His sixth book that used to be us how american fell behind in the world we invented and how we can come back co written with michael mandelbaum will be published in september 2011 thomas l friedman lives in bethesda maryland with his family. That used to be us how america fell behind in the world it invented and how we can come back by thomas l friedman and michael mandelbaum that used to be us is the thought provoking and topical book about the steep economical challenges that america faces the authors take a systematic approach on what ails america and what can be done to cure it. That used to be us how america fell behind in the world it invented and how we can come back norma dilorenzo psyd martin mcallister consulting psychologists inc norma dilorenzo psyd is a licensed psychologist with martin mcallister consulting psychologists inc she assists organizations in maximizing their human capital by providing . That used to be us how america fell behind in the world it invented and how we can come back is a non fiction book written by thomas friedman a pulitzer prize winning new york times columnist and author with michael mandelbaum a writer and foreign policy professor at johns hopkins university they published the book on september 5 2011 in the united states it addresses what the authors see as the four major problems america faces today and possible solutions these problems are defined as. How america fell behind in the world it invented and how we can come back america has a huge problem it faces four major challenges on which its future depends and it is failing to meet them 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