A 'challenge' from Santiago, which I participate in because I would hate for him to be the only one.

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 23.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next three sentences in your journal along with these instructions.
5. Don't dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the CLOSEST.
6. Tag five other people to do the same.

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Indeed, Diem was not widely known in his native land, where he had held no public office for more than twenty years. He was likewise unable to command any meaningful support in France, Vietnam's longtime colonial overlord. It was in the United States that Diem won his post.

Citation:
Seth Jacobs. "America's Miracle Man in Vietnam: Ngo Dihn Diem, Race, Religion, and U.S. Intervention in Southeast Asia." Durham, NC (Duke University Press), 2004.