In this brilliant new book, the award-winning New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman demystifies this brave new world for readers, allowing them to make sense of the often bewildering global scene unfolding before their eyes. With his inimitable ability to translate complex foreign policy and economic issues, Friedman explains how the flattening of the world happened at the dawn of the twenty-first century; what it means to countries, companies, communities, and individuals; and how governments and societies can, and must, adapt. The World Is Flat is a timely and essential update on globalization, its successes and discontents, powerfully illuminated by on of our most respected journalists.

- How the World Became Flat
- America and the Flat World
- Developing Countries and the Flat World
- Companies and the Flat World
- Geopolitics and the Flat World
- Conclusion: Imagination