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From rosinarowantree 

1. Take five books off your bookshelf
2. Book #1 -- first sentence
3. Book #2 -- last sentence on page fifty
4. Book #3 -- second sentence on page one hundred
5. Book #4 -- next to the last sentence on page one hundred fifty
6. Book #5 -- final sentence of the book
7. Make the five sentences into a paragraph

Note: I have assumed that Task 7 includes arranging them to make as coherent a paragraph as possible.

'How much further to the camp?' asked the Greek, looking back over his shoulder yet again. I merely ignored it and started on paragraph 16 of the report. The journey of over a thousand miles would take until the New Year. 'To re-cap, sir,' Carmichael began ominously. 'Who could be blamed?'

1.  Simon Scarrow “Eagle's Prey” (book 1)
2.  Rex Stout, “Some Buried Caesar (book 5)
3.  Susan Whitfield “Life along the Silk Road” (book 3)
4.  Ngaio Marsh “Clutch of Constables" (book 4)
5.  Frank Herbert “Dune: Messiah” (book 2)