The Resource That used to be us : what went wrong with America - and how it can come back, by Thomas L. Friedman, Michael Mandelbaum
That used to be us : what went wrong with America - and how it can come back, by Thomas L. Friedman, Michael Mandelbaum
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The item That used to be us : what went wrong with America - and how it can come back, by Thomas L. Friedman, Michael Mandelbaum represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
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- Extent
- xiv, 380 p.
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
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- Preface : Growing up in America
- Part I. The dialogue. If you see something, say something
- Ignoring our problems
- Ignoring our history
- Part II. The education challenge. Up in the air
- Help wanted
- Homework x 2 = the American dream
- Average is over
- Part III. 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
- Part IV. Political failure. The terrible twos
- "Whatever it is, I'm against it"
- Devaluation
- Part V. Rediscoveribg America. They just didn't get the word
- Shock therapy
- Rediscovering America
- Isbn
- 9781408703588
- Label
- That used to be us : what went wrong with America - and how it can come back
- Title
- That used to be us
- Title remainder
- what went wrong with America - and how it can come back
- Statement of responsibility
- by Thomas L. Friedman, Michael Mandelbaum
- Subject
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- Creative ability -- United States
- Education and state -- United States
- Energy consumption -- United States
- Globalization -- United States
- Information technology -- Social aspects -- United States
- Information technology -- United States
- United States -- Civilization -- 1970-
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
- Budget deficits -- United States
- Language
- eng
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Friedman, Thomas L
- Dewey number
- 973.92
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Mandelbaum, Michael
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Information technology
- Globalization
- Energy consumption
- Budget deficits
- Creative ability
- Education and state
- Information technology
- United States
- United States
- Label
- That used to be us : what went wrong with America - and how it can come back, by Thomas L. Friedman, Michael Mandelbaum
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
- Preface : Growing up in America -- Part I. The dialogue. If you see something, say something -- Ignoring our problems -- Ignoring our history -- Part II. The education challenge. Up in the air -- Help wanted -- Homework x 2 = the American dream -- Average is over -- Part III. 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 -- Part IV. Political failure. The terrible twos -- "Whatever it is, I'm against it" -- Devaluation -- Part V. Rediscoveribg America. They just didn't get the word -- Shock therapy -- Rediscovering America
- Control code
- 000047974944
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xiv, 380 p.
- Isbn
- 9781408703588
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Other physical details
- ill.
- Label
- That used to be us : what went wrong with America - and how it can come back, by Thomas L. Friedman, Michael Mandelbaum
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
- Preface : Growing up in America -- Part I. The dialogue. If you see something, say something -- Ignoring our problems -- Ignoring our history -- Part II. The education challenge. Up in the air -- Help wanted -- Homework x 2 = the American dream -- Average is over -- Part III. 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 -- Part IV. Political failure. The terrible twos -- "Whatever it is, I'm against it" -- Devaluation -- Part V. Rediscoveribg America. They just didn't get the word -- Shock therapy -- Rediscovering America
- Control code
- 000047974944
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xiv, 380 p.
- Isbn
- 9781408703588
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Other physical details
- ill.
Subject
- Creative ability -- United States
- Education and state -- United States
- Energy consumption -- United States
- Globalization -- United States
- Information technology -- Social aspects -- United States
- Information technology -- United States
- United States -- Civilization -- 1970-
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
- Budget deficits -- United States
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