Centerfield

Nearest, p.123

Since we're still working on safing bookshelves, my office books are still packed. There are only two close books, which I packed specially to read while moving. One is my Tibet book, and the closer one is the last Churchill book I read in his WWII series (Closing The Ring - not the last one, which I read early to see his approach to occupations).

P.123, sentences 6-8 aren't the height of the book, I'm afraid. Though, once I unpack, the nearest will probably be some computer book or journal, which would've been decidedly worse. So far, IMHO, the best one in our little community has been Rafique's on Stubborn Facts.

[talking about why he appointed Lord Louis Mountbatten to high command in Southeast Asia] But if an officer, having devoted his life to the military art, does not know about war at forty-three, he is not likely to learn much more about it later on. As Chief of Combined Operations Lord Louis has shown rare powers of organization and resourcefulness. He is what - pedants notwithstanding - I will venture to call a "complete triphibian" - that is, a creature equally at home in all three elements, earth, air, and water, and also well accustomed to fire.

IMHO Kranky's right to be kranky about this meme, because there's no selection for interesting content except the nearest book bit, except that could be the handiest book instead of the interestingest.

I name Max and four non-centerfielders.