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That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World & How We Can Come Back
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Thomas L. Friedman foreign affairs columnist, The New York Times [homepage]
Michael Mandelbaum Professor of American Foreign Policy, Johns Hopkins University

According to New York Times columnist and author Thomas Friedman, the U.S. faces four major challenges that threaten to jeopardize the American dream for current and future generations and lessen the U.S.'s standing in the world. Globalization, the revolution in information technology, climate change, and chronic deficits are the serious problems that must be addresses immediately; here, Friedman argues for a plan to revitalize the U.S. and its standing in the global community.

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What are the biggest political risks in 2012, and the associated ethical decisions? Political risk expert Ian Bremmer discusses his annual list, and its surprising conclusions.
The Good Book: A Humanist Bible
A.C. Grayling
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Philosopher A.C. Grayling discusses his book The Good Book: A Humanist Bible, a non-religious Bible that draws from the wealth of secular literature and philosophy in both Western and Eastern traditions. How can one live a humane, meaningful life without following a specific religion?
Deng Xiaoping and the Opening of China
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Perhaps no person in the 20th century affected more people or had a greater long-term impact on world history than Deng Xiaoping.
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One aspect of the "Rise of China" that is causing anxiety among some foreign policy specialists involves China's developing relations in what used to be called the third world.
They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children: The Global Quest to Eradicate the Use of Child Soldiers
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Economics of Good and Evil: The Quest for Economic Meaning
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Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (2011)
Binding: Hardcover, 400 pages
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Author: Thomas L. Friedman
Publisher: Picador (2007)
Binding: Paperback, 660 pages
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Author: Thomas L. Friedman
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (2008)
Binding: Hardcover, 448 pages
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Author: Thomas L. Friedman
Publisher: Picador (2009)
Binding: Paperback, 528 pages
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Publisher: Anchor (2000)
Binding: Paperback, 490 pages
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Publisher: Anchor (1995)
Binding: Paperback, 588 pages
Image of The World Is Flat [Updated and Expanded]: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
Author: Thomas L. Friedman
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (2006)
Binding: Hardcover, 616 pages
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Author: Thomas L. Friedman
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (2005)
Binding: Hardcover, 488 pages
Image of Longitudes and Attitudes: The World in the Age of Terrorism
Author: Thomas L. Friedman
Publisher: Anchor (2003)
Binding: Paperback, 399 pages
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Author: Michael Mandelbaum
Publisher: PublicAffairs (2010)
Binding: Hardcover, 224 pages
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Author: Michael Mandelbaum
Publisher: PublicAffairs (2006)
Binding: Paperback, 320 pages
Image of The Ideas That Conquered The World: Peace, Democracy, And Free Markets In The Twenty-first Century
Author: Michael Mandelbaum
Publisher: PublicAffairs (2004)
Binding: Paperback, 528 pages
Image of Democracy's Good Name: The Rise and Risks of the World's Most Popular Form of Government
Author: Michael Mandelbaum
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Binding: Paperback, 336 pages
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