Have we lost the American dream? Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association, looks at the examples of America's great innovators of the past and shows how to return innovation to its rightful place at the center of America's economic policy. He explains how technical and entrepreneurial innovation fuel economic growth, and asserts that innovation requires immigration, free trade, good schools, an improved national broadband network, and a national energy policy. The author also offers a proposal to curb government spending. There is no subject index. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)