The phrase "a bit of book" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to refer to a small portion or excerpt from a book, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "I only read a bit of book before I fell asleep."
Alternatives: "a small part of a book" or "a little excerpt from a book".
Naturally, Mann and Ornstein were in town the other day for a bit of book tourism.
But he's far from the only celebrity to have dabbled in a bit of book learning.
Of sixteen books at least, there survive Books I IV (covering the years 14 28); a bit of Book V and all Book VI (31 37); part of Book XI (from 47); Books XII XV and part of Book XVI (to 66).
What the reader might take on faith if encountered in Büchner's "Lenz" (a novella that Sebald taught at Norwich, which provides a garish account of a man's fall into madness) is a little stagy when it concerns merely an academic who happens to be doing a bit of book research in Italy, or passing through an ordinary European airport.
Not much gives me greater joy than the anticipation of a really good book -- the knowledge, thoughts, ideas, stories and just the happiness of holding that book -- yes, I am a bit of a book freak, but you knew that about me right?
Through quite a bit of the book she defensively chafes against the numerous platitudes issued by her fellow faithful.
If I am really stuck on a bit of the book, I try to get out walking with my dog.
"I remember a good six months into the writing, reading a bit of the book to look for something else and finding a bit of plot and I thought, my God, I just understood the significance of this!
He did create paintings of real birds, which make up quite a bit of the book, but as Mr. Levy recounts in a running commentary, he also kept releasing imaginary birds from his mind.
I didn't have a video camera then, but a few years later when I got one, I had Nathan reenact a bit of the book in a conference room of a Wyndham hotel (NSFW?).
Mr. Lee has drawn his share of sexy superheroines (the X-Men's Rogue among them), some in skimpy costume, and knows what many fans will ask: "Why am I covering up her legs?" Ultimately, he wanted her to look strong "without screaming, 'I'm a superhero.' " The arrival of Issue 600 is a bit of comic-book sleight of hand, or, as DC calls it, a return to historical numbering.
