So, I haven't written much about first lines lately, because as I've said, I'm not reading for fun as much, and who really wants to hear a bunch of first lines from books on the theory of adult learning. But, first lines are still quite important, and I always look for them.
The warm California sun greeted Butch Conner as he stepped out of his truck and onto the sands of Salmon Creek Beach. It was the first day of a long holiday weekend, and a perfect morning to grab his board and head out for a surf. Most of the other local surfers had the same idea that morning, and after 30 minutes or so, Butch decided to leave the crowd behind. He penetrated the water's surface with long, deep strokes that propelled him away from the pack and over to a stretch of beach where he could catch a few waves away from the crowd.
Once Butch had paddled a good 40 yards away from the other surfers, he sat up on his board and bobbed up and down in the rolling swells while he waited for a wave that caught his fancy. A beautiful teal wave began to crest as it approached the shoreline, and as Butch lay down on his board to catch the wave, a loud splash behind him stole his attention. Butch glanced over his right shoulder and froze in horror at the sight of a 14-inch, gray dorsal fin cutting through the water toward him. Butch's muscles locked up, and he lay there in panic, gasping for air. He became hyper-focused on his surroundings; he could hear him his heart pounding as he watched the sun glistening on the fin's moist surface.
Emotional Intelligence 2.0 - Travis Bradbery & Jean Greaves
So, for an adult learning and leadership book, non-fiction, it's not a bad start. And it only gets more exciting when the shark starts toying with him and trying to eat him. Emotional Intelligence is an area that I'm really looking forward to digging into. I read about it years ago, and I'm looking forward to finding out much more.
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