The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century (Further Updated and Expanded) -- Thomas L. Friedman, Paperback

A New Edition of the Phenomenal #1 Bestseller

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.

Author: Thomas L. Friedman
Publisher: Picador USA
Published: 07/24/2007
Pages: 672
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780312425074

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 10.3
Point Value: 35
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 103330 / World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century


Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 08/12/2007 pg. 24

About the Author
Thomas L. Friedman has won the Pulitzer Prize three times for his work at The New York Times, where he serves as the foreign affairs columnist. He is the author of three previous books, all of them bestsellers: From Beirut to Jerusalem, winner of the National Book Award for nonfiction; The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization; and Longitudes and Attitudes: Exploring the World After September 11. In 2005 The World Is Flat was given the first Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award, and Friedman was named one of America's Best Leaders by U.S. News & World Report. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with his family.