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Hybridmomentspass
Posted on Tuesday, April 05, 2011 - 11:19 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Has anyone else here purchased this book by George Friedman?
I got it a week ago, not yet finished, but close - I LOVE IT.

Its this mans (and his company) prediction of the next century, what powers will rise, who will fall etc
Geopolitics stuff

Its great and I really feel that many on here would love it.
If youre a history fan, like myself, its awesome.

Enjoy
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Strokizator
Posted on Tuesday, April 05, 2011 - 12:04 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Without giving the story away, should I be looking to move somewhere else?
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Hybridmomentspass
Posted on Tuesday, April 05, 2011 - 12:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Haha No, in fact he states that America will remain the most powerful country.
And gives logical reasons for this
It speaks of China and their growth over the past twenty years and how he feels it wont last
Talks about Turkey and why it'll rise up, as well as Mexico
Not to battle us, just as a power player.
What Russia will do in the future and why and how etc etc



Its really awesome, If you order from Borders.com its 10 bucks
If you have coupons it is less
Well worth it
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Glitch
Posted on Tuesday, April 05, 2011 - 06:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Since you liked that, next try America's Secret War, also by Friedman.
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Hybridmomentspass
Posted on Tuesday, April 05, 2011 - 07:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

oh, its on the list
As well as 'The Next Decade' by him as well.
I, do, I love it.
I love history, so thats a plus, but its really put a lot of things into perspective for me
One thing it talks about (for those that havent read it) is the small fights America gets involved in. When they happen, people are up in arms (think Georgia a couple of years ago, or Lebanon, or today with Lybia) - but a few years later we've pretty much forgotten about them and realize how insignificant to our country they were, but were part of the process of keeping us at #1

I think its great (the book, not battles)
I hope others give it a read and have the same passion for reading it that I do.
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Hybridmomentspass
Posted on Tuesday, April 05, 2011 - 07:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

quick typing and watching TV for the fail, sorry for typo - Libya
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Moxnix
Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2011 - 10:36 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The Coming War With Japan, Friedman, 1991. 20 years ago. Perhaps we used HARP to trigger the tsunami.
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Glitch
Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2011 - 03:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Just picked up the Next Decade.
I'll read it next, my reading list is getting long...
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Buellerandy
Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2011 - 04:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

damnitall, so now the list is at -

The Next 100 years
The Next Decade
America's Secret War

Anything else ffs?
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Sayitaintso
Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2011 - 04:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Hell, most of the time I'm just trying to get through the next 10 minutes.

If I look ahead 10 days I get this weird feeling I'm forgetting something that I know (or should know) I have to do, go out 10 weeks and I'm completely lost with the exception of vague generalities (like I need to go to work and there will be some weekends mixed in there somewhere).

10 years?, I only hope to live that long.
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Hybridmomentspass
Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2011 - 11:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

if ten years seems like a lot, the the full century will literally pop your head
: )

I just really like how he uses history and facts to come up with his predictions.
Its also interesting when you hear everyone talking about things like China is going to take over everything yada yada yada, but he gives the reasoning behind thinking that they'll probably fall a bit in the coming years.

Awesome.
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Hybridmomentspass
Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2011 - 11:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

PS, off topic - but when I typed 'yada yada yada' the spell check on the site highlighted the first and third, reporting they were not correct....but not the second, it passed.
Odd.
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Glitch
Posted on Thursday, April 07, 2011 - 07:54 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I just really like how he uses history and facts to come up with his predictions
He definitely has made me look at world events from a whole different perspective.

It's nice to read about history and politics without all the rhetoric.
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