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Thomas L. Friedman & Michael Mandelbaum - That Used To Be Us @ Sixth & I Synagogue
Sep 8 2011 7:00 pm
Sep 8 2011 8:00 pm
Citing globalization, the revolution in information technology, chronic deficits, and America’s pattern of energy consumption as the main threats to the country’s power and prosperity, the authors look to American history for guidance. Friedman, columnist and author of The World is Flat, and Mandelbaum, professor and Director of the American Foreign Policy Program at SAIS, examine key turning points in the nation’s past and focus on the values that have seen us through.
One free ticket will be provided with each purchase of the book from P&P. Additional tickets are $12 (or $15 the day of the event).
Prepayment is required to secure reservations. Books and tickets cannot be held without a confirmed payment.
Books and tickets may be picked up at the event at Sixth & I Synagogue on September 8.
The event will call opens at 6 p.m. and the event begins promptly at 7 with General Admisson seating.
We are no longer accepting presold ticket reservations for this event by phone or online. There will be a limited number of $15 admission tickets available at the door. If you cannot attend the event, and would like a signed copy, please call the store at 202-364-1919.
- Street:
- Sixth & I Synagogue
- Additional:
- 600 I Street NW, Washington
- City:
- Washington ,
- Province:
- District Of Columbia
- Postal Code:
- 20001
- Country:
- United States
All our in-store events are free and open to the public. All event titles are 20% off for members during the month in which the author appears at the store. Click here for directions. There is ample parking available in the lot behind the store and in the surrounding neighborhood.
If you can't come to an event and still want an autographed copy of the book, you may purchase titles in advance either in the store, over the phone (202.364.1919 or 1.800.722.0790), or through our website.
When buying online, simply use the checkout comments field to indicate that you would like us to request the author's signature at our event before shipping it to you. Event recordings on MP3 are also available online.
All event-related inquiries can be sent to our Events Coordinator, Sarah Baline, at events@politics-prose.com. For Children and Teens' Events, contact Kerri Poore at kpoore@politics-prose.com.







