Clearly, the most important words that appear on the cover are the first four, because that phrase is what gets you shelf space as a paperback, plus a whole lot more promotion when the book comes out. My commentary follows:

Imprint/Month/Year: 5/05 BERKLEY TRADE
Title/Author: THE PENTAGONíS NEW MAP/THOMAS P.M. BARNETT
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New York Times Bestseller

The Pentagonís New Map
War and Peace in the Twenty-First Century

ìShould be as instrumental for executive leaders as Friedmanís The Lexus and the Olive Tree.îóDr. Paul B. Davis, national security expert, Washington, D.C.

ìShould be read not only by policy makers and pundits, but by anyone who wants to understand how the world works in the Age of Terror.îóSherri Goodman, former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense

Thomas P.M. Barnett

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New York Times Bestseller
The Pentagonís New Map
War and Peace in the Twenty-First Century
Thomas P.M. Barnett

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ìProvocativeÖBarnett has a record as a savvy prognosticator.îóBusiness Week

Since the end of the Cold War, America has searched for a new theory to explain how this seemingly chaotic world actually works. Gone is the clash of superpowersóbut replaced by what?

In The Pentagonís New Map, Thomas Barnett provides a cutting-edge approach to globalization that combines security, economic, political, and cultural factors to do no less than predict and explain the nature of war and peace in the twenty-first century. Building on the works of Thomas Friedman and Francis Fukuyama, and then taking a leap beyond, this book offers much-needed hope at a crucial yet uncertain time in history.

ìHis book uses an easy, conversational language that instructs rather than condescends Ö Ö.Barnettís call for action rises above partisan politics because it tugs at us as humans, not as liberals or conservatives, or as free-traders or isolationists. He criticizes and praises Republican and Democratic administrations alike. In an era of political firestorms set off by one-sided tell-all books from government insiders, this is particularly welcome.îó Fort Worth Star-Telegram

ìGives us a good starting point to make sense out of the random, chaotic, perplexing, swift-moving events and also gives us a positive road map toward a more peaceful, prosperous and hopeful future.îó Washington Times

ìHe may turn out to be one of the most important strategic thinkers of our time.îó USNews.com

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Thomas P.M. Barnett is a senior strategic researcher and professor at the U.S. Naval War College. From October 2001 to June 2003, he served as Assistant for Strategic Futures, Office of Force Transformation, Office of the Secretary of Defense. Before that, he directed the NewRulesSets.Project, in partnership with Cantor Fitzgerald, to draw new ìmapsî of power and influence in the world economy; directed the Year 2000 International Security Dimension Project; and served as a project director for the Center for Naval Analyses and the Institute for Public Research. In December 2002, Esquire named him ìThe Strategistî for a special edition titled ìThe Best and the Brightest,î and followed that in March 2003 with his article ìThe Pentagonís New Map.î Barnett has written for several other publications, including The New York Times and The Washington Post. A Harvard Ph.D. in political science, he lives in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

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Praise for The Pentagonís New Map and Thomas P.M. Barnett

ìA truly bold vision for American foreign policy in the next century.îó The Hill

ìMy own sense is that Barnett is on to something, and probably something really big. George W. Bush has not given us a scenario of how the war on terrorism will be fought over the years, and how we can sense whether we are following the right path and are on the road to success. Thomas BarnettÖgives us a better map of the struggle ahead.îóMichael Barone, USNews.com

ìBarnett [is] a key figure in the debate currently raging about what the modern military should look like.îó The Wall Street Journal

ìOne of the most thoughtful and original thinkers that this generation of national security analysts has produced.îóJohn Petersen, President, The Arlington Institute

ìBarnett writes well, and one of the bookís most compelling aspects is its description of the negotiating, infighting, and backbiting required to get a hearing for unconventional ideas in the national security establishment.îó Publishers Weekly

ìSuggests some bold, even revolutionary changes in our military structure and in the dispersion and utilization of our forcesÖBarnettís compelling assertions are worthy of strong consideration and are sure to provoke controversy.îó Booklist

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ìProvocativeÖSome will attack Mr. Barnettís ideas because they portend much change and threaten existing interests. Others will ask why we should care about what happens in the Gap. September 11 answered them.îóRep. Mac Thornberry (R-Tex.), Washington Times

ìIdeological hawks may not take kindly to parts of The Pentagonís New Map. Barnett exposes petty insecurities and political maneuvers that have hampered the Defense Departmentís view of the world, and he pulls no punches when it comes to analyzing President Bushís post-war strategies in Iraq. But those who believe we never should have gone to war in Iraq in the first place wonít find a sympathetic viewpoint here, either.îó Fort Worth Star-Telegram

ìIn many respects, the book is brilliant and innovative. It offers a persuasive analysis of the post-9/11 world as well as policy prescriptions flowing from that analysisÖhe is an entertaining writer and offers many interesting insights into the workings of the bureaucracy and the travails of those who would seek to transform its workingsÖDespite attempts to caricature Barnett as a warmonger because he endorsed the war in Iraq, the fact is that he is optimistic about the blessings of ëconnectivityí and globalizationóindeed he is extremely close in outlook to [Francis] Fukuyama. He believes that globalization can create prosperity anywhere only if it creates prosperity everywhere.îó National Review

ìYou will be amazed at the lightbulbs that will go off in your own mind as you read his work.îóDr. Peter Schoettle, Senior Staff, Center for Public Policy Education, The Brookings Institution

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ìBarnettís work is a tour de force. I have never seen such a persuasive presentation linking defense policy and globalization analyses.îóRobert Orr, Vice-President and Washington Director, Council on Foreign Relations

ìWhatever side of the debate you are on, this book is a must read. Barnett is one of the rare thinkers who combine the scholarship, energy, and imagination to put forward a truly ënew paradigm.íîóAsif M. Shakh, President and CEO, International Resources Group Ltd.

ìDr. Barnettís work puts him in the same class as the great and powerful minds that crafted Americaís post-World War II strategy and created the institutions that brought stability and prosperity to the Free World.îóVice-Admiral Arthur K. Cebrowski (ret.)

ìIf you are an investor, an executive, or a citizenómeaning everyoneóyou need to understand this worldview.îóWilliam J. Raduchel, Ph.D., former CTO, AOL Time Warner, and former chief strategy officer, Sun Microsystems

ìToo rarely does it happen that someone writes a book that so crystallizes a major argument that it becomes a focal point in a broader debate. Those who would either support or criticize the administration must address its elements if they are to participate productively in the debate.îóDr. Donald C.F. Daniel, Professor, Security Studies Program, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University

COMMENTARY: A certain amount of the blurbs are retreads, but they grabbed everything really sharp that they could from the reviews that came out (e.g., Thornberry, Barone, Wall Street Journal, National Review, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Booklist, Publishersí Weekly, The Hill). The only one missing that I could think of was Business Week, but there must not have been a great quote from that otherwise very positive review. No word on how many they plan to print or the price, but still, itís very exciting to read through this stuff so many months in advance. Makes me feel like I might ìearn outî my advance before I die!