Hot, Flat, and Crowded

Rating: ★★★★

Method of Reading: Paperback for school, 448 pages
Dates of Reading: August 1, 2012-November 15, 2012
Author: Thomas L. Friedman
Publication Year: I have the 2009 revision.
Recommended to: Economic, political, societal, or environmental thinkers. Our leaders could use a dose of this.
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Movie: No.

Wikipedia Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot,_Flat,_and_Crowded
Link: http://www.thomaslfriedman.com/bookshelf/hot-flat-and-crowded

My View: This was an immensely interesting book that I had to read for a class, but I found the points it made fascinating. Life in this "distant future" they so often discuss in connection with climate change would be a lot better if we bucked up right now and treated Earth right. But guess what?

WHAT?

   Life NOW would be better, too! He completely convinces me that today and all of our tomorrows could be better if we paid attention to the Earth. His only weakness? The man repeats EVERYTHING about 700 times, which kinda breaks down his legitimacy... like he has to fall back on the same small pool of examples all the time. So brace yourself.


Always,
Your Bibliomaniac

Bibliographic info:
Friedman, Thomas L. Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008. Print.