The way I saw it presented in another forum was each person made a selection for their books and wrote a one paragraph reason for why it should be mandatory reading. I say we do a three round draft. There is no defined criteria except that it would be beneficial to our society. Once a post is made you can contribute additional comments and I would be curious if anyone else has read it.
My first pick would be "The World is Flat: A Brief History of the 21st Century" by Thomas L. Friedman. Friedman is an op-ed writer for the New York Times and has covered foreign policy, the White House and economics during his career and won two Pulitzer Prizes for his reporting. "The World is Flat" is one man's opinion on the direction of the global economy and a road map for how America can retain it's place as the world's leader. His insights into our strength's and weaknesses should be required reading for our next generation to help them better understand the challenges they will face in the future. Some of his prognostications may be debatable but there is no doubt that his ideas will spark thought and at least serve as a warning to our next generation that there is an entire world out there wanting the opportunities they have before them so they will need to fight for any success they will achieve.
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