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Friedman, Thomas L.
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Technological innovations -- Social aspects.
Technology and civilization.
Climatic changes -- Social aspects.
Geopolitics.
Political participation.
Globalization.
Civilization, Modern -- 21st century.
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Friedman, Thomas L.
Technological innovations -- Social aspects.
Technology and civilization.
Climatic changes -- Social aspects.
Geopolitics.
Political participation.
Globalization.
Civilization, Modern -- 21st century.
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Thank you for being late [sound recording] : an optimist's guide to thriving in the age of accelerations / Thomas L. Friedman.
by
Friedman, Thomas L.
Macmillan Audio, 2016.
Call #:
COMPACT
DISC
303
.483
F911t
Subjects
Technological innovations -- Social aspects.
Technology and civilization.
Climatic changes -- Social aspects.
Geopolitics.
Political participation.
Globalization.
Civilization, Modern -- 21st century.
ISBN:
9781427274663
1427274665
Format:
[sound recording] :
Edition:
Unabridged.
Description:
16
compact
discs (20 hr.) : digital ; 12 cm.
Performers:
Read by Oliver Wyman; introduction read by the author.
Summary:
We all sense it - something big is going on. You feel it in your workplace. You feel it when you talk to your kids. You can’t miss it when you read the newspapers or watch the news. Our lives are being transformed in so many realms all at once - and it is dizzying. Thomas Friedman exposes the tectonic movements that are reshaping the world today and explains how to get the most out of them and cushion their worst impacts. You will never look at the world the same way again: how you understand the news, the work you do, the education your kids need, the investments your employer has to make, and the moral and geopolitical choices our country has to navigate will all be refashioned by Friedman's original analysis. Friedman begins by taking us into his own way of looking at the world - how he writes a column. After a quick tutorial, he proceeds to write what could only be called a giant column about the twenty-first century. His thesis: to understand the twenty-first century, you need to understand that the planet's three largest forces - Moore's law (technology), the Market (globalization), and Mother Nature (climate change and biodiversity loss) - are accelerating all at once. These accelerations are transforming five key realms: the workplace, politics, geopolitics, ethics, and community. The exponential increase in computing power has a lot to do with it. The year 2007 was a major inflection point: the release of the iPhone, together with advances in silicon chips, software, storage, sensors, and networking, created a new technology platform. Thank You for Being Late is a work of contemporary history that serves as a field manual for how to write and think about this era of accelerations. It's also an argument for "being late" - for pausing to appreciate this amazing historical epoch we're passing through and to reflect on its possibilities and dangers. Thomas Friedman is a three-time recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for his work with The New York Times and the author of six books, including The World Is Flat.
Genre:
Adult books on CD.
Other authors:
Wyman, Oliver.
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1
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Bedford Public Library
Adult Nonfiction on CD
COMPACT DISC 303.483 F911t
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