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Zustand: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

paperback. Zustand: VERY GOOD. 455 clean, unmarked, tight pages with light tanning; very light shelf and corner wear on cover; mildly creased spine.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Same / next day dispatch (Monday - Friday),

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Zustand: Used; Like New. Cincinnati, 2001; blue cloth covered boards; bottom corners bumped; 4to - over 9 3/4" to 12" tall; interior pages in like new condition; Interior is clean and unmarked; 485 pages; Additional shipping charges may be required due to the size and weight of book.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. xix, 296 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm ; ISBN 9781591453956, 159145395X ; OCLC 297426915 ; color photographic stiff paper wrappers ; Contents: Foreword by Ken Blanchard; Life II; Peter Drucker: Management Expert, Teacher, and Author; Section I: Is There Something More?; Chapter One: Let's Do Lunch; Tom Luce: Law Firm Founder and Education Reformer; Chapter Two: Is There Something More?; Dallas Willard: Philosophy Professor and Author; Chapter Three: It's About Redefining What Makes You Get Up in the Morning; Wally Hawley: Venture Capitalist; Jay Bennett: Law Partner and Foundation Founder; Laura Nash: Harvard Research Fellow and Business Consultant; John Castle: Law Partner and Corporate Executive; Chapter Four: It's About Finding Your Core; Jeff Heller: EDS President and Foundation Trustee; Wilson Goode: Former Philadelphia Mayor and Youth Mentor; Dan Sullivan: Founder & CEO, The Strategic Coach; Chapter Five: It's Been in Your Life a Long, Long Time; Don Williams: CEO, Trammell Crow, and Urban Renewal Innovator; Dr. Kenneth Cooper: Pioneer, Preventive Medicine & Fitness, Author; Chapter Six: It's About Finding the Significance Potential in Your Everyday Work; Steve Reinemund: Chairman, Pepsico, Salvation Army Board Chairman; Margie Blanchard: Futurist, Speaker, Management Training; Ken Blanchard: Co-Author, One Minute Manager, Management Training; Section II: Building Life II; Chapter Seven: It's About Relationships and Priorities; Armand Nicholi: Author, Psychiatrist, Harvard Medical School; Chapter Eight: It's About Family First; Dick DeVos: President Amway, Education Reformer; George Gallup: Public Opinion Researcher; John Findley: Corporate Executive, Foundation Founder; Tom Wilson: CEO, Leadership Network; Chapter Nine: It's About Saying No; Tom Tierney: CEO, Bain & Co. and Nonprofit Consulting; Hamilton Jordan: White House Chief of Staff, Author, Entrepreneur; Chapter Ten: It's About Giving and Receiving a Blessing; Merle Smith: Entrepreneur, Mentor; Earl Palmer: Pastor, Author, Conference Speaker; Howard Hendricks: Professor, Speaker, Author; John Snyder: Founder, Snyder Oil Company; Chapter Eleven: It's About the Power of New Purpose; Michael Kami: Strategic Planning Consultant, Writer, Lecturer; Ali Hanna: Nuclear Physicist, McKinsey, Alpha; Randy Best: Venture Capitalist, Education Reformer; Vester Hughes: Law Firm Founder; Chapter Twelve: It's About Repositioning: The Central Halftime Skill; Larry Allums: Institute CEO, Professor, Editor; Roger Staubach: Dallas Cowboys, Real Estate; Bill Solomon: CEO, Austin Industries, Civic Leader; Dr. Pat Thomas: Surgeon, Hospital Executive; Chapter Thirteen: It's About Finding (or Creating) the Right Context; Jim Collins: Author, Built to Last; Rudy Rasmus: Inner City Pastor, Benevolence Administrator; Section III: Making It Happen; Chapter Fourteen: It's About Putting Yourself at Risk; Millard Fuller: Founder, Habitat for Humanity, Inc.; Bob Roberts: Pastor, International Church Planter; Tom McGehee: Collaborative Process Pioneer; Mike Shields: Wall Street Manager, Halftime Executive; Chapter Fifteen: It's About Finding the Right Fit; Joe Miraglia: Sr. VP Human Resources, Motorla, Life Planning Consultant; Lloyd Reeb: Real Estate, Halftime Executive; John Leffin: Accenture, Halftime Executive; Byron Davis: President, Fischer-Price, Leadership Consultant; Chapter Sixteen: The Way Out is Through; Mike Ullman: International Corporate Executive; Chairman, Mercy Ships; Cathy Brown: Founder, Rainbow Days; Denis Beausejour: Head of Marketing, P&G; Jeff Small: Ameritech, Willow Creek; Chapter Seventeen: It's About Staying the Course; Dr. Donald Seldin: Medical Educator, Researcher, Scholar; Stephen Clapp: Dean, Juilliard School; Ralph Kirshbaum: Performing Cellist, Music Teacher; Lawrence Dutton: Performing Violist, Emerson Quartet; James Surls. Award-Winning Sculptor; John Russell: Sports Photographer; Clark Esser: Building Contractor; Chapt. Book.

Original Wraps. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket, as Issued. First Edition. First printing of the first issue, with Spring 1979 on the bottom of the front cover and on the title-page. There were only the two printings of the true first edition of Granta No. 1, and this true first printing is scarce, having a very low print-run. ***Near fine in white colour-illustrated card covers. The extremities of the covers are just very slightly rubbed and slightly discoloured (being a white background). Some light smudge marks on the front cover (please see scans). No creases or tears. No reading creases to the spine. No reading lean. Spine tight. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean. ***212 pages plus unnumbered page on recto of rear wrapper of adverts. 212mm x 146mm. ***Contents: Bill Bryson & Bill Buford: New American Writing - Introduction; Stanley Elkin: from The Franchiser; John Dugdale: Updike's Nabokov; Jonathan Levi: John Cheever in the Bourgeois Tradition; Susan Sontag: Unguided Tour; Henry Davis: A Plug for Bukowski; Ronald Sukenick: from Long Talking Bad Conditions Blues; Don Guttenplan: The Wor(l)ds of William Gass; Tillie Olsen: Requa-I; Donald Barthelme: The New Music; James Purdy: Summer Tidings; Leonard Michaels: The Men's Club; Norman Bryson: Orgy, hors-je, hors-jeu: a Note on the Work of James Purdy; Marc Granetz: Chuckle or Gasp: a Note on the Work of Leonard Michaels; Tony Tanner: Present Imperfect: a Note on the Work of Walter Abish; Joyce Carol Oates: from Son of the Morning; William Gass: The First Winter of my Married Life; William Warner: Interview - Theodore Solotaroff; John Hawkes: The Universal Fears. ***Extremely scarce first printing(Spring 1979) of the first issue of this collectable landmark literary magazine. By far the rarest of all the early Grantas. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.