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Thomas L. Friedman
Thomas L. Friedman is an internationally renowned author, reporter, and columnist-the recipient of three Pulitzer Prizes and the author of numerous bestselling books, among them Fr...view moreThomas L. Friedman is an internationally renowned author, reporter, and columnist-the recipient of three Pulitzer Prizes and the author of numerous bestselling books, among them From Beirut to Jerusalem and The World Is Flat.
He was born in Minneapolis in 1953, and grew up in the middle-class Minneapolis suburb of St. Louis Park. He graduated from Brandeis University in 1975 with a degree in Mediterranean studies, attended St. Antony's College, Oxford, on a Marshall Scholarship, and received an M.Phil. degree in modern Middle East studies from Oxford. After three years with United Press International, he joined The New York Times, where he has worked ever since as a reporter, correspondent, bureau chief, and columnist. At the Times, he has won three Pulitzer Prizes: in 1983 for international reporting (from Lebanon), in 1988 for international reporting (from Israel), and in 2002 for his columns after the September 11th attacks.
Friedman's first book, From Beirut to Jerusalem, won the National Book Award in 1989. His second book, The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization (1999), won the Overseas Press Club Award for best book on foreign policy in 2000. In 2002 FSG published a collection of his Pulitzer Prize-winning columns, along with a diary he kept after 9/11, as Longitudes and Attitudes: Exploring the World After September 11. His fourth book, The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century (2005) became a #1 New York Times bestseller and received the inaugural Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award in November 2005. A revised and expanded edition was published in hardcover in 2006 and in 2007. The World Is Flat has sold more than 4 million copies in thirty-seven languages.
In 2008 he brought out Hot, Flat, and Crowded, which was published in a revised edition a year later. His sixth book, That Used to Be Us: How American Fell Behind in the World We Invented and How We Can Come Back, co-written with Michael Mandelbaum, was published in 2011. It was followed by Thank You For Being Late in 2016.
Thomas L. Friedman lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with his family.view less
Books by Thomas L. Friedman
From Beirut to Jerusalem Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hot, Flat, and Crowded 2.0: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Longitudes and Attitudes: Exploring the World After September 11 Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Adaptation Advantage: Let Go, Learn Fast, and Thrive in the Future of Work Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Audiobooks by Thomas L. Friedman
From Beirut to Jerusalem Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The World Is Flat [Updated and Expanded]: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Longitudes and Attitudes: Exploring the World After September 11 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThat Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Adaptation Advantage: Let Go, Learn Fast, and Thrive in the Future of Work Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
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From Beirut to Jerusalem Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Longitudes and Attitudes: Exploring the World After September 11 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5