THAT USED TO BE US; How America fell behind in the world it invented and how we can come back
by Friedman, Thomas L. & Michael Mandelbaum
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011. First Edition. Boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by Thomas Friedman on the free front endpaper, 8vo, light blue boards with gold lettering on spine, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with a series of American flags in color, 380 pages + [2] About the Authors. Columnist Thomas Friedman and foreign policy thinker, Michael Mandelbaum, tackle four major challenges our country faces: globalization, the revolution in information technology, chronic deficites, and energy consumption...The book is both a searching exploration of the American condition today and a rousing manifesto for American renewal.--blurb EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION internally & externally!
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3381
- Title
- THAT USED TO BE US; How America fell behind in the world it invented and how we can come back
- Author
- Friedman, Thomas L. & Michael Mandelbaum
- Format/Binding
- Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2011
- Keywords
- Creation, education, information, technology, society
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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