The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
"One mark of a great book is that it makes you see things in a new way, and Mr. Friedman certainly succeeds in that goal," the Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz wrote in The New York Times reviewing The World Is Flat in 2005. In this new edition, Thomas L. Friedman includes fresh stories and insights to help us understand the flattening of the world. Weaving new information into his overall thesis, and answering the questions he has been most frequently asked by parents across the country, this third edition also includes two new chapters--on how to be a political activist and social entrepreneur in a flat world; and on the more troubling question of how to manage our reputations and privacy in a world where we are all becoming publishers and public figures.
The World Is Flat 3.0 is an essential update on globalization, its opportunities for individual empowerment, its achievements at lifting millions out of poverty, and its drawbacks--environmental, social, and political, powerfully illuminated by the Pulitzer Prize--winning author of The Lexus and the Olive Tree.
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Recent Reviews
- 1/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-25-2009
- Redundant much?
While Friedman offers an interesting timeline of technological history. He is beyond redundant in his writing. I wish I had kept count of how many times he wrote, "the world is flattening" or "the playing field is being leveled." Thank...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-12-2009
- Let the debates begin
I think this is a good summary of how our interconnected world has recently come into being. The book has much to its credit and also much to be criticised.On the one hand its a great read, its a journalistic journey (more like a romp)...
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- 1/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-12-2009
- Boring text
This book is something: 1. as if the reader has to spend 5 minutes to understand why 1 + 2 = 3.2: as if the reader has a short term memory so that the author has to repeat, repeat, and repeat.3: as if the "flat" is so cute that the...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-11-2009
- Interesting...and Long
The premise of this book is interesting: that the ability the internet has given us to interact on a global and individual level has in effect flattened the earth. Whereas previously, only governments and corporations could impact the...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Dec-20-2008
- Adapt to the digitizing world, grab the opportunities or perish
Thomas Friedman explains very clearly with many examples from throughout the world how in recent years the advances in digitization, internet and communication technology have been empowering the individual, creating globalization at an...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-12-2009
- Let the debates begin
I think this is a good summary of how our interconnected world has recently come into being. The book has much to its credit and also much to be criticised.On the one hand its a great read, its a journalistic journey (more like a romp)...
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- 1/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-25-2009
- Redundant much?
While Friedman offers an interesting timeline of technological history. He is beyond redundant in his writing. I wish I had kept count of how many times he wrote, "the world is flattening" or "the playing field is being leveled." Thank...
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