I started out after Meet the Press watching football. I soon found myself at the local Barnes and Noble. I had a small cup of coffee in the inside of Barnes and Noble, which has a Starbuck’s Coffee shop.
I read some of Friedman’s new book; 3 chapters and I decided that Friedman has written the most important book I had ever read and he and I (he does not know it or probably care) think a like.
I read his chapters Global Weirding, China For A Day and Green, not Red China. I decided that Freidman was a populast just like I am. I decided I like his point of view. I think in the chapter, Global Weirding, Friedman has a portion where he is guided by the Govenor of Montana in what is a truley a revealing conversation. The tone of the book is much like the “Song of the Dodo”, by Bozeman author David Quamen.
Friedman is no Joyce but I do not get the impression that he is not trying to be. Friedman is no slouch as a writer, but he throws facts at you, fast and furious, so be ready for a slow read…but a good one as far as I can see.
Friedman is right on target, from what I can see he is a good, sound read on topics that are near and dear to my heart.
I did stop at a calender Kiosk. I am a sucker for good books, but anyone who knows me, like my children, no I like a good calander. I can really say I look at the pictures…its true: bears, songbirds, wolves, bull elk, dinosaurs, football and so on.
Today is an Indian Summer (summer is trying to hang on, but it is not too hot) day, but the lack of clouds disquiets a person like me. Read Friedman, you will not regret it: “Hot,Flat and Crowded.”
Matt
