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1、THOMASL.FRIEDMANHot,Flat,andCrowdedIWHYWENEEDAGREENREVOLUTION-ANDHOWITCANRENEWAMERICAU.S.A.$27.95Canada$30.95THOMASL.FRIEDMAN'Sphenomenalnumber-onebestsellerTheWorldIsFlathashelpedmillionsofreaderstoseetheworldinanewway.Inhisbrilliant,essentialnewbook,Friedmantakesafreshandprovocativelookattwoo
2、fthebiggestchallengeswefacetoday:America'ssurprisinglossoffocusandnationalpurposesince9/11;andtheglobalenvironmentalcrisis,whichisaffectingeverythingfromfoodtofueltoforests.Inthisgroundbreakingaccountofwherewestandnow,heshowsushowthesolutionstothesetwobigproblemsarelinked—howwecanrestoretheworl
3、dandreviveAmericaatthesametime.Friedmanexplainshowglobalwarming,rapidlygrowingpopulations,andtheastonishingexpansionoftheworld'smiddleclassthroughglobalizationhaveproducedaplanetthatis"hot,flat,andcrowded."Alreadytheearthisbeingaffectedinwaysthatthreatentomakeitdangerouslyunstable.Injustafewyea
4、rs,itwillbetoolatetofixthings—unlesstheUnitedStatesstepsupnowandtakestheleadinaworldwideefforttoreplaceourwasteful,inefficientenergypracticeswithastrategyforcleanenergy,energyefficiency,andconservationthatFriedmancallsCodeGreen.Thisisagreatchallenge,Friedmanexplains,butalsoagreatopportunity,and
5、onethatAmericacannotaffordtomiss.NotonlyisAmericanleadershipthekeytothehealingoftheearth;itisalsoourbeststrategyfortherenewalofAmerica.Invivid,entertainingchapters,Friedmanmakesitclearthatthegreenrevolutionweneedislikenorevolutiontheworldhasseen.ItwillbethebiggestinnovationprojectinAmericanhist
6、ory;itwillbehard,noteasy;anditwillchangeeverythingfromwhatyouputintoyourcartowhatyouseeonyourelectricbill.ButthepayoffforAmericawillbemorethanjustcleanerair.ItwillinspireAmericanstosomethingwehaven'tseeninalongtime—nation-buildinginAmerica—bysummoningtheintelligence,creativity,boldness,andconce
7、rnforthecommongoodthatareournation'sgreatestnaturalresources.Hot,Flat,andCrowdedisclassicThomasL.Friedman:fearless,incisive,forward-looking,andrichinsurprisingcommonsenseaboutthechallenge—andthepromise—ofthefuture.THOMASL.FRIEDMAN