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The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century

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The Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist and best-selling author of The Lexus and the Olive Tree gives a bold, timely, and surprising picture of the state of globalization in the twenty-first century.

In this brilliant #1 bestseller, "the most important columnist in America today" (Walter Russell Mead, The New York Times) demystifies the brave new world for readers, allowing them to make sense of the often bewildering global scene unfolding before their eyes. With his inimitable ability to translate complex foreign policy and economic issues, Thomas L. Friedman explains how the flattening of the world happened at the dawn of the twenty-first century; what it means to countries, companies, communities, and individuals; and how governments and societies can, and must, adapt. The World Is Flat is the timely and essential update on globalization, its successes and discontents, powerfully illuminated by one of our most respected journalists.

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From: Amazon Posted: Nov 26, 2007 Type: User Review A Must Read!

A fascinating book! Everyone should read it to learn how today's technology affects globalization which in turn will affect how you do business in the future. If you want your business to be on the cutting edge and ahead of your competitors, read...
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From: Amazon Posted: Nov 26, 2007 Type: User Review Are You Preparing for Careers 3.0?

Despite the great things I had heard about Thomas L. Friedman's book, I admit that its subtitle, "A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century," put me off a little. Being a more forward-looking kind of guy, I don't have a lot of patience for...
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From: Amazon Posted: Nov 13, 2007 Type: User Review My friends were right!

A must read for everyone over 50. It has been difficult to keep up with the ever increasing rate of change in the world. What a wonderful time to be alive. My friends were right: I have put down the fiction to read this book.
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From: Amazon Posted: Nov 03, 2007 Type: User Review Much Ado About the Obvious

Friedman's premise is that the advent of near-instantaneous worldwide data communications is an unprecedented change in the ways we do business around the world.

However, much the same thing has happened several times in history,...
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From: Amazon Posted: Oct 29, 2007 Type: User Review an engaging book on a potentially boring subject

Picking up a book on 21st century economics may seem a bit dull to some, but not this book. Friedman writes about global issues in a way that excites and enthralls. He helps bring clarity without oversimplifying.

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