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Liked It3 of 3 members found this review helpful “Writing this review proves Mr. Friedman's point in his thought-provoking book, "The World is Flat." One of the things flattening the word, drawing people across the world together in a more level platform for collaboration and competition, is the ability of more and more people to create their...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It5 of 6 members found this review helpful “The world is flat, but this book is not. It's Thomas Friedman's ginormous examination of globalization and the forces that drive it, starting with the end of the last century and continuing up to about 2:15 yesterday afternoon. The book traces the antecedents and consequences of global...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“A great book to get acquaintance of some of the trends in global economy and politics of the post-modern world. Written with scholarly and seriousness. A very pleasant reading.”
Ander wrote this review Monday, April 16, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I liked it, but it required some effort”
TODD D CYRULIK wrote this review Sunday, March 4, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Great book that really opens up your view of other cultures and the pace at which they're moving in education, in relation to the U.S.”
Caitlin Higgins wrote this review Friday, February 3, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I didn’t believe it either, until I read this book. Provides every day folks like me an understanding of what globalization is all about, how the internet has changed our lives forever, and how we might best counsel our children on career choices.”
Shareef Mahdavi | SM2 Strategic wrote this review Wednesday, January 25, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Truly a marvelous attempt to Sum-up the Globalization 3.0,which is still in progress.
demlaip wrote this review Monday, January 23, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
And a great collection of case studies of some of Biggies of Different Industries,who helped in Flattering the Rounded world.
I would recommend this,if you had never read Newspapers from 1989,from where this Big revolution started,of which I'm also part of ,The IT World.
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“This Should be a MUST READ for all parents and High School Grads.”
jonathan wrote this review Sunday, January 22, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book has good ideas and you can learn a lot from it, but it really should have been 150 pages instead of 500. It takes forever to get through. Friedman just says the same thing over and over again, and his hokey Minnesota folksy writing style gets irritating very quickly. Gonna be honest here- I didn't even read his conclusion, the last 40 or so pages. I tried hard to get all the way through this, but it was just torture towards the end.”
Andrew M wrote this review Tuesday, January 17, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This book gives a great overview of globalization. For those of us in education it is sometimes difficult to know why and how events shape political thought about the direction of education. Certainly, as work shifts to other areas of the world, American educators must be able to prepare students for innovative new work and entrepreneurship.”
Kim Alan Spacek wrote this review Sunday, December 11, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I didn’t believe it either, until I read this book. Provides every day folks like me an understanding of what globalization is all about, how the internet has changed our lives forever, and how we might best counsel our children on career choices.”
Shareef Mahdavi wrote this review Wednesday, December 7, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
