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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Fifties The Fifties David Halberstam The Fifties is a sweeping social, political, economic, and cultural history of the ten years that Halberstam regards as seminal in determining what our nation is today. Halberstam offers portraits of… OL109601W
How the West Was Lost How the West Was Lost Dambisa Moyo "In How the West Was Lost, the New York Times bestselling author Dambisa Moyo offers a bold account of the decline of the economic supremacy of the West. She examines how the West's flawed financial … OL15673776W
This Is Who We Were in the 1940s - 1940-1949 This Is Who We Were in the 1940s - 1940-1949 Mars, Laura This is Who We Were: In the 1940s provides the reader with a deeper understanding of what life was like in America in 1940-1949 and how it compares statistically to life today. Using original materia… OL17213816W
The Rise and Fall of American Growth The Rise and Fall of American Growth Gordon, Robert J. The trajectory and impetus of American growth from the end of the Civil War until now. OL17343962W
American mojo, lost and found American mojo, lost and found Peter D. Kiernan Argues that America's might lies in its middle class and calls for a focused directive to reinvigorate the class in order to return the nation to greatness. Award-winning author Peter D. Kiernan foc… OL17875707W
The road taken The road taken Henry Petroski "Physical infrastructure in the United States is crumbling. The American Society of Civil Engineers has, in its latest report, given American roads and bridges a grade of D and C+, respectively, and … OL20019823W
Survival of the Richest Survival of the Richest Donald Jeffries,Richard Syrett xviii, 258 pages ; 24 cm OL21140609W
Fulfillment Fulfillment Alec MacGillis In 1937, the famed writer and activist Upton Sinclair published a novel bearing the subtitle A Story of Ford-America. He blasted the callousness of a company worth “a billion dollars” that underpaid … OL21918281W
Beyond our means Beyond our means Alfred L. Malabre Examines American values and expectations which have led to a huge national debt and the economic consequences which may now be at hand. OL3905297W