay his own creditor."

[Avaerilon]

"The Celts were well on their way to becoming friends embraced by Rome."

[Millyland]

"It felt wet against his skin today; the storm still hadn't come, so the air had stayed damp and dusty together."

[North American Republics]

"Figure 1-5 describes what happens in the body as a nutrient deficiency progresses and shows which assessment methods can reveal those changes."

[Avaerilon]

"'What else should I be?' Said the wizard."

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"Though it was raining heavily, the wall remained dry as long as the vision lasted."

[Avaerilon]

"'He's the second highest run-scorer of all time and his record speaks for itself- he's second to none!'"