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Title: Two books in one
Review: Friedman is at his best when his writing is DESCRIPTIVE. The first 220 pages of the book are a wonderful synthesis of world events over the past 20 years, integrating perspectives across political, business, technological, and international points of view. His insight is unparalleled -- I couldn't put the book down.Friedman descends into mortalness when his writing becomes largely PRESCRIPTIVE -- the last half of the book. His arguments are persuasive and heartfelt, but his ability to prescribe a world as it should be is nowhere as powerful as his ability to describe the world as it is.Overall, a very good book...altho you might not want to bother with the second half.
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