|  | Author: Thomas L. Friedman
Creator: Oliver Wyman
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
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Rating:  262 reviews
Sales Rank: 518640
Format: Abridged, Audiobook, CD
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Abridged
Number Of Items: 7
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Dimensions (in): 5.8 x 5.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 1427204608
Dewey Decimal Number: 333.79073
EAN: 9781427204608
ASIN: 1427204608
Publication Date: September 8, 2008
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 So very repetitive, I repeat, so repettive, Again I say it is repetitve October 28, 2009
Jay Alix (USA)
13 out of 18 found this review helpful
Sorry somehow Friedman's painful repetitiveness has rubbed off on me. With the exception of the common sense around petro- dictatorships, this book is loaded with nonsense. Loaded with nonsense..sorry I did it again. I have never read a book that says the almost the exact same thing chapter after chapter. Some points are good and some are even innovative BUT the repetitiveness made this a very slow and at many times a painful read.
All that aside, what is even more dissapointing than repetitiveness is that if Friedman were half as serious about his concern for the planet as he pretends to be in this book he would insist on having it ONLY be available as an eBook from a company that ONLY runs SUN Systems ultra efficient servers. Instead he bores us as we flip through dead tree after dead tree that makes up this almost 400 page diatribe on how we are all going die in 100 years and we need tax like crazy to solve a potential problem, that might, or could,or may potentially, some speculate, affect the earth 100 years from now. What about today's problems? The challenges we know and can prove exist? Perhaps we should look to tax like crazy to solve the crisis of today. The millions of starving children all of over Asia, millions of people dying of AIDS in Africa, hundreds of thousands homeless here in America. All this is happening NOW. But Friedman says over and over (and over) again that the Govt. should invest Trillions (with a "T" and plural) to solve something that might, maybe, or could perhaps affect us in 100 years or more. I understand that windmills on Cape Cod and electric cars in Malibu is much sexier than rice and clean water for the starving 3 year olds in Cambodia or basic medicines for the those whose bodies are being raveged by disease in Nigeria, but let's get real about what is real. Don't invest in this book unless you find this kind of fiction entertaining. Instead send your 15 bucks to UNICEF or the United Way or any of the dozens of other organizations that see and own peice of solving TODAY's crisis. When you wake up tommorow thousands will die of AIDs in the your first waking hour, All while Friedman argues that the earth's temperature will rise somewhere between 0.5 an 6 degrees in 100 years. Basic science would suggest that that variance is so great that their is no argument. There is nothing to discuss or debate. Science simply cannot support that degree of variation in anything and call it science. However, science has proved that if you dont have food or water, you starve and die an incredbly painful death. Science has also proved that AIDS kills 100% of it's victims. So what do you want to do with you tax dollars? Fund Friedmans fantasy of what tragedy might occur in a 100 years OR help what is real and what is here today? In his book, he blames us all for greenhouse gases that may or may not have anything to do with anything. I blame him for ignoring what is real.
Again, lets get real about what is real..oops I repeated myself again.
 It's Time to Stand Up and Look Around October 19, 2009
Thomas L. Bartley (San Diego, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Thomas Friedman uses his extensive international experience to first, set the motivation for Americans everywhere to stand up and look around at our political, physical, chemical, and bioloigical environment from a global perspective; and, second, describe a way to unleash the historical American potential that has always risen to address threats to ourselves, our country, and our planet. In true journalistic fashion Mr. Friedman provides a multitude of references to sustantiate the picture he paints in words.
As a professional in energy and transportation I recommend extending this work from energy storage that has already become a necessary part of life into future energy storage that will be as important to life and communication as highways are to travel today.
Excellent October 17, 2009
Jaime Berebichez Prensky (Naucalpan, Estado de Mexico Mexico)
It is an excellent book of today and what to do for tomorrow. I bought another 3 for presents and I will buy more. I hope they translate it to Spanish so more people here in Mexico will be able to read it.
Review of Hot, Flat and Crowded October 17, 2009
Ben Cole (Holbrook, AZ United States)
This work is extremely well written by a very informed writer. I highly recommend it to anyone who is concerned with the environment or in favor of renewable energy sources.
Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America by Thomas L. Friedman October 5, 2009
Aziz Mohammad
This was just a great purchase!!!!!
I needed this book for my COMM 1010 Course at University of North Texas, and
when I went searching for this book it was actually on sale!
Instead of paying about $30 for the book, I actually paid $9.78 only with
everything included (tax and shipping/handling)!
I am glad that Amazon had this book on sale since all of my other textbooks
were worth a whole lot more (Let's say $500 total)!
The book is a great read, and I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is into
learning about the crisis of America and the reason behind it. Thomas Friedman has
done a great job, and he deserves to have his book read! =)
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