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Book Review submitted by: Stephen J. Hage

I bought this book after watching Friedman, on Meet the Press, give some verbal sketches of what the book was about and what the title means.

Hot, Flat, and Crowded refers to a serious global problem associated with the convergence three global trends: global warming, the stunning rise of middle classes all over the world and rapid population growth.  He states, early in the book: "How we address these interwoven global trends will determine a lot about the quality of life on earth in the twenty-first century."

His observations about what's happening are accurate and chilling.  If we continue on our present path without changing, in relatively short order, the party will be over for human beings on this planet.  A sobering observation to be sure: especially when backed up with contemporary data and statistics that leave little doubt about Friedman's veracity.

What I liked most about the book is, while he points early and often to what the problems are his thesis isn't about admonishment or simple grim observation.  He offers instead recommendations about what can and should be done about the problems in ways that will not only help solve them but also as "the best way for America to get its 'groove' back…"

He describes how, when discussing his book with a Chinese official about pollution and global warming the official said, America and Europe have been burning fossil fuels and spewing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere for most of the twentieth century, now it's our turn.  He characterized the encounter as one where we, [the Western World] have been at the banquet for 100 years and now, we're inviting China to the table to enjoy desert and pay the check by using clean energy, which we haven't done and are not yet doing.  He instinctively understood what the official meant when he said now it's our turn and that shaped the message he delivered at a meeting on climate change with the Chinese in attendance.  He invited the Chinese to freely engage in the same kinds of profligate energy use the Western world had.  And he went on to recommend they do it for as long as possible because America was preparing to develop the technology and infrastructure required to satisfy the world's increasing need for clean efficient energy.  And when it finished doing that, the world, including China will beat a path to its door.  In essence, he said, America will clean your clock in clean energy technology in ways that will force you and the world to come to us.

When Friedman said those words, he noticed the Chinese attendees immediately adjusting the volume controls on their headsets. There's nothing like throwing down the gauntlet to really get someone's attention.

One of the best aspects of this book is Friedman's staccato yet fluid style.  He deals with issues that are complex and important using easy narrative which often made me smile and, even more often, made me take notice, underline passages and make notes in the margin.

The information he presents is sobering, easy to read and understand, and important for the survival of the human race.

Read this book and then, I dare you, try to think about anything else.