| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 380 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
According to the co-authors of this book, four major challenges confront America: globalization, the nation's chronic deficits, information technology advances, and intensifying problems in energy consumption. Fortunately, influential New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman and foreign policy expert Michael Mandelbaum don't just offer a diagnosis; they prescribe treatments. This thoughtful, readable analysis of our present situation describes how political factionalism and mindless hedonism have undermined our ability to respond to crises that will loom ever more ominously in the coming decades. |
| Subject |
Creative ability -- United States.
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Education and state -- United States.
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Information technology -- Social aspects -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Mandelbaum, Michael.
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| ISBN |
9780374288907 hardcover alkaline paper $28.00 |
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0374288909 hardcover alkaline paper |
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