That used to be us : how America fell behind in the world it invented and how we can come back /
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. Full description
| Main Author: | Friedman, Thomas L. |
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| Other Authors: | Mandelbaum, Michael. |
| Format: | Large Print |
| Language: | English |
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Detroit : Large Print Press : 2012 Gale/Cengage Learning, |
| Edition: | Large print ed. |
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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. |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Oshkosh | Adult New Large Print/Type | 973.932 F911t | Available |