Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations

By Thomas L. Friedman

Categories: Computers & Technology, Politics & Social Sciences

Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations (2016) is a book by Thomas L. Friedman. Friedman describes how technology, globalization and climate change are speeding up at once and remaking work, politics and communities. He looks for ways individuals, companies and societies can adapt without losing their footing in an accelerating age.

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• Fareed Zakaria: “This week's book of the week is Tom Friedman's new book "Thank You For Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations." I have to be honest. I've just started the book, but I am already enjoying it. Agree or disagree with Friedman, he reports on fascinating companies and countries, notices new trends in technologies and always writes with passion. And he always makes me think.”