From the Pulitzer PrizewinningNew York Timescolumnist and bestselling author ofFrom Beirut to JerusalemandThe Lexus and the Olive Treecomes this smart, penetrating, brilliantly informed book that is indispensable for understanding today's radically new world and America's complex place in it. Thomas L. Freidmanreceived his third Pulitzer Prize in 2002 "for his clarity of vision, based on extensive reporting, in commenting on the worldwide impact of the terrorist threat." InLongitudes and Attitudeshe gives us all of the columns he has published about the most momentous news story of our time, as well as a diary of his private experiences and reflections during his postSeptember 11 travels. Updated for this new paperback edition, with over two years' worth of Friedman's columns and an expanded version of his diary,Longitudes and Attitudesis a broadly influential work from our most trusted observer of the international scene.