The World Is Flat

Sep 24, 2005

Library of Congress National Book Festival

Thomas Friedman talked about his book The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. He discussed the successes and discontents of globalization and how governments and societies must adapt to the changes in the global scene. After his presentation he responded to questions and .. Read More
Thomas Friedman talked about his book The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. He discussed the successes and discontents of globalization and how governments and societies must adapt to the changes in the global scene. After his presentation he responded to questions and comments from members of the audience. After the discussion, scenes of the book fair along the National Mall were shown before Mr. Friedman was interviewed. Telephone lines were open for viewer questions and comments. ~No calls were received.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:00:00 none COUNTRY. AND THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING TO KNOW.
00:00:04 Unidentified Speaker WHO'S PUBLISHING IT?
00:00:06 Unidentified Speaker HARPER COLLINS.
00:00:08 Unidentified Speaker DO THEY ALWAYS PUBLISH YOUR BOOKS?
00:00:12 Unidentified Speaker I'VE GOT 85 BOOKS, RIGHT?
00:00:13 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. IT WAS NICE TO SEE YOU. WALTER DEAN MEYERS JOINING US. HE'S SPEAKING IN THE CHILDREN'S...
00:00:37 Unidentified Speaker I'M A SENIOR EDITOR AT THE "WASHINGTON POST" BOOK WORLD SECTION. I HANDLE MOST OF THE REVIEWS OF NONFICTION...
00:34:19 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
00:34:22 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, TOM.
00:34:24 Unidentified Speaker BY THE WAY, EVERYBODY WHO I MEET, I INSIST THAT THEY BUY YOUR BOOK IF THEY WANT TO MAKE MONEY IN THE...
00:34:33 Unidentified Speaker CAN YOU SAY THAT AGAIN? I'M NOT SURE IF EVERYONE ON THE MALL HEARD YOU. AND I DON'T GET A PERCENTAGE,...
00:35:15 Unidentified Speaker RIGHT.
00:35:17 Unidentified Speaker SO WHAT ARE THE THREE, FOUR, PICK YOUR NUMBER SIGNS TO WATCH FOR TO PICK A COMPANY TO INVEST AND TO...
00:35:28 Unidentified Speaker GOOD QUESTION. THANK YOU. I GUESS A -- I GET A VARIATION OF THAT QUESTION ALL THE TIME. IF I COULD...
00:39:40 Unidentified Speaker TO A STANDING ROOM ONLY CROWD, TOM FRIEDMAN AT THE NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL LIVE. HE IS HOPEFULLY GOING...
00:40:12 Unidentified Speaker GOOD TO BE WITH YOU. THANKS SO MUCH.
00:40:14 Unidentified Speaker THIS WAS A STANDING ROOM ONLY CROWD.
00:40:17 Unidentified Speaker YOU KNOW, THIS ISSUE OF EDUCATION, COMPETITION, WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD. MY KIDS ARE GOING TO...
00:40:36 Unidentified Speaker IS ANY POLITICAL LEADER TALKING ABOUT IT?
00:40:38 Unidentified Speaker THERE ARE A FEW TALKING ABOUT IT ON THE EDGES, BUT OUR NATIONAL DISCUSSION, WHERE HAS IT BEEN THE...
00:40:57 Unidentified Speaker HOW DOES THE WAR FIT INTO ALL THAT?
00:40:59 Unidentified Speaker I THINK THE WAR FITS IN. I'M NOT SAYING THAT SHOULD BE SOMETHING WE SHOULDN'T DISCUSS. IT'S THAT WE...
00:41:39 Unidentified Speaker HOW LONG HAS THIS BOOK BEEN ON THE BESTSELLER LIST?
00:41:44 Unidentified Speaker I CAME OUT APRIL 4. I OPENED AT NUMBER THREE I GUESS -- OR NUMBER TWO. WE'RE BEHIND JANE FONDA. I...
00:42:05 Unidentified Speaker WHAT'S THE PLAN FOR THE PAPERBACK?
00:42:07 Unidentified Speaker I'M WORKING ON SOME NEW IDEAS. I WANT TO KEEP THE ARGUMENTS FRESH AND MOVING FORWARD. THE SUBJECT...
00:42:17 Unidentified Speaker GIVE US JUST A TASTE THEN. WHAT WOULD BE SOMETHING YOU WOULD ADD TO OR CHANGE IN THE PAPERBACK?
00:42:22 Unidentified Speaker IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE TODAY, THE FEEDBACK I HAVE GOTTEN FROM AMERICANS. ...

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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