New Releases by Thomas L. Friedman

“If you’re only going to read one book on the Middle East, this is it.” —Seymour M. Hersh Winner of the National Book Award | A National Bestseller A modern classic of Middle Eastern reportage, now with a new preface by the author. One of the most thought-provoking books ever written about the Middle East, From Beirut to Jerusalem remains vital to our understanding of this complex and volatile region of the world. Three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas L. Friedman drew upon his ten years of experience reporting from Lebanon and Israel to write this now-classic work of journalism. In a new preface, he updates his journey with a fresh analysis of the region today, setting the Gazan war that began with Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, as well as the Saudi-Iranian rivalry and epochal changes in the Gulf, in the context of a conflict between networks of “inclusion” and “resistance” that has defined the area in recent decades. Rich with anecdote, history, analysis, and autobiography, From Beirut to Jerusalem will continue to shape how we see the Middle East for many years to come.

Um guia para o século XXI, escrito por um de seus observadores mais sagazes. Nossa vida está sendo transformada em tantos aspectos e de forma tão rápida que ficamos desnorteados. Em Obrigado pelo atraso, Thomas L. Friedman discute os grandes movimentos que estão redefinindo o mundo. Segundo o autor, para entender o século XXI é preciso entender que as três maiores forças do planeta — a tecnologia, a globalização e as alterações climáticas — mudam numa velocidade muito alta e de forma simultânea. Vivemos, como diz Friedman, uma era das acelerações, que transforma cinco pontos-chave da sociedade: o local de trabalho, a política, a geopolítica, a ética e a comunidade. Com otimismo, Friedman mostra que podemos superar os múltiplos estresses dessa nova era se diminuirmos a marcha, se ousarmos nos atrasar e usarmos esse tempo para reimaginar a sociedade.

Um guia de campo para o século XXI, escrito por um dos seus observadores mais célebres. Todos nós o sentimos que se está a passar algo grandioso: sentimo-lo no local de trabalho, quando falamos com os nossos filhos, quando lemos os jornais ou vemos o noticiário. As nossas vidas estão a ser transformadas por todos os lados ao mesmo tempo, e é estonteante. Em Obrigado pelo Atraso, um trabalho diferente de todos os anteriores, Thomas L. Friedman expõe os movimentos tectónicos que estão a redefinir o mundo de hoje e explica como tirar o máximo proveito deles e amortecer os piores impactos. Nunca mais vamos olhar para o mundo da mesma forma depois de ler este livro: o modo como entendemos as notícias, o trabalho que fazemos, a educação de que os nossos filhos precisam, os investimentos que o nosso empregador tem de fazer e as escolhas morais e geopolíticas em que o nosso país tem de navegar - tudo isto será remodelado pela original análise de Friedman. Friedman começa por nos levar à sua própria maneira de ver o mundo. Depois de um rápido editorial, passa a escrever o que se poderia chamar "uma coluna gigante sobre o século XXI". A sua tese é a seguinte: para entender o século XXI, precisamos de entender que as três maiores forças do planeta - A Lei de Moore (tecnologia), o Mercado (globalização) e a Mãe Natureza (alterações climáticas e perda de biodiversidade) estão em aceleramento simultâneo. Estas acelerações estão a transformar cinco pontos-chave: o local de trabalho, a política, a geopolítica, a ética e a comunidade.

Adhérons-nous à l’idée, de plus en plus répandue dans certains milieux, que le XIXe siècle appartenait à la Grande-Bretagne, que l’Amérique domina le XXe siècle, et que la Chine régnera sur le XXIe – et qu’il suffit de voler de Tianjin ou Shanghai à Washington et de prendre le métro pour le constater ? Non. Nous ne sommes pas pessimistes sur l’Amérique et son avenir. Nous sommes optimistes – et contrariés. Optimistes parce que la société américaine, avec son esprit de liberté, sa diversité d’opinions et ses talents, la flexibilité de son économie, son éthique du travail et son penchant pour l’innovation, est en fait idéalement équipée pour prospérer dans ce monde plein de défis. Optimistes parce que le système politique et économique américain, quand il fonctionne correctement, sait exploiter les talents et l’énergie nécessaires pour relever ces défis. Optimistes parce que les Américains ont toujours su réaliser ensemble de grandes et difficiles entreprises. Optimistes enfin parce que nos réalisations passées nous donnent d’amples motifs de croire que nous serons capables de surmonter nos difficultés actuelles. Mais c’est aussi ce qui nous contrarie. Cet optimisme et ce pessimisme quant à notre avenir ne doivent pas seulement reposer sur un passé glorieux et notre capacité passée à réaliser de grandes choses. Ils doivent aussi dépendre de notre volonté à en créer de nouvelles.

Analyzes four major challenges the United States is facing--globalization, the revolution in information technology, the nation''s chronic deficits, and excessive energy consumption--and explains why these problems needed to be corrected now in order to sustain the American dream and protect America''s place as a world power in the future.

Este livro pretende ajudar o leitor a entender o mundo do capitalismo global, com uma análise da globalização - com enfoque na relação entre o meio ambiente e o ambiente de negócios.

A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year A Washington Post Best Book of the Year A Businessweek Best Business Book of the Year A Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year In this brilliant, essential book, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Thomas L. Friedman speaks to America''s urgent need for national renewal and explains how a green revolution can bring about both a sustainable environment and a sustainable America. Friedman explains how global warming, rapidly growing populations, and the expansion of the world''s middle class through globalization have produced a dangerously unstable planet--one that is "hot, flat, and crowded." In this Release 2.0 edition, he also shows how the very habits that led us to ravage the natural world led to the meltdown of the financial markets and the Great Recession. The challenge of a sustainable way of life presents the United States with an opportunity not only to rebuild its economy, but to lead the world in radically innovating toward cleaner energy. And it could inspire Americans to something we haven''t seen in a long time--nation-building in America--by summoning the intelligence, creativity, and concern for the common good that are our greatest national resources. Hot, Flat, and Crowded 2.0 is classic Thomas L. Friedman: fearless, incisive, forward-looking, and rich in surprising common sense about the challenge--and the promise--of the future.

New York Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas L. Friedman brings his unique point of view to the red hot topic of global climate change. Here he proposes a national plan for going green that will not only benefit the earth, but also make America''s economy stronger and its borders more secure.

Offers a concise history of globalization, discussing a wide range of topics, from the September 11 terrorist attacks to the growth of the middle class in both China and India.

This Independence Day edition of The World is Flat 3.0 includes an an exclusive preview of That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back, by Thomas L. Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum, on sale September 5th, 2011. 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.

Thomas Friedman viser i denne boken hvordan globaliseringen går med ekspressfart. Han forklarer fenomenet, setter det inn i en historisk sammenheng og peker på hendelser de siste årene som har påskyndet denne utviklingen. Markedet for arbeidskraft er i ferd med å bli globalt, og Friedman viser hvordan dette påvirker samfunnet, både i de delene av verden jobber flyttes ut og der de nå utføres. Regjeringer, selskaper, lokalsamfunn og individer må tilpasse seg denne utviklingen, og en rekke spørsmål og komplekse økonomiske, teknologiske og politiske sammenhenger spiller inn. Boken ble utnevnt til Business Book of the Year (Financial Times/Goldman Sachs). Thomas L. Friedman er journalist og har vunnet 3 Pulitzer-priser.

When scholars write the history of the world twenty years from now, what will they say was the most crucial development at the dawn of the 21st century--the attacks of 9/11, or the convergence of technology and events that allowed India, China, and so many other countries to become part of the global supply chain for services and manufacturing, creating an explosion of wealth in the middle classes of the world's two biggest nations, and giving them a huge new stake in the success of globalization? And with this "flattening" of the globe, has the world gotten too small and too fast for human beings and their political systems to adjust in a stable manner? Friedman explains how the flattening of the world happened; what it means to countries, companies, communities, and individuals; and how governments and societies can, and must, adapt.

America''s leading observer of the international scene on the minute-by-minute events of September 11, 2001--before, during and after . As the Foreign Affairs columnist for the The New York Times, Thomas L. Friedman is in a unique position to interpret the world for American readers. Twice a week, Friedman''s celebrated commentary provides the most trenchant, pithy,and illuminating perspective in journalism. Longitudes and Attitudes contains the columns Friedman has published about the most momentous news story of our time, as well as a diary of his experiences and reactions during this period of crisis. As the author writes, the book is "not meant to be a comprehensive study of September 11 and all the factors that went into it. Rather, my hope is that it will constitute a ''word album'' that captures and preserves the raw, unpolished, emotional and analytical responses that illustrate how I, and others, felt as we tried to grapple with September and its aftermath, as they were unfolding." Readers have repeatedly said that Friedman has expressed the essence of their own feelings, helping them not only by explaining who "they" are, but also by reassuring us about who "we" are. More than any other journalist writing, Friedman gives voice to America''s awakening sense of its role in a changed world.

A brilliant investigation of globalization, the most significant socioeconomic trend in the world today, and how it is affecting everything we do-economically, politically, and culturally-abroad and at home. As foreign affairs columnist for The New York Times, Thomas L. Friedman crisscrosses the globe talking with the world''s economic and political leaders, and reporting, as only he can, on what he sees. Now he has used his years of experience as a reporter and columnist to produce a pithy, trenchant, riveting look at the worldwide market forces that are driving today''s economies and how they are playing out both internationally and locally. Globalization is the technologically driven expression of free-market capitalism, and as such is essentially an American creation. It has irrevocably changed the way business is done and has raised living standards throughout the world. But powerful local forces-of religion, race, ethnicity, and cultural identity-are in competition with technology for the hearts and minds of their societies. Finding the proper balance between the Lexus and the olive tree is the great game of globalization-and the ultimate theme of Friedman''s challenging, provocative book, essential reading for all who care about how the world really works.