THAT USED TO BE US by Thomas L Friedman Audio Book on CD Ex-LibraryUnabridged
Approximately 17 hours on 13 CD's
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.
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