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

by Friedman, Thomas L; Mandelbaum, Michael.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011Edition: 1st ed.Description: xiv, 380 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780374288907 (hardcover : alk. paper); 0374288909 (hardcover : alk. paper).Subject(s): Creative ability -- United States | Education and state -- United States | Information technology -- Social aspects -- United States
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 -- The war between the parties -- Show me the money -- Devaluation -- They just didn't get the word -- Shock therapy -- Rediscovering America.
Summary: Makes recommendations for meeting four major challenges currently facing the United States, including globalization, the information technology revolution, chronic deficits, and unbalanced energy consumption.
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BF408 C445 2014 破格思考 : BF408 C47 1996 創意北斗星 / BF408 D38 1977 Lateral thinking : BF408 F747 2011 That used to be us : BF408 S26312 2014 想像 / BF408 S284 2012 Explaining creativity : BF408 Y656 2010 Where do ideas come from? :

Includes index.

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 -- The war between the parties -- Show me the money -- Devaluation -- They just didn't get the word -- Shock therapy -- Rediscovering America.

Makes recommendations for meeting four major challenges currently facing the United States, including globalization, the information technology revolution, chronic deficits, and unbalanced energy consumption.

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