That used to be us : how America fell behind in the world it invented and how we can come back Cover Image

Large print book

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.

Friedman, Thomas L. (Author). Mandelbaum, Michael. (Added Author).

Summary:

The authors analyze four major challenges currently facing the United States, including globalization, the revolution in information technology, the nation's chronic deficits, and its pattern of energy consumption, and spell out what needs to be done now to rediscover America's power and prowess. They show how America's history, when properly understood, provides the key to coping successfully and explain how the paralysis of the U.S. political system and the erosion of key American values have made it impossible to carry out the policies the country needs.

Record details

ISBN: 9781594135569 (pbk.)
ISBN: 1594135568 (pbk.)
Physical Description: 695 p. (large print) : ill. ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Detroit : Thorndike Press, 2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:

"Thorndike Press large print basic"--T.p. verso.

Formatted Contents Note:

Diagnosis. If you see something, say something ; Ignoring our problems ; Ignoring our history -- The education challenge. Up in the air ; Help wanted ; Homework x 2 = the American dream ; Average is over -- The war on math and physics. "This is our due" ; The war on math (and the future) ; The war on physics and other good things -- Political failure. The terrible twos ; "Whatever it is, I'm against it" ; Devaluation -- Rediscovering America. They just didn't get the word ; Shock therapy ; Rediscovering America.