I opened the booklet of those who had joined the silent majority, hoping for a minimum of shock.
Either the "client" or the priest would choose one of the Christian oracles — perhaps by randomly opening the booklet, though God was believed to be behind the selection.
Last week I got my sample ballot for the upcoming California primary and opened the booklet to the page for the United States Senate candidates.
Open the CD booklet of "Person Pitch" (Paw Tracks), the marvelous recent album from the Animal Collective member known as Panda Bear, who played the Bowery Ballroom on Monday night, and you won't find any song lyrics.
A day later, two students were caught cheating on an Advanced Placement history exam, one by opening the test booklet early and the other by peeking at a neighbor's work.
This did good: the present-day professor of Turkish studies at Princeton, Heath Lowry, son of a missionary in India, says that he just opened the Peace Corps booklet at random, hit upon the letter "T", and found himself in an Anatolian village, the rest being (rather good) history.
According to a pamphlet entitled "Tips on Tipping," first issued in 1999 by the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs, $30 to $100 is appropriate for superintendents, $25 to $100 for doormen ("Consider if they actually open the door for you," the booklet says) and $20 to $30 for custodians and handymen.
"I opened the present and it was a booklet he made with pictures of us and our pets throughout the years.
Stepper's booklet bragged that, at the time the building opened, the rapidly growing city had 14 hotels, with rates ranging from $1 to $3.50.
Lamblin's labels have a special design where the front can be peeled away to open a small booklet with information about the wine.
