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Thank You for Being Late

  • 528 pages · about 9 hours
  • First published 2016
  • 13 editions

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1 About this book

Friedman discusses how the key to understanding the 21st century is understanding that the planet's three largest forces -- Moore's law (technology), the market (globalization) and Mother Nature (climate change and biodiversity loos) -- are accelerating all at once.

And these accelerations are transforming the five key realms: the workplace, politics, geopolitics, ethics, and community. Friedman posits that we should purposely "be late"--We should pause to appreciate the amazing historical epoch we're passing through and to reflect on its possibilities and dangers.

Good for readers who want: politics, business, climate change, and a long read.

  • Technology and civilization
  • Geopolitics
  • Political science
  • Business & economics
  • Climatic changes
  • Political participation
  • Technology, social aspects
  • Climate change

2 About Thomas L. Friedman

Born 1953

Thomas Loren Friedman ( FREED-mən; born July 20, 1953) is an American political commentator and author. He is a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner and a weekly columnist for The New York Times. He has written extensively on foreign affairs, global trade, the Middle East, globalization, and environmental issues.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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