The a brief history of the twenty-first century Friedman, Thomas L. creator text New York Farrar, Straus and Giroux c2006 1st updated and expanded ed. monographic viii, 593 pages : While I was sleeping -- The ten forces that flattened the world -- The triple convergence -- The great sorting out -- America and free trade -- The untouchables -- The right stuff -- The quiet crisis -- This is not a test -- The Virgin of Guadalupe -- How companies cope -- The unflat world -- Globalization of the local -- The Dell theory of conflict prevention -- 11/9 versus 9/11. Includes index. Diffusion of innovations Information society Globalization - economic aspects Globalization - social aspects HM 846 FRI 0374292795 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780374292799 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip068/2006003748.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0629/2006003748-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0629/2006003748-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip068/2006003748.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0629/2006003748-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0629/2006003748-d.html