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When it comes to drumming, leah burke is usually on beatbut real life isnt always so rhythmic. Columbus reported to his king and queen that the world was round, and he went down in history as the man who first made this discovery. Friedman certainly succeeds in that goal, the nobel laureate joseph e. The latest edition of this book was written in 2007, right before the start of the great recession, so it would be interesting to see if friedmans thoughts were changed by this major market malfunction. Listen to world without us audiobook by alan weisman. Friedman, a nyt columnist, reflects humorously on web 2. The world is flat by thomas friedman free download. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 2005, and was written by thomas l. Beyond just the sales figures, its important to note that this book is being read by people in government, universities are assigning it college courses, and it has become required reading in a lot of businesses. Jul 10, 2007 listen to world without us audiobook by alan weisman. Established companies have learned to adapt and quickly. Friedman concludes that the world is flat on a visit to infosys technologies limited in india, where he travels with discovery times. Plus, youll get an additional audiobook per month after trial.
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