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Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America
by Thomas L. Friedman
from Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 
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Pres.
I have been following Friedman for a while via editorial comments. This is a great way for the US to get back onto the world stage doing good works, by getting us OFF our addiction to oil. His suggestion that there is an inverse relationship between the price of a barrel of oil and world democracy is well made.
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Required reading 
Clear, insightful, and meaningful; a great sequel to "The World is Flat," this book should be required reading for informed and influential persons today. It is well researched with impressive and diverse references giving their varied perspectives on timely topics. I enjoyed the colorful writing style, tone and pace. I was very impressed by this book.
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Vital reading for all thinking Americans
Tom Friedman has written his most important book on the confluence of climate change, globalization and population growth. It is not intended to scare the reader to death, but it does. One can only hope the new President takes these issues far more seriously than President Bush and tries to lead the world in an urgent response. The devastating legacy of the collapse of the world banking system will make this even more challenging.
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Required reading for the survival of humans and the earth
Mr. Friedman has done his homework! we all need to acquaint ourselves with his insights on the current socio-economic and environmental issues that affect all of us. In decades to come, he will be remembered as future-teller, describing the policies and goals we followed to counter the negative issue of gloabl warming, population explosion, and inefficient economies; or he will be remembered as someone who gave us the answers -- but we didn't listen. Putting aside his friendly, personable writing style:... more info
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