Thomas L. Friedman
Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America
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- In Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America, Thomas Friedman presents an irresistible opportunity for Americans--one that can save the planet and increase our wealth. The world is flat because of...
- Before reading this book I was your typical ugly american. Put up another coal fired plant so I can keep my house like an ice box in atlanta in the middle of summer. Well needless to say my perspective has changed after reading this book. Now I am keeply...
- Global warming, rapidly growing populations, and expansion of the world's middle class through globalization have produced a planet that is "hot, flat, and crowded." It will be too late to fix things in just a few years unless the U.S. steps up now to...
- Thomas L. Friedman's Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need A Green Revolution-and How It Can Renew America is the right book, by the right author, at the right time. Just when it is becoming apparent that the days of petroleum are ending we get a book that...
- A very well documented overview of mankind's most serious threat, global warming. Scary, but with a clear roadmap for America to thrive and survive. This is a great book.
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This book is wonderful. I
This book is wonderful. I highly recommend it to everyone living in the U.S. We need some serious change, and Thomas Friedman does a great job of pointing out our problems and some possible solutions.
I found a post on Peterman's Eye that gives a great description of the book. Thought I'd share...
http://www.petermanseye.com/anthologies/who-didn-t-win/376--hot-flat-and...
Cheers!
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