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by Thomas L. Friedman (Author) "No one ever gave me directions like this on a golf course before: "Aim at either Microsoft or IBM..." (more)
Key Phrases: triple convergence, reform retail, work flow software, United States, New York, Berlin Wall (more...)
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These are the 100 most frequently used words in this book.

2004  able  america  american  another  bangalore  best  better  between  big  business  call  center  chain  china  chinese  come  companies  computer  countries  customers  day  different  down  economic  employees  even  everyone  first  flat  flattening  forces  free  get  global  go  going  good  got  government  home  india  indian  information  internet  jobs  know  knowledge  lot  market  million  money  muslim  need  new  next  now  own  part  people  percent  phone  products  put  really  research  right  say  school  science  see  service  should  software  started  states  still  supply  system  take  technology  things  think  time  today  two  united  university  ups  use  want  wanted  web  went  whole  work  workers  world  years  young 



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Readability (learn more) Compared with other books
Fog Index:  15.0
68% are easier
32% are harder
Flesch Index:  46.5
57% are easier
43% are harder
Flesch-Kincaid Index:  12.3
70% are easier
30% are harder
 
Complexity (learn more)
Complex Words:  15%
54% have fewer
46% have more
Syllables per Word:  1.6
54% have fewer
46% have more
Words per Sentence:  22.2
81% have fewer
19% have more
 
Number of
Characters:  1,031,771
91% have fewer
9% have more
Words:  171,320
93% have fewer
7% have more
Sentences:  7,700
82% have fewer
18% have more
 
Fun stats
Words per Ounce:  6,299  



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