11 сент. 2009 г.

№1 in Obama's Reading List for Martha's Vineyard (The Time)

Hot, Flat, and Crowded. Why We Need a Green Revolution - And How it Can Renew America
Thomas L. Friedman

Thomas L. Friedman's no. 1 bestseller The World Is Flat has helped millions of readers to see globalization in a new way. Now Friedman brings a fresh outlook to the crises of destabilizing climate change and rising competition for energy—both of which could poison our world if we do not act quickly and collectively. His argument speaks to all of us who are concerned about the state of America in the global future.

Friedman proposes that an ambitious national strategy—which he calls "Geo-Greenism" — is not only what we need to save the planet from overheating; it is what we need to make America healthier, richer, more innovative, more productive, and more secure.


The Washington Post Cover Review "Like it or not, we need Tom Friedman. ...By and large [he] gets the big issues right."

Business Week "Required Reading"

The Boston Globe "A compelling manifesto that deserves a wide reading, especially by members of Congress and candidates for President."

Newsweek "New York Times columnist and globalization exponent Thomas Friedman pleads for Americans to wake up to the perils and opportunities of an emerging resource-strapped world. The author comes across as a blend of Will Rogers, Jack Welch and Norman Vincent Peale—a plain-spoken citizen outraged at the bullheadedness of U.S. politicians, yet optimistic about the power of ingenuity and finely crafted policy to avert disaster."

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