Using a hand on each side, allow the book to open somewhere near the middle.
The book opened at a touch to the page he wanted.
The first book in the series opens with a similar scene.
The book has also opened a number of doors for the authors.
The book finally wavered and opened at one particular place.
He saw a book opened and turned face down on Colleen's small desk.
The book opened almost of its own accord at the page she had puzzled over so many times.
One book fell down to the floor and opened.
And perhaps, since the book opens with a death, there's no room for real suspense.
His book opens with four of the creatures making the pie.