In his thought-provoking new book, George Friedman, founder of STRATFOR—the preeminent private intelligence and forecasting firm—focuses on what he knows best, the future. Positing that civilization is at the dawn of a new era, he offers a lucid, highly readable forecast of the changes we can expect around the world during the twenty-first century all based on his own thorough analysis and research. Riveting reading from first to last, The Next 100 Years is a fascinating exploration of what the future holds for all of us

The main theme of the book is how the American administrations of the 2010s will need to create regional power balances, some of which have been disturbed. Friedman conceptualizes America's successful management of world affairs not by directly enforcing countries, but by creating competing relationships, which offset one another, in the world's different regions

Vermont college, Hampden College, similar in many respects to Bennington College (in Bennington, Vermont ) where Tartt was a student from 1982 to 1986

Pollan has divided The Omnivore's Dilemma into three parts, one for each of the food chains that sustain us: industrialized food, alternative or "organic" food, and food people obtain by dint of their own hunting, gathering, or gardening. Pollan follows each food chain literally from the ground up to the table, emphasizing our dynamic coevolutionary relationship with the species we depend on

Singapore: a clean and efficient country that has received numerous accolades for excellence. True? Certainly. But does this mean that Singaporeans are a plain or boring bunch, used only to the comforts and conveniences of modern living? Certainly not. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth. This book is a collection of images captured by Singaporeans as a gift to the nation on its 40th birthday. It bears testimony to the fact that Singaporeans are a lively people with a remarkable variety of interests and a unique way of life

Book examines how immigrant engineers from Silicon Valley have transferred technology and entrepreneurship to emerging regions in their home countries, from Taiwan and Israel to China and India. The lesson for policymakers is that instead of seeking to "grow the next Silicon Valley," in isolation they should build entrepreneurial and business connections to other dynamic regional economies

Description and analysis present us with the paradox that is present-day Japan: thoroughly international, depending for its livelihood almost entirely on foreign trade, its products coveted everywhere--yet not entirely liked or trusted, still feared for its past military adventurism and for its current economic aggressiveness.