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Once after the oslo peace accords were signed and again in 2012 in the wake of the arab spring. In his new book, thank you for being late, thomas friedman makes a short story long. Thomas friedmans latest book is a tour through his troubled. Thomas loren friedman is an american political commentator and author. Thomas friedmans guide for thriving in an accelerated. He is the recipient of three pulitzer prizes and the author of six bestselling books. Friedman is the author of from beirut to jerusalem, which won the national book award in 1989. Friedman includes fresh stories and insights to help us. The book is divided into four parts reflecting, accelerating, innovating and anchoring. An optimists guide to thriving in the age of accelerations. Now he has written his most ambitious book part personal odyssey, part commonsense manifesto. Opinion dems, you can defeat trump in a landslide the. On thomas friedmans new book in his new book, thank you for being late, thomas friedman makes a short story long. You will never look at the world the same way again after you read this book.
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