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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: 0374288909 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780374288907 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: xiv, 380 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | If you see something, say something -- Ignoring our problems -- Ignoring our history -- Up in the air -- Help wanted -- Homework x 2 = the American dream -- Average is over -- "This is our due" -- The war on math (and the future) -- The war on physics and on other good things -- The terrible twos -- "Whatever it is, I'm against it" -- Devaluation -- They just didn't get the word -- Shock therapy -- Rediscovering America. |
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| Subject: | Creative ability > United States. Education and state > United States Information technology > Social aspects > United States |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Gorge Community College Library | Social Sciences Fried 2011 (Text) | 33892002435411 | Main Collection | Available | - |
