That used to be us : how America fell behind in the world it invented and how we can come back / Thomas L. Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum.
Makes recommendations for meeting four major challenges currently facing the United States, including globalization, the information technology revolution, chronic deficits, and unbalanced energy consumption.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780374288907
- ISBN: 0374288909
- Physical Description: xiv, 380 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- pt. 1. The diagnosis. If you see something, say something ; Ignoring our problems ; Ignoring our history -- pt. 2. The education challenge. Up in the air ; Help wanted ; Homework x 2 = the American dream ; Average is over -- pt. 3. The war on math and physics. "This is our due" ; The war on math (and the future) ; The war on physics and on other good things -- pt. 4. Political failure. The terrible twos ; "Whatever it is, I'm against it" ; Devaluation -- pt. 5. Rediscovering America. They just didn't get the word ; Shock therapy ; Rediscovering America.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 973.932 FRI (Text) | 36015000660833 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Richlands Branch Library | 973.932 FRI (Text) | 36015001300512 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
