Audiobooks: Thomas Friedman live and on CD
Foreign affairs columnist Thomas L. Friedman of the New York Times, who has a enormous following in Baltimore, understands globalization and the interdependence of nations probably better than anyone out there.
He demonstrated that in The World is Flat, in which he described how 9/11, Katrina and the Internet have combined to bring climate and energy issues to Main Street America.
He continues this discussion in his new book, Hot, Flat and Crowded, his new book, in which he argues that America needs to go green in order to survive, prosper and remain secure.
It is complex argument, but Friedman delivers it in a conversational manner (through the congenial voice of Oliver Wyman, who also read The World is Flat.)
Friedman will deliver these thoughts in person this week at Goucher College, where he will appear as the Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Visiting Professor speaking in Goucher College’s Kraushaar Auditorium on Friday, October 3, at 8 p.m.
Trouble is, demand was so great, tickets are sold out! So it is back to the CD player in the dashboard, people!
While she always preferred The Hardy Boys to Nancy Drew, 
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To get a counterprespective on globalization, atleast as described by Friedman in his book, "The world is flat," I would like to recommend a small, but interesting book, by Aronica and Ramdoo, "The World is Flat? A Critical Analysis of Thomas Friedman's New York Times Bestseller."
Interestingly enough, the book written about two years back, discusses in the chapter, "Debt and Financialization of America," the debt ridden American society, deregulated financial institutions, mortgage crisis and other related issues, with clear pointers to the economic crisis gripping US today.
It is a small book compared to the 600 page tome by Friedman, and aimed at the common man and students alike. As popular as the book may be, some reviewers assert that by what it leaves out, Friedman's book is dangerous. The authors point to the fact that there isn't a single table or data footnote in Friedman's entire book.
You may want to see www.mkpress.com/flat
and watch www.mkpress.com/flatoverview.html
for an interesting counterperspective on Friedman's
"The World is Flat".
Also a really interesting 6 min wake-up call: Shift Happens! www.mkpress.com/ShiftExtreme.html
There is also a companion book listed: Extreme Competition: Innovation and the Great 21st Century Business Reformation
www.mkpress.com/extreme
http://www.mkpress.com/Extreme11minWMV.html
Posted by: concerned citizen | October 12, 2008 12:31 PM