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| 1. | Amazon.com |
| One day in 1992, Thomas Friedman toured a Lexus factory in Japan and
marveled at the robots that put the luxury cars together. That evening, as
he ate sushi on a Japanese bullet train, he read a story about... read full editorial |
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| 2. | The New York Times Book Review, Josef Joffe |
| Friedman knows how to cut through the arcana of high tech and high finance
with vivid images and compelling analogies.... a delightfully readable
book.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of
this title. |
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| 3. | The New Yorker, Nicholas Lemann |
| He has a born reporter's inextinguishable interest in everything, and a
great sense of the telling detail. His experience of the world's societies
may be broad and thin, yet he quite often finds a fresh, memorable nugget... read full editorial |
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| 4. | The New York Times, Richard Eder |
| ...a spirited and imaginative exploration of our new order of economic
globalization.... The author uses his skills as reporter and analyst to
conduct a breathtaking tour, one that possesses the exhilarating qualities... read full editorial |
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| 5. | From AudioFile |
| NEW YORK TIMES columnist Thomas Friedman gives a succinct and insightful
explanation of the benefits and challenges of globalization and
technology. The Lexus, the automobile that uses parts from all over the
world,... read full editorial |
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| 6. | From Kirkus Reviews |
| A brilliant guidebook to the new world of ``globalization'' by
Pulitzer-winning New York Times columnist Friedman (From Beirut to
Jerusalem, 1988). Like El Nio, globalization is blamed for anything and
everything, but... read full editorial |
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| 7. | Review |
| National Bestseller#1 New York Times Business
Bestseller"A brilliant guide to the here and
now."--The New York Times Book Review"An owner's
manual for a globalized world."--USA Today"A
spirited... read full editorial |
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| 8. | Review |
| National Bestseller#1 New York Times Business
Bestseller"A brilliant guide to the here and now."--The New
York Times Book Review"An owner's manual for a globalized
world."--USA Today"A spirited and imaginative exploration... read full editorial |
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| 9. | Card catalog description |
| As the Foreign Affairs columnist for The New York Times, Thomas L. Friedman
has traveled to the four corners of the globe, interviewing people from all
walks of contemporary life - Brazilian peasants in the Amazon rain... read full editorial |
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| 10. | From the Inside Flap |
| From one of our most perceptive commentators and winner of the National
Book Award, a comprehensive look at the new world of globalization, the
international system that, more than anything else, is shaping world
affairs... read full editorial |
