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THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY [SIGNED]
by Friedman, Thomas L
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0374292884
- ISBN 13
- 9780374292881
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 488 pages; Very Good/Very Good minus; orange and white color-block spine with white lettering; dust jacket protected with mylar covering, price uncut '$27.50'; slight shelfwear to dust jacket, including scuffing on tail and head of spine; half-title signed flat by Friedman; shelved Historiography/World History. 1366046. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Synopsis
The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century is an international bestselling 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, where all competitors have an equal opportunity.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1366046
- Title
- THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY [SIGNED]
- Author
- Friedman, Thomas L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0374292884
- ISBN 13
- 9780374292881
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2005
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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