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Author
Publisher
Random House Large Print
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st large print ed.
Physical Desc
xxvi, 370 p. (large print) : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Brokaw weaves together stories from his life and the lives of others to present ways to revitalize the American Dream and to confront the challenges facing American society.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The host of the popular CNN Headline News television show and conservative radio talk-show personality presents his perspectives on issues ranging from nuclear technology in the Middle East and poor education ratings to the obesity epidemic and rising gas prices.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK
AN NPR BEST BOOK
Selected by New York Times' critic Dwight Garner as a Favorite Book
A Washington Post Best Political Book
A New Republic Best Book
A riveting examination of a nation in crisis, from one of the finest political journalists of our generation
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Speed. Meth. Glass. On the street, methamphetamine has many names. What started as a fad among motorcycle gangs in the 1970s has become big business, largely due to the efforts of two Mexican drug runners who began smuggling ephedrine- the same chemical used to make over-the-counter cold remedies- into California by the ton. Hundreds of illegal meth labs are now operating in the western United States, and the effects are sweeping the nation. From...
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Presents the theory that the American dream, all but abandoned in the United States, has been adopted successfully in other countries, including Italy, France, Finland, Slovenia, Germany, Portugal, Norway, Tunisia, and Iceland, looking at such areas as worker benefits, public expenditure for the common good, and state-funded higher education.
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