The Thomas Friedman Quicklet Bundle (The World Is Flat, The Lexus & The Olive Tree, That Used To Be Us, and more!) (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

Hi Tom Friedman fans, we're promoting a special Quicklet Bundle featuring Quicklets on 5 of Friedman's best works, including:-The World Is Flat-The Lexus And The Olive Tree-That Used To Be Us-Hot, Flat, and Crowded-From Beirut to JerusalemSeparately, you'd pay $14.95 for all 3, instead, you can read them all for less than $10 in one convenient bundle on your Kindle!Here are short descriptions for each book.= = = = =Thomas Friedman's The World is Flat analyzes the way globalization has changed our world - and how we can prepare for a new future. Friedman lists the ten "flatteners" which have leveled the global economy, forcing America to compete and collaborate with developing countries.BOOK OUTLINEPt. I: Context and Overall Highlights->Thomas Friedman's background and the overall significance of The World is Flat.Pt. II: List Of Important People->The most important figures mentioned in the book and brief summaries of their significance.Pt. III: Key Terms and Definitions->Explanations of every key concept used in the book.= = = = =That Used To Be Us was written by Thomas Friedman (a New York Times foreign correspondent and columnist) and Michael Mandelbaum (Professor of American Policy at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.)Friedman is the author of five bestsellers, including The World Is Flat and a three-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Friedman graduated from the University of Minnesota and Brandeis University summa cum laude and received a Masters in Philosophy from Oxford University. At The New York Times he’s worked as the Chief White House Correspondent and as a reporter in Finance, International Economics, and Foreign Affairs. Mandelbaum is the director of the American foreign-policy program at Johns Hopkins University. He has served on the faculty at Harvard University (from which he received his PhD in Political Science), Columbia University, and the US Naval Academy. He is the author of multiple books, including The Case For Goliath: How America Acts As A World Government In The 21st Century. In That Used To Be Us, Friedman and Mandelbaum posit that creativity and the ability to meet great challenges is more important to the US than ever before. They paint a vivid picture of the economic and political failures that have lead to the current, downhill condition of America, and propose the actions that must be taken by the citizens, businesses, and government leaders of America to reverse its decline.= = = = =Someone I worked for once said to me, “there is a difference between your sphere of influence and your sphere of concern.” That's the challenge of Thomas Friedman's “The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization” ‒ to grasp the awesome power of globalization while still living decidedly local lives. At least most of us do. I do. Or at least I did. Mr. Friedman has a huge wealth of stories to tell. His ability to weave together a stream of anecdotes into circumstantial evidence is impressive. Without using charts, or graphs, or abstract economic concepts, he makes a convincing case that “Globalization” is real. It's here to stay and we better get used to it. I agree. We better get used to it. In a relatively short time the world has gone from telegraph to telephone to Internet. Combine that with sophisticated supply chains that deliver goods in a matter of hours instead of weeks or months, and you have today's market place....plus 2 more books. Thanks!