The Lexus and the Olive Tree Understanding Globalization

"A brilliant guide for the here and now."The New York Times Book Review In 1999, Thomas L. Friedman delivered this vivid portrait of how technology, capital, and information were transforming global markets. Today, those same forces have more fluid influence on our lives than ever. The Lexus and the Olive Tree is an indispensable look at power and big change in the age of globalization.

Thomas l. Friedman's now-classic From Beirut to Jerusalem won the 1988 National Book Award and established him as America's leading interpreter of international affairs. Twice a Pulitzer Prize winner for his reportage, he lives in Washington, D.C.

"Required reading...No one gives a better explanation of [globalization] than New York Times correspondent Thomas L. Friedman....Impressive."—The Christian Science Monitor "Important…Friedman writes in straightforward language that should make globalization’s complexities comprehensible. There’s a great deal of wisdom in this book."—USA Today "Friedman gets the economics right. His book is a wellspring of economic common sense that will inoculate its readers against the ‘globaloney’ so prevalent in popular discussions of the subject."—Foreign Affairs "Friedman convincingly argues that what creates wealth has suddenly changed.…The Lexus and the Olive Tree makes alarmingly good sense; it educates and provokes."—The Baltimore Sun "A lively mix of anecdote and analysis…full of solid reporting…Friedman is eager, provocative, [and] often entertaining….Insightful."—The Boston Globe "There is hardly a page in The Lexus and the Olive Tree without an underlineable passage….Friedman has used his remarkable vantage point to provide a readable overview that no academic or narrow-beat reporter could have given us….A genuinely important book."—Salon