Synopses & Reviews
In 2002, Thomas L. Friedman won his third Pulitzer Prize “for his clarity of vision, based on extensive reporting, in commenting on the worldwide impact of the terrorist threat” after the attacks of September 11, 2001. This virtually unprecedented recognition underlines Friedman’s unique ability to interpret and illuminate the world for Americans clearly, insightfully, and memorably.
Longitudes and Attitudes is made up of Friedman’s New York Times columns as well as a diary of his private experiences and reflections as he travels to Europe, the Mideast, and the Far East. He talks with the major players in the story and to men and women in the street as he develops and refines his unique perspective on the new kind of war America finds itself fighting. And he helps us to understand who “they” are, and reassures us about who “we” are.
In the author’s words, the result is “a ‘word album’ that captures and preserves the raw, unpolished emotional and analytical responses that illustrate how I, and others, felt as we tried to grapple with September 11 and its aftermath.” More than any other journalist writing today, Friedman gives voice to America’s awakening sense of a radically new world and our own complex place in it.
Review
"This lucid book, consisting of Friedman's exceptionally frank and convincing columns and an insightful post-September 11 diary, prods at the questions surrounding that day and offers an invaluable reporter's perspective on the world from outside U.S. borders. The previously unpublished diary offers the most insight to the state of the world after September 11."
-Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
From one of America's most honored writers--A unique perspective on our radically new world
Synopsis
From one of America’ s most honored writers— A unique perspective on our radically new world
Synopsis
America's leading observer of the international scene on the minute-by-minute events of September 11th--before, during and after As the Foreign Affairs columnist for the The New York Times, Thomas L. Friedman is in a unique position to interpret the world for American readers. Twice a week, Friedman's celebrated commentary provides the most trenchant, pithy,and illuminating perspective in journalism.
Longitudes and Attitudes contains the columns Friedman has published about the most momentous news story of our time, as well as a diary of his experiences and reactions during this period of crisis. As the author writes, the book is "not meant to be a comprehensive study of September 11 and all the factors that went into it. Rather, my hope is that it will constitute a 'word album' that captures and preserves the raw, unpolished, emotional and analytical responses that illustrate how I, and others, felt as we tried to grapple with September and its aftermath, as they were unfolding."
Readers have repeatedly said that Friedman has expressed the essence of their own feelings, helping them not only by explaining who "they" are, but also by reassuring us about who "we" are. More than any other journalist writing, Friedman gives voice to America's awakening sense of its role in a changed world.
About the Author
Thomas L. Friedman has won the Pulitzer Prize three times for his work at The New York Times, where he serves as the foreign affairs columnist. He is the author of three other bestselling books, including 2005's The World Is Flat, which was given the first Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award. Friedman was also named one of America's Best Leaders by U.S. News & World Report. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with his family.