The world is flat a brief history of the twenty first century is an international best selling book by thomas l friedman that analyzes globalization primarily in the early 21st century the title is a metaphor for viewing the world as a level playing field in terms of commerce wherein all competitors except for labor have an equal opportunity as the first edition cover illustration . The world is flat a brief history of the twenty first century friedman thomas isbn 9780374292881 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. The world is flat a brief history of the globalized world in the twenty first century friedman thomas l isbn 9780713998788 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. The world is flat a brief history of the twenty first century release 30 by thomas friedman thomas friedman is a well known columnist for the new york times and the person to turn to for answers about this countrys economy and where its headed the premiere hardcover edition of the world is flat hit the bookshelves in april of 2006 and in that time it has gone through a second