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The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century
by: Thomas L. Friedman

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Binding: Hardcover
Label: Farrar, Straus And Giroux
Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus And Giroux
Number Of Pages: 488
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: Farrar, Straus And Giroux
Sales Rank: 741243
Studio: Farrar, Straus And Giroux

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- The globalism he praises may bite us all in the a**.
Now that the US is going through a terrible recession, we are going to regret that we outsourced all our production to other countries just to save a buck (NOT out of the kindness of our hearts to help India or China), leaving an anemic service industry that isn't going to be enough when the dollar weakens and imports become expensive.

Then we will have to start making our own stuff, and by then we will be starting out from scratch, and it will take years to recover.

Thanks a lot, globalization.

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- A Book That Will Prepare You For The New World
Whether you are a newly college grad, a cashier from Wal-Mart or you just got laid off by CitiGroup, take some time and read this book. It will give you a brand new perspective of how companies run their business today; it will probably make you realized how incompetent you actually are in a flat world. But at least you will finally be able to have a intellectual talk with your friends while you are in a bar.

In "The World Is Flat", Friedman talks about how he realized that the world is actually flat on a trip to Bangalore, India. From the fall of Berlin Wall to the raise of search engine and personal digital devices, Friedman explains how each major events and inventions from the nineties to the twenty-first century contributed to the flattening of the world. Friedman also talks about how government, companies, and individuals should deal with this flat world. The last part of the book, Friedman examines ... Read More

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- Approachable for all readers, essential for understanding our flat world. This book should be on everyones "must read" list
I found the first section (263 pages) difficult to plow through - I come from a software / engineering background and found the techie speak in the first section dry. Understandably this book was written for a broad audience, and this section was a prerequisite for the remainder of the book as it brings the reader up to speed on globalization and the events that have contributed to today's flattened world. Once through the first section the text picks up it's pace, and reads like a novel as Friedman's prose weaves experiences, concerns, research, and philosophy together.

Globalization effects everyone and everyone should read this fantastic book.

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- Friedman is a True Patriot!
My father recommended this book to me and although it is so long that when people saw me reading it asked me if it was the Bible, it is the most important book that I've read in at least the last three years.

Friedman displays unbelievable foresight, simplicity and understanding of the complex world that we live in and gives his best effort to inform anyone who is smart enough to realize how important it is to be prepared for the technological revolution that is currently underway.

I find myself citing this book at least a few times per week and couldn't stress enough how important it is, especially for people under 30 to read an understand everything contained within it.

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