Books
Signed 1st Editions of "That Used to be Us" and "Energy, a Human History"
- Item Number
- T658
- Estimated Value
- 450 USD
- Opening Bid
- 150 USD
Item Description
These two signed 1st editions, are must reads! America is in trouble. We face four major challenges on which our future depends, and we are failing to meet the demand 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 faceglobalization, the revolution in information technology, the nation's chronic deficits, and our pattern of excessive energy consumptionand spell out what we need to do now to sustain the American dream and preserve American power in the world. Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author Richard Rhodes reveals the fascinating history behind energy transitions over timewood to coal to oil to electricity and beyond in "Energy, a Human History." People have lived and died, businesses have prospered and failed, and nations have risen to world power and declined, all over energy challenges. Ultimately, the history of these challenges tells the story of humanity itself. Through an unforgettable cast of characters, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Rhodes explains how wood gave way to coal and coal made room for oil, as we now turn to natural gas, nuclear power, and renewable energy. Rhodes looks back on five centuries of progress, through such influential figures as Queen Elizabeth I, King James I, Benjamin Franklin, Herman Melville, John D. Rockefeller, and Henry Ford. In Rhodess singular style, Energy details how this knowledge of our history can inform our way tomorrow.
Item Special Note
This item will be available for pick up at the Peninsula Education Foundation Office located at 300 A Paseo Del Mar, PVE on Tuesday, May 14th between 8:30am and 10:30am and Wednesday, May 15th between 2:30pm and 5:00pm. If winner requests item to be shipped, winner will pay all shipping costs. Winner will be charged applicable California sales tax.
Donated By:
Terence Hammer
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