book meme

stolen from realpestilence 

* Grab the nearest book.
* Open the book to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
* Don't dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the CLOSEST.


"Americas" are popping up all over now--from Doha to Dalian and from Calcutta to Casablanca to Cairo, moving into American-style spaces, buying American-style cars, eating American-style fast food and creating America-levels of garbage.

From Hot, Flat and Crowded by Thomas L. Friedman. 

I hadn't gotten to page 56 yet.  I think I need to read more of this now.