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The World is Flat

Thomas L. Friedman

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"I didn't know anything about The World is Flat, believe it or not. After I read it, people were saying, "You didn't know? We talked about it." But I have a virtual book club at work; and so we all read books from different cities, and we get on the phone and we talk about it. And that was the one my coworker picked. So that's how I was introduced to it. I think the book is about blurring the lines about the things that disconnect countries. It's about helping us come together with technology, so I could relate to the innovative piece of it. I mean, some parts of the book talk to you about things that companies have done, and it inspires you to say you could do that if you were in the mindset that you'd want a business and that you'd want to mine other companies' and cultures' experience borrowing that way. I think it scared me a little, and it speaks about a whole host of positions, whether you are a barber or whether you're a computer programmer, whatever it is. And it talks about how you might be replaced, or how you might be unique and you'll always be in demand and you'll always have a career. So it talks about educating yourself, what kinds of things you can do if you're a barber or if you're a computer programmer. So that piece, it scares you a little and it makes you go, "Hmm. Maybe I should pay attention and do something about it." I would give The World is Flat a rating of probably three and a-half. I think if it would have been a little bit more to the point I would have given it higher rating, but it's a great book. It's different, and it's not fiction but it might read like fiction, so that part is interesting as well."