Biographical highlights:
Friedman graduated summa cum laude from Brandeis University with a degree in Mediterranean studies and received a master's degree in modern Middle East studies from Oxford.
joined The New York Times in 1981 as a financial reporter specializing in OPEC- and oil-related news and later served as the chief diplomatic, chief White House, and international economics correspondents
three-time Pulitzer Prize winner
his webpage
His Books:
From Beirut to Jerusalem (1989) - basic understanding of the modern history of the Middle East and all its layered problems
The Lexus and the Olive Tree (1999) - analysis of oil politics and America's involvement
Longitudes and Attitudes: Exploring the World After September 11 (2002) - collection of his columns about worldviews post 9/11 from his travels in Middle East, Afghanistan, Europe, Israel, Indonesia
The World Is Flat (2005) - paradigm shifting book about globalization as permanent state of the world
Hot, Flat, and Crowded (2008) - the need to green for economic survival
collection of his New York Times articles
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