Free Downloads

Hot, Flat, And Crowded: Why We Need A Green Revolution - And How It Can Renew America, Release 2.0

A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year A Washington Post Best Book of the Year A Businessweek Best Business Book of the Year A Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year In this brilliant, essential book, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Thomas L. Friedman speaks to America's urgent need for national renewal and explains how a green revolution can bring about both a sustainable environment and a sustainable America. Friedman explains how global warming, rapidly growing populations, and the expansion of the world's middle class through globalization have produced a dangerously unstable planet--one that is "hot, flat, and crowded." In this Release 2.0 edition, he also shows how the very habits that led us to ravage the natural world led to the meltdown of the financial markets and the Great Recession. The challenge of a sustainable way of life presents the United States with an opportunity not only to rebuild its economy, but to lead the world in radically innovating toward cleaner energy. And it could inspire Americans to something we haven't seen in a long time--nation-building in America--by summoning the intelligence, creativity, and concern for the common good that are our greatest national resources. Hot, Flat, and Crowded is classic Thomas L. Friedman: fearless, incisive, forward-looking, and rich in surprising common sense about the challenge--and the promise--of the future.

Paperback: 516 pages

Publisher: Picador; 2nd Revised & Enlarged edition (November 24, 2009)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0312428928

ISBN-13: 978-0312428921

Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 0.9 x 8.2 inches

Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (424 customer reviews)

Best Sellers Rank: #22,912 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2 in Books > Engineering & Transportation > Engineering > Energy Production & Extraction > Alternative & Renewable #13 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Politics & Government > Public Affairs & Policy > Environmental Policy #27 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Politics & Government > Specific Topics > Political Economy

NY Times columnist Tom Friedman has written some of the more important current events books of the last twenty years. This effort is a spin-off of his (so far) magnum opus, "The World is Flat." In that book, Friedman chronicled the dizzying array of changes that technology, demographics, and the fall of communism have unleashed upon the world. The message - the world has entered a new epoch fueled by instant communication and the mammoth human resources that have been unleashed in India, Latin America, and even Africa. A clear must-read, "TWIF" is an Important Book.So it was no surprise that Friedman has cranked out a follow-up. In "Hot, Flat and Crowded," Friedman takes the same dynamics that he described in "TWIF" and examines their consequences on our polluted, energy-starved world. What will we do when literally hundreds of millions of people who previously consumed little or no energy (because they were so poor and had no infrastructure) enter the middle class work force thanks to the benefits of technology?One of the problems Friedman posed in "TWIF" is that Americans who do not fight to stay ahead will be surpassed by ambitious folks from India, China, Latin America, etc. In "HFC," Friedman posits that a Green Energy revolution is the answer - the world is going to be crying out for alternative energy resources and products that encourage smart consumption of energy. If America can take the lead in these areas, our leadership role in the world is assured.But Friedman sees problems everywhere - rightly so. Our government and economy are addicted to fossil fuels, and nobody is stepping up to take the leadership mantle.So why only three stars? Well, first thing - Friedman has never been much of a stylist.

Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution - and How It Can Renew America, Release 2.0 Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution - and How It Can Renew America Clean Green Drinks: 100+ Cleansing Recipes to Renew & Restore Your Body and Mind Raising the Floor: How a Universal Basic Income Can Renew Our Economy and Rebuild the American Dream Hot Sauce!: Techniques for Making Signature Hot Sauces, with 32 Recipes to Get You Started; Includes 60 Recipes for Using Your Hot Sauces The Snazzy Jazzy Nutcracker: Hot, Hot, Hot in 1929! Hot Hot Hot The Brand Called You: Make Your Business Stand Out in a Crowded Marketplace The Very Crowded Sukkah LEED GA MOCK EXAMS (LEED v4): Questions, Answers, and Explanations: A Must-Have for the LEED Green Associate Exam, Green Building LEED Certification, ... Green Associate Exam Guide Series (Volume 2) LEED v4 Green Associate Exam Guide (LEED GA): Comprehensive Study Materials, Sample Questions, Green Building LEED Certification, and Sustainability (Green Associate Exam Guide Series) (Volume 1) The Fracking Truth:America's Energy Revolution: America's Energy Revolution: the Inside, Untold Story Relax and Renew: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times You've Been Framed: How to Reframe Your Wealth Management Business and Renew Client Relationships 555 Hot Marketing Headlines: Over 500 Advertising Headlines You Can Use Right Now to Sell More (Hot Marketing Strategies, Book 1) Sonata in C minor from Methodische Sonaten, 1732: B Flat Clarinet and Piano, or B Flat Tenor Saxophone and Piano Green River, Running Red: The Real Story of the Green River Killer--America's Deadliest Serial Murderer Visual Basic 6 Object-Oriented Programming Gold Book: Everything You Need to Know About Microsoft's New ActiveX Release Dirty Little Secrets: Why buyers can't buy and sellers can't sell and what you can do about it Can-Am 50th Anniversary: Flat Out with North America's Greatest Race Series 1966-74