Monday, August 01, 2011

The World is Flat - Thomas Friedman (2005)

Some books are great when it's read in the times if is supposed to be read. I think the book has reached the expiry date. For the book to be talking about technology innovations in 2005 this is a great book. But when you read it in mid-2011 it has reached to its expiry. The settings and arguments are good but I must say not worth the time or effort to read it now.

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