That Used to Be Us-曾经的辉煌

作者：Friedman Thomas

书名：That Used to Be Us《曾经的辉煌》

中文简介：《That Used to be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back》这是一本非虚构的书，作者是托马斯·弗里德曼，一位普利策奖得主，纽约时报的专栏作家，作者是约翰·霍普金斯大学的作家兼外交政策教授迈克尔·曼德尔鲍姆。他们于2011年9月5日在美国出版了这本书。它解决了作者所认为的美国目前面临的四个主要问题和可能的解决方案这些问题被定义为：全球化、信息技术革命、国家长期赤字和能源消费模式。
 
英文简介：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.