The Resource 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
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
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The item 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 represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library.
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- Summary
- Friedman and Mandelbaum make recommendations for meeting four major challenges currently facing the United States, including globalization, the information technology revolution, chronic deficits, and unbalanced energy consumption
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 694 p. (large print)
- Note
- Originally published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011
- Contents
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- Preface: Growing up in America
- The 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
- Isbn
- 9781594135569
- Label
- That used to be us : how America fell behind in the world it invented and how we can come back
- Title
- That used to be us
- Title remainder
- how America fell behind in the world it invented and how we can come back
- Statement of responsibility
- Thomas L. Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum
- Title variation
- How America fell behind in the world it invented and how we can come back
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Friedman and Mandelbaum make recommendations for meeting four major challenges currently facing the United States, including globalization, the information technology revolution, chronic deficits, and unbalanced energy consumption
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Friedman, Thomas L
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
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- Mandelbaum, Michael
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- Creative ability
- Education and state
- Information technology
- Label
- 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
- Note
- Originally published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011
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- 31223098989701
- 31223098989735
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- Contents
- Preface: Growing up in America -- The 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
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 694 p. (large print)
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9781594135569
- Isbn Type
- (softcover)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- 1001835941
- (OCoLC)788239269
- Label
- 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
- Note
- Originally published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011
- Bar code
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- 31223098989701
- 31223098989735
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface: Growing up in America -- The 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
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 694 p. (large print)
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9781594135569
- Isbn Type
- (softcover)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- 1001835941
- (OCoLC)788239269
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