When: Thursday, December 15, 2016, 9:00 — 10:30 a.m.
Where: The Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC
What:
The three-time Pulitzer Prize recipient and columnist for the New York Times Thomas Friedman asserts that we have entered an age of dizzying acceleration. His new book, "Thank You For Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations," serves as a field manual for how to think about and live in this era of technological and global shifts. The book makes the case for ‘being late’—pausing to appreciate this amazing historical era and to reflect on its possibilities and dangers.
On Thursday, December 15, the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program will host Friedman for a conversation about his book and a discussion about the lessons he draws from his childhood in Minnesota, a world where politics worked and joining the middle class was an achievable goal.
Following the discussion, he will take questions from the audience.
Copies of "Thank You For Being Late" will be available for purchase at a 10% discount. Register and reserve your copy today.
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