Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution–and How It Can Renew America
by Thomas L. Friedman
Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America by Thomas L. Friedman holds a well received rating of 3.68 out of 5, based on 10.7K reader ratings. First published in 2008. The book spans 438 pages.
About Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America
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.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Author | Thomas L. Friedman |
| Published | 2008 |
| Pages | 438 |
| Genres | Non-Fiction, Science, History, Business, Philosophy |
| Average Rating | 3.68 / 5.00 |
| Total Ratings | 10,714 |
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Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America is categorized as Non-Fiction, Science, History, Business. Its primary genre classification is Philosophy.
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Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America has 438 pages.
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Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America was written by Thomas L. Friedman. It was first published in 2008.
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The ISBN-13 for Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America is 9780374166850.0.
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