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The phrase "a certain book" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific book that is not named or when the speaker assumes the listener knows which book is being referred to.
Example: "I recently read a certain book that changed my perspective on life."
Alternatives: "a particular book" or "one specific book".
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He wrote a certain book, and he became famous right away.
Kind of like a certain book about chimpanzees.... THE BABY THAT ROARED By Simon Puttock.
And here in this house a certain book tells us the role of the father/husband.
"We get data when people are using the server and have been reading a certain book.
He asked me to send him a certain book, but it had to be a paperback.
I'm talking about the divide we may feel upon hearing that a certain book has won an award.
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A certain book-report tone sometimes sneaks in, albeit one blessed with a deadline writer's gift for attention-getting opening lines.
"Is it a fact that certain book prices went up? Yes.
But maybe that's because she lost a certain text book, which ended up making her fail a test, which ended up hurting her application.
But publishers can restrict access to 20percentt at a time of certain books, and they can set prices for consumers to pay to print pages, copy sections or download electronic books.
Also, there is a reason why certain books are assigned in the first place.
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