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245		0	_aThank you for being late
260			_a _bFarrar, Straus and Giroux, _c2016
300			_a486 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
500			_aan optimist's guide to thriving in the age of accelerations
505			_aPart I. Reflecting. Thank You for Being Late _rPart II. Accelerating. What the Hell Happened in 2007? ; Moore's Law ; The Supernova ; The Market ; Mother Nature-- _rPart III. Innovating. Just Too Damned Fast ; Turning AI into IA ; Control vs. Kaos ; Mother Nature as Political Mentor ; Is God in Cyberspace? ; Always Looking for Minnesota ; You Can Go Home Again (and You Should!)-- _rPart IV. Anchoring. From Minnesota to the World and Back.--
520			_aFriedman discusses how the key to understanding the 21st century is understanding that the planet's three largest forces--Moore's law (technology), the market (globalization) and Mother Nature (climate change and biodiversity loss)--are accelerating all at once. And these accelerations are transforming the five key realms: the workplace, politics, geopolitics, ethics, and community. Friedman posits that we should purposely 'be late'--We should pause to appreciate the amazing historical epoch we're passing through and to reflect on its possibilities and dangers.-- adapted from book jacket. ; 'We all sense it--something big is going on. You feel it in your workplace. You feel it when you talk to your kids. You can't miss it when you read the newspapers or watch the news. Our lives are being transformed in so many realms all at once--and it is dizzying. In Thank You for Being Late, a work unlike anything he has attempted before, Thomas L. Friedman exposes the tectonic movements that are reshaping the world today and explains how to get the most out of them and cushion their worst impacts. You will never look at the world the same way again after you read this book; how you understand the news, the work you do, the education your kids need, the investments your employer has to make, and the moral and geopolitical choices our country has to navigate will all be refashioned by Friedman's original analysis. Friedman begins by taking us into his own way of looking at the world--how he writes a column. After a quick tutorial, he proceeds to write what could only be called a giant column about the twenty-first century. His thesis: to understand the twenty-first century, you need to understand that the planets three largest forces--Moore's law (technology), the Market (globalization), and Mother Nature (climate change and biodiversity loss)--are accelerating all at once. These accelerations are transforming five key realms: the workplace, politics, geopolitics, ethics, and community. Why is this happening? As Friedman shows, the exponential increase in computing power defined by Moore's law has a lot to do with it. The year 2007 was a major inflection point: the release of the iPhone, together with advances in silicon chips, software, storage, sensors, and networking, created a new technology platform. Friedman calls this platform 'the supernova'--For it is an extraordinary release of energy that is reshaping everything from how we hail a taxi to the fate of nations to our most intimate relationships. It is creating vast new opportunities for individuals and small groups to save the world--or to destroy it. Thank You for Being Late is a work of contemporary history that serves as a field manual for how to write and think about this era of accelerations. It's also an argument for 'being late'--for pausing to appreciate this amazing historical epoch we're passing through and to reflect on its possibilities and dangers. To amplify this point, Friedman revisits his Minnesota hometown in his moving concluding chapters; there, he explores how communities can create a 'topsoil of trust' to anchor their increasingly diverse and digital populations. With his trademark vitality, wit, and optimism, Friedman shows that we can overcome the multiple stresses of an age of accelerations--if we slow down, if we dare to be late and use the time to reimagine work, politics, and community. Thank You for Being Late is Friedman's most ambitious book--and an essential guide to the present and the future.'--Jacket.
590			_bIncludes index.
630			_aHM SOCIOLOGY _91301
650		0	_aTechnological innovations _xSocial aspects _97506
650		0	_aTechnology and civilization _910848
650		0	_aClimatic changes _xMoral and ethical aspects _910849
650			_aGeopolitics _910850
650			_aPolitical participation _910851
650		0	_aGlobalization _92394
650			_aCivilization _9480
650			_a Modern 21st century _910852
650			_aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS International _910853
650			_aPOLITICAL Political Economy _910855
650			_aCivilization _9480
650			_a Modern _910856
650			_aInnovations technologiques Aspect social _910857
650			_aMondialisation _98672
650		0	_aSocial change _99235
650			_aGlobalization aspects _910858
650			_aClimate change aspects _910859
650			_a71.41 social (sociology) _910860
650			_a2000-2099 _910861
650			_a _912
650		0	_aGlobalization _92394
700			_aFriedman, Thomas L. _eAuthor
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