| 1. The World Is Flat [Updated and Expanded]: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century | 
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By: Thomas L. Friedman
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
April 18, 2006
Dear Mr. Thomas L. Friedman,
I was reading your book, The World Is Flat, when I noticed that you had referred to a place called the Arab Gulf. I search and searched the internet (a flat world's tool) and came to find out that there is not a place called the Arab Gulf. It turns out that the place you were refereeing to is actually called the Persian Gulf ([...]). In further search of the internet... more
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| 2. Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America |
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By: Thomas L. Friedman
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
September 08, 2008
I learned a great deal and better understand the political economic world around me for having read this book. I have used material from this book to support my freshman lectures in economics and business at the university where I teach... more
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| 3. Hot, Flat, and Crowded 2.0: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America | 
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By: Thomas L. Friedman
Publisher: Picador
November 24, 2009
The really liked the artwork on the book jacket - beautiful. I entirely agree with Tom Friedman about the magnitude of the climate crisis. I also agree with his convincing argument about the significance and many positive outcomes of innovation. He is absolutely right about a lot of things - the way the utility companies need to be completely re-organized and re-prioritized; the government agencies... more
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| 4. Imagining India: The Idea of a Renewed Nation | 
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By: Nandan Nilekani
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
February 23, 2010
In 2007, Ramachandra Guha wrote India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy. In 750 pages, he summarized Indian history which, in Guha's words, "is so rich and complex and yet so imperfectly documented and understood". While Guha's work gave this world the most comprehensive account of India's social and political history ever written, it left a gap in my mind about the economic... more
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| 5. From Beirut to Jerusalem: Revised Edition |
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By: Thomas L. Friedman
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
September 01, 1991
This is one of the first books that I read trying to get up to speed on the modern day dispute between the nation of Israel and the Arabs. It has a great chronological outline. It is entertaining and informative. It is also thoughtful if not very hopeful. The author's stay in Beirut is enough for me not to want to fly over there on my next vacation. His report highlights the nature of a place where... more
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| 6. The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization | 
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By: Thomas L. Friedman
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
June 15, 2000
When this book first came out in 1999, I was fortunate to go to a local bookstore and see Friedman give a talk about his book. He talked in general terms and not just about his book, and the large crowd was enthralled. I had arrived early and so did he and I actually chatted with him for a few minutes. I was impressed his politeness and he seemed humble considering that he was already a celebrity... more
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| 7. The World is Flat: a Brief History of the Twenty-First Century |
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By: Thomas L. friedman
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
January 01, 2006
Nice read but what is left out is " what does the man/woman on Main street think?" I can tell you when I call my credit card company, I hate speaking with a person who doesn't understand me nor do I understand them. I canceled my card because of it. Let's take India for example, now there are English classes to teach Indians to speak with an American accent. Give me a break, you obtain an American... more
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| 8. Longitudes and Attitudes: The World in the Age of Terrorism |
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By: Thomas L. Friedman
Publisher: Anchor
August 12, 2003
There are some interesting opinion pieces in this book, but overall it's predictable op ed stuff ... more
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| 9. The Lexus And The Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization, Updated and Expanded Edition |
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By: Thomas L. Friedman
Publisher: Anchor / Random House
2000
This book, of course, was written before two other books by Friedman on the subject of globalization. I'm getting to this after the other ones for some reason. I've found it to be as informative and compelling as the others. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants a better understanding of how globalization works and should work. I think it is a brilliant book on a complex, fascinating subject... more
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| 10. The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century |
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By: Thomas L. Friedman
Publisher: Farrar. Straus and Giroux
2006
On the (very) wordy side, but a thought-provoking overview of globalization, and not only as an economic force, but a societal and personal one as well. Excellent companion to Wikinomics... more
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