That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back

from Darwa

Well thought out overview of the state of our economy and our ability to compete and maintain in the global economy. The authors have several thought provoking observations about how we fell behind and what we need to do to pick ourselves us by the boot straps and get back in the game.

from pgSundling

I first became aware of Thomas Friedman when a New York Times article he wrote came on my google news feed for anything with the title of my book. The novel I'm currently writing is called 'None of the Above', about an unconventional president. I saw a three page article that felt like a synopsis...

from muddyboy

Having not read their previous books I found this book was spot on as to why America seems to be losing ground to other countries in the world. The book is very non partisan but blames the extremes in both parties for much of our current malaise. They believe a third party should emerge based on ...

from pgSundling

I first became aware of Thomas Friedman when a New York Times article he wrote came on my google news feed for anything with the title of my book. The novel I'm currently writing is called 'None of the Above', about an unconventional president. I saw a three page article that felt like a synopsis...

from Canadian_Down_Under

For the most part I enjoyed this latest book by Thomas Friedman. I think they (he and his co-author) make a very good case for what is wrong with the United States now. They talk about the lack of funding for education and R&D, the media, global warming, the polarization of the political parties ...