The World Is Flat

Thomas L. Friedman

"The World is Flat I think is a really important book, and particularly when we're talking about the economic position of the United States and other countries as we go forward in the 21st century.

Well, The World is Flat: What does that mean? I think the title really says it all, in that the economic position of the U.S. is really - is potentially coming down as other countries come up, particularly India and China. There are a lot of things I liked about the book. I think it was an easy read. It's not an obtuse book, it's written in a newspaper vernacular, if you will. Through a collection of anecdotes, Friedman paints this picture. And so in my mind, it's - somebody can now have a different interpretation of the act that he might have mentioned. Maybe the world isn't so - you know - is the world really flat? I don't know. I mean, I would argue that, no, I think the world is actually in some ways becoming even more - how would I say it? - more unbalanced.

I would recommend this book for anyone. It's a book that is easy to read. If you can read a newspaper, you should read this book. It's certainly a very influential book that deserves consideration. I would give this a - four and a half stars, and that's a really high rating. I would say that I don't have any really criticisms of the book, it's just that maybe he could have done a little bit more to maybe show some other counterpoints to his argument."

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