The World Is Flat [Updated and Expanded]: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century

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The World Is Flat [Updated and Expanded]: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
by Thomas L. Friedman
from Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Can you tell I liked it?
  If you are in business, any type of business, this is the most important book you will read this decade.
  If you are not in business, but you live on planet earth, this is the most important book you will read this decade.
  If you are a college student, and you will soon be choosing your career path, this is the most important book you will read this decade.
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• Another Great Purchase
  This was another great purchase from Amazon. I was pleased with the whole process of ordering and received it in a timely manner.

• Aint the banjo music swell?
  And, Friedman was so happy teenagers could download so many songs on their little musical devices for such a low cost. I almost wanted to jump for joy! Perhaps the first download should be "Highway to Hell" by ACDC in honor of the the big financial interest as thanks for destroying paying U.S. jobs, benefits, and unions, and attempting to destroy Social Security. And, then Frank Zappa's "Call Any Vegetable," to thank the political pawns who made the new economy a reality.
  The book was highly... more info

• Globalization Manifesto
  Thomas Friedman has a theory: the world is getting flatter.
  Friedman uses the metaphor of a flat world to describe what he calls the evening out of competition in the 21st century. In a nutshell: technology has enabled numerous people in developing countries to compete with individuals in the developed world. This is changing the way companies do business and the way nations do government. And if that is the case, individuals need to change the way they do life.This basically means globalization.more info

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