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- “UNABRIDGED AUDIO CDS IN PROTECTIVE LIBRARY CASE WITH LIBRARY MARKINGS.”
- ISBN
- 9781427213716
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Format
- Compact Disc
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- That Used to Be Us : How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back
- Publisher
- Macmillan Audio
- Genre
- Education, Science, Political Science
- Topic
- General, American Government / National
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America is in trouble. We face four major challenges on which our future depends, and we are failing to meet them and if we delay any longer, soon it will be too late for us to pass along the American dream to future generations. In "That Used to Be Us," Thomas L. Friedman, one of our most influential columnists, and Michael Mandelbaum, one of our leading foreign policy thinkers, offer both a wake-up call and a call to collective action. They analyze the four challenges we face globalization, the revolution in information technology, the nation's chronic deficits, and our pattern of excessive energy consumption and spell out what we need to do "now "to sustain the American dream and preserve American power in the world. They explain how the end of the Cold War blinded the nation to the need to address these issues seriously, and how China's educational successes, industrial might, and technological prowess remind us of the ways in which "that used to be us." They explain how the paralysis of our political system and the erosion of key American values have made it impossible for us to carry out the policies the country urgently needs. And yet Friedman and Mandelbaum believe that the recovery of American greatness is within reach. They show how America's history, when properly understood, offers a five-part formula for prosperity that will enable us to cope successfully with the challenges we face. They offer vivid profiles of individuals who have not lost sight of the American habits of bold thought and dramatic action. They propose a clear way out of the trap into which the country has fallen, a way that includes the rediscovery of some of our most vital traditions and the creation of a new thirdparty movement to galvanize the country. "That Used to Be Us "is both a searching exploration of the American condition today and a rousing manifesto for American renewal."
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Macmillan Audio
ISBN-10
1427213712
ISBN-13
9781427213716
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109295069
Product Key Features
Book Title
That Used to Be Us : How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back
Format
Compact Disc
Language
English
Topic
General, American Government / National
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Education, Science, Political Science
Dimensions
Item Length
6in.
Item Height
1.5in.
Item Width
5.2in.
Item Weight
13.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Number of Volumes
6 Vols.
Edition Description
Unabridged Edition
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"[In That Used to Be Us there] are big truths, and the authors see them clearly and whole. As is usual in Mr. Friedman's work the power of the core argument is buttressed by detailed reportage and blizzards of specific fact and detail, but the accumulation of anecdote and evidence never detracts from the book's central thrust. That Used to Be Us is an important contribution to an intensifying debate, and it deserves the widest possible attention." -- Walter Russell Mead, The New York Times "Friedman and Mandelbaum are men of the American elite, and they write to salute those members of the American elite who behave public-spiritedly and to scourge those who do not. They are winners, writing to urge other winners to have more of a care for their fellow citizens who are not winners. And you know what? There's nothing wrong with that! . . . American society has had a big serving of that ugly anti-elitist spirit in the recent past. It could use more of the generous responsible spirit Friedman and Mandelbaum recommend." -- David Frum, The New York Times Book Review "[An] important and eminently readable book..." -- Stanley Hoffmann, The New York Review of Books "This is a book of exceptional importance, written on a sweeping scale with remarkable clarity by two of our most gifted thinkers. A soon-to-be best seller, it should be read by policymakers and every American concerned about our country's future." -- Elizabeth L. Winter, Library Journal, Praise for the audiobook edition of THAT USED TO BE US: "Narrator Jason Culp delivers a nuanced performance in this audio production. His tone communicates the authors' sincerity, but avoids condescension and didacticism. And Culp's ability to emphasize key phrases and utilize pregnant pauses helps clarify the book's many complex ideas and abstruse concepts. Additionally, both authors narrate the book's introduction, switching back and forth in a reading that, while it pales in comparison to Culp's performance, proves to be pleasant rather than disjointed." Publishers Weekly "In this work narrator Jason Culp keeps listeners engaged and on track in following the arguments presented by leading thinkers Friedman and Mandelbaum. Culp's tone is both concerned and hopeful and he guides listeners through the authors' diagnosis of the problems plaguing the United States…" AudioFile Magazine "These renown authors call themselves 'frustrated optimists'; their perspective on the present is unstintingly realistic, but their hopes for the future are high. And they offer this empowering critique of where we are and how we got here as a wake-up call for 'collective nation-building at home' and a call to overcome our 'hyper-partisanship' and earn America's 'exceptionalism' once again." Bookpage Praise for the print edition of THAT USED TO BE US: "[In That Used to Be Us there] are big truths, and the authors see them clearly and whole. As is usual in Mr. Friedman's work the power of the core argument is buttressed by detailed reportage and blizzards of specific fact and detail, but the accumulation of anecdote and evidence never detracts from the book's central thrust. That Used to Be Us is an important contribution to an intensifying debate, and it deserves the widest possible attention." -Walter Russell Mead, The New York Times "Friedman and Mandelbaum are men of the American elite, and they write to salute those members of the American elite who behave public-spiritedly and to scourge those who do not. They are winners, writing to urge other winners to have more of a care for their fellow citizens who are not winners. And you know what? There's nothing wrong with that! . . . American society has had a big serving of that ugly anti-elitist spirit in the recent past. It could use more of the generous responsible spirit Friedman and Mandelbaum recommend." -David Frum, The New York Times Book Review "[An] important and eminently readable book…" -Stanley Hoffmann, The New York Review of Books "This is a book of exceptional importance, written on a sweeping scale with remarkable clarity by two of our most gifted thinkers. A soon-to-be best seller, it should be read by policymakers and every American concerned about our country's future." -Elizabeth L. Winter, Library Journal, "[In That Used to Be Us there] are big truths, and the authors see them clearly and whole. As is usual in Mr. Friedman's work the power of the core argument is buttressed by detailed reportage and blizzards of specific fact and detail, but the accumulation of anecdote and evidence never detracts from the book's central thrust. That Used to Be Us is an important contribution to an intensifying debate, and it deserves the widest possible attention." -Walter Russell Mead, The New York Times "Friedman and Mandelbaum are men of the American elite, and they write to salute those members of the American elite who behave public-spiritedly and to scourge those who do not. They are winners, writing to urge other winners to have more of a care for their fellow citizens who are not winners. And you know what? There's nothing wrong with that! . . . American society has had a big serving of that ugly anti-elitist spirit in the recent past. It could use more of the generous responsible spirit Friedman and Mandelbaum recommend." -David Frum, The New York Times Book Review "[An] important and eminently readable book…" -Stanley Hoffmann, The New York Review of Books "This is a book of exceptional importance, written on a sweeping scale with remarkable clarity by two of our most gifted thinkers. A soon-to-be best seller, it should be read by policymakers and every American concerned about our country's future." -Elizabeth L. Winter, Library Journal, Friedman and Mandelbaum are men of the American elite, and they write to salute those members of the American elite who behave public-spiritedly and to scourge those who do not. They are winners, writing to urge other winners to have more of a care for their fellow citizens who are not winners. And you know what? There's nothing wrong with that! . . . American society has had a big serving of that ugly anti-elitist spirit in the recent past. It could use more of the generous responsible spirit Friedman and Mandelbaum recommend., [In That Used to Be Us there] are big truths, and the authors see them clearly and whole. As is usual in Mr. Friedman's work the power of the core argument is buttressed by detailed reportage and blizzards of specific fact and detail, but the accumulation of anecdote and evidence never detracts from the book's central thrust. That Used to Be Us is an important contribution to an intensifying debate, and it deserves the widest possible attention., "Narrator Jason Culp delivers a nuanced performance in this audio production. His tone communicates the authors' sincerity, but avoids condescension and didacticism. And Culp's ability to emphasize key phrases and utilize pregnant pauses helps clarify the book's many complex ideas and abstruse concepts." Publishers Weekly "Friedman and Mandelbaum are men of the American elite, and they write to salute those members of the American elite who behave public-spiritedly and to scourge those who do not. They are winners, writing to urge other winners to have more of a care for their fellow citizens who are not winners. And you know what? There's nothing wrong with that! . . . American society has had a big serving of that ugly anti-elitist spirit in the recent past. It could use more of the generous responsible spirit Friedman and Mandelbaum recommend." -David Frum, The New York Times Book Review "This is a book of exceptional importance, written on a sweeping scale with remarkable clarity by two of our most gifted thinkers. A soon-to-be best seller, it should be read by policymakers and every American concerned about our country's future." -Elizabeth L. Winter, Library Journal, This is a book of exceptional importance, written on a sweeping scale with remarkable clarity by two of our most gifted thinkers. A soon-to-be best seller, it should be read by policymakers and every American concerned about our country's future.
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