The Resource The time of our lives, Tom Brokaw
The time of our lives, Tom Brokaw
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- Summary
- The author, known for his landmark work in American journalism and for his other books, The Greatest Generation, and Boom!, now turns his attention to the challenges that face America in the new millennium, to offer reflections on how we can restore America's greatness. "What happened to the America I thought I knew?" he writes. "Have we simply wandered off course, but only temporarily? Or have we allowed ourselves to be so divided that we are easy prey for hijackers who could steer us onto a path to a crash landing? I do have some thoughts, original and inspired by others, for our journey into the heart of a new century." Rooted in the values, lessons, and verities of generations past and of his South Dakota upbringing, he weaves together stories of Americans who are making a difference and personal stories from his own family history, to engage us in a conversation about our country and to offer ideas for how we can revitalize the promise of the American Dream. Inviting us to foster a rebirth of family, community, and civic engagement as profound as the one that won World War II, built our postwar prosperity, and ushered in the Civil Rights era, he traces the changes in modern life, in values, education, public service, housing, the Internet, and more, that have transformed our society in the decades since the age of thrift in which he was raised. Offering ideas from Americans who are change agents in their communities, he gives us a book that is a vision of hopefulness in an age of dimished expectations
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xxii, 291 p.
- Contents
-
- Getting the Fundamentals Right. Generations
- One nation, indivisible
- K through 12 and the hazards along the way
- Old school ties and new world requirements
- Don't know much about geometry
- Church of thrift
- Survivors
- House broken
- Assignment America. Uncle Sam needs us
- The United States academy of public service
- Stepping up and signing up
- Help Me Make It Through This New Dot.Com Age. Wire the world but don't short circuit your soul
- Everyone's a journalist
- Partners
- What Now, Grandma and Grandpa?
- Balancing the book of life
- Failure is an option
- The grandparent lode
- September of my years
- Isbn
- 9781400064588
- Label
- The time of our lives
- Title
- The time of our lives
- Statement of responsibility
- Tom Brokaw
- Subject
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- National characteristics, American
- Social problems -- United States
- Television journalists -- United States -- Biography
- Television news anchors -- United States -- Biography
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
- Brokaw, Tom
- United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-
- United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century
- United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-
- Large type books
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The author, known for his landmark work in American journalism and for his other books, The Greatest Generation, and Boom!, now turns his attention to the challenges that face America in the new millennium, to offer reflections on how we can restore America's greatness. "What happened to the America I thought I knew?" he writes. "Have we simply wandered off course, but only temporarily? Or have we allowed ourselves to be so divided that we are easy prey for hijackers who could steer us onto a path to a crash landing? I do have some thoughts, original and inspired by others, for our journey into the heart of a new century." Rooted in the values, lessons, and verities of generations past and of his South Dakota upbringing, he weaves together stories of Americans who are making a difference and personal stories from his own family history, to engage us in a conversation about our country and to offer ideas for how we can revitalize the promise of the American Dream. Inviting us to foster a rebirth of family, community, and civic engagement as profound as the one that won World War II, built our postwar prosperity, and ushered in the Civil Rights era, he traces the changes in modern life, in values, education, public service, housing, the Internet, and more, that have transformed our society in the decades since the age of thrift in which he was raised. Offering ideas from Americans who are change agents in their communities, he gives us a book that is a vision of hopefulness in an age of dimished expectations
- Cataloging source
- UPB/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Brokaw, Tom
- Dewey number
- 973.932
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- portraits
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- E839
- LC item number
- .B69 2011
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- United States
- United States
- Social problems
- National characteristics, American
- Brokaw, Tom
- Television news anchors
- Television journalists
- Label
- The time of our lives, Tom Brokaw
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Getting the Fundamentals Right. Generations -- One nation, indivisible -- K through 12 and the hazards along the way -- Old school ties and new world requirements -- Don't know much about geometry -- Church of thrift -- Survivors -- House broken -- Assignment America. Uncle Sam needs us -- The United States academy of public service -- Stepping up and signing up -- Help Me Make It Through This New Dot.Com Age. Wire the world but don't short circuit your soul -- Everyone's a journalist -- Partners -- What Now, Grandma and Grandpa? -- Balancing the book of life -- Failure is an option -- The grandparent lode -- September of my years
- Control code
- 1302789
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xxii, 291 p.
- Isbn
- 9781400064588
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2011022825
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill., ports.
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1302789
- (OCoLC)701810365
- Label
- The time of our lives, Tom Brokaw
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Getting the Fundamentals Right. Generations -- One nation, indivisible -- K through 12 and the hazards along the way -- Old school ties and new world requirements -- Don't know much about geometry -- Church of thrift -- Survivors -- House broken -- Assignment America. Uncle Sam needs us -- The United States academy of public service -- Stepping up and signing up -- Help Me Make It Through This New Dot.Com Age. Wire the world but don't short circuit your soul -- Everyone's a journalist -- Partners -- What Now, Grandma and Grandpa? -- Balancing the book of life -- Failure is an option -- The grandparent lode -- September of my years
- Control code
- 1302789
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xxii, 291 p.
- Isbn
- 9781400064588
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2011022825
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill., ports.
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1302789
- (OCoLC)701810365
Subject
- National characteristics, American
- Social problems -- United States
- Television journalists -- United States -- Biography
- Television news anchors -- United States -- Biography
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
- Brokaw, Tom
- United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-
- United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century
- United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-
- Large type books
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