Dean's Bookshelf | Top Ten Business Books #2

From the bookshelf of our Dean, Dr. John Thomas, come ten must-read business books. Watch in the coming days for new additions to this top ten list (non-ranked). For more tips, resources, recommendations, and challenges from the Dean, be sure to visit our Dean's Office page. And if you have read, are reading, or plan to read the book below, let us know what you think in the comments section.

Book #2
The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century

By Thomas L. Friedman

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman presents this timely, indispensable update on globalization, its successes and shortcomings, with the same urgent curiosity, panache, and illumination that has earned him three Pulitzer Prizes. With his incomparable ability to elucidate complex foreign policy and economic issues, Friedman explains how the flattening of the world happened at the beginning of the 21st century, and what globalization—both an opportunity and a threat—means to countries, companies, communities, and individuals. In his 2006 hardcover update, with 100 pages of revised and expanded material, Friedman makes specific recommendations about the technical and creative training he believes will be needed to compete in the New Middle class.

Click here for a link to the latest edition of The World is Flat
Sources: Perseus Publishing’s The Best Business Books Ever: The 100 Most Influential Management Books You’ll Never Have Time to Read