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Canada: Bigelow Currie Productions Inc., 1999 Raised on headlines about downsizing and layoffs, tired of high-levels of yourth unemployment, reluctant to give up control over their lives and determined to enjoy their jobs, today's youth - approximately 7 million Canadians - are taking their fate into their own hands and becoming entrepreneurs. Their interests, talents and hobbies fuel their business plans. Their energy, enthusiasm and independence are making their dreams happen. Sponsored in part by the Royal Bank of Canada. Running time 23 minutes. Includes 16 page printed study guide.. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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UK: Self-Published, 1950 108 pages. Includes signed presentation letter from the private secretary to Mr. J.M. Laing. Colour illustrated endpapers. Excellent black and white engineering photography throughout. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy of this handsome work.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Association Copy. more information

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Denver, CO, U.S.A.: Montgomery Ward, 1950 1027 pages. A massive and comprehensively illustrated survey of American tastes, tools, technology and prices from the middle of the last century. A wonderful throwback for the baby-boom generation! Many illustrations in color. Above-average wear externally (please see our photo) but contents clean, unmarked and tightly bound. A sound copy. 13"x9"x1.25". 5 pounds.. Soft Cover. Fair+. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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Japan, 1906 A massive Japanese commercial reference from the early 1900s. Approximately 2,000 pages. Text primarily in Japanese, other than the 18-page bilingual (Japanese/English) index and an intriguing bilingual fold-out sample of various contemporary export documents. Two items laid inside front board include a double-sided bilingual glossary of commonly used trade terms and a wonderful 22" wide by 16" high colour map of the world with trade routes to/from Japan indicated in red. Most text on the map is Japanese with some place names in both English and Japanese. Please note that library name is stamped through the blank upper right corner of the map. Elaborately gilt-decorated backstrip with title in Japanese and English bears considerable wear but is still handsome and, dare we say, mysterious. Per a handwritten inscription inside the back board, this copy was presented to representatives of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce in Tokyo on 24 October, 1908 by Mr. Shonojo Moriyama, Proprietor of the Dobun_____. Edges adorned with partially-faded marbling. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Binding intact. A marvelously unique item. Shipping weight 3.5kg/8lb.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Canada: The T. Eaton Co. Limited, 1919 218 pages. Many black and white illustrations and wonderful black and white archival photographic plates. Contents include: The Year the Store Opened; T. Eaton & Co. Makes Its Bow to the Public; From Past to Present; The Founder and His Successor; Eaton's of Today; The Celebration of the Jubilee. Prior owner's details upon page following title page. No other markings. Hinges open. Front free endpaper removed. Above-average wear. A worthy reading copy of the delightfully nostalgic piece of Canadiana. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Reading Copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Advocate Publishers, 1989 An employee's training course including: sample telemarketing scripts; special closing techniques; objection-handling techniques; company policies; compliance; and Sales Processing. A guide to developing a sales and training program. All materials in nice shape. Books clean and unmarked. . Very Good+. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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USA: Abraham Publishing Circa 1993. Front cover reads "Jay Abraham's Mastermind Marketing Program - My Life in Marketing". Light wear. Unmarked. Nice set. . Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Oasis, 1993 Over 300 pages. "Your step-by-step guide to a more fulfilling business... this book will change for good the way you think about creating a business plan." - from back cover. Main selection of the Business Week Book Club. Alternate selection of The Executive Book Club. Appears unmarked. Clean with light wear. Nice copy. . Revised. Binder. Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Vancouver, BC, Canada: Fraser Institute, The, 1990 284 pages including bibliography. Details a template for change - a look at a competitive Canada Post that delivers the goods. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Excellent copy. . Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Alfriend & Associates, 1996 355 pages. Covers: Team Leading, Team Building, Sales Meetings, Sales Management, Time Management, Compensation, Motivation, and more. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Still a worthy working copy.. Soft Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London: Hutchinson Business, 1987 227 pages including index. A detailed guide to effective risk analysis and reduction, which will show you how to avoid being either a reckless gambler or an ineffectual fence-sitter. Written in an approachable style with useful examples of management in areas such as mergers and takeovers, product development, innovation and recruitment, this book will help all managers develop one of the most essential business skills of all. Unmarked. Pages clean and bright. Minor lean to spine. Moderate edgewear to dust jacket. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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North Vancouver: Vancouver Tug Boat Co. Ltd. The history of Vancouver Tug Boat Co. Ltd. of North Vancouver, British Columbia. Undated. Appears to be circa 1970s. Colour illustrations and photography. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Measures almost 14" hight by over 12" wide.. Soft Cover. Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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USA: R&C, 1986 96 pages. Provides advice said to enable anyone to become a millionaire within months. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Sound copy.. Stapled. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Institute of Scrap Iron & Steel Inc., 1954 144 pages. Signed and inscribed by author upon front free endpaper. Black and white photographic plates. Statistical tables. "Paints with a broad brush the popular, imaginative aspect of the industry." - from Foreward. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy.. Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: McGraw Hill/Irwin, 2004 850 pages. Average wear. Some yellow highlighting. A quality copy.. Fourth Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA: MSP, 2002 228 pages. Index. "The story of Whistler's development from backcountry fishing haven in 1914 to a world-class mountain resort in 2002 is a fascinating tale. It's also a great people story as Whistler's colorful characters have played a huge role in defining the Whistler style. With an easy-flowing grace (this work) captures all the passion, excitement and inspiration of these bigger-than-life personalities. Illustrated with mind-blowing action photos and amazing scenics of the spectacular surrounding mountains, this book is a story that's never been told about a place that defies easy description." - from dust jacket. Front free-endpaper neatly removed else clean and unmarked with light wear and minor lean to spine. Nice bright copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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Houston, TX, U.S.A.: New Paradigm, 1998 212 pages. A handbook for the network marketing revolution! Goes beyond the basics and offers essential insight into the ideas and concepts that spell business building success. Find out about: the 'new paradigm', the 'culture of achievement', putting yourself in charge, a proven system, making a difference, and much more.. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Canada: Lorimer, 1981 626 pages. Glossary. "Highlights from the State of Competition in the Canadian Petroleum Industry - the government report that alleges monopoly practices by Canada's big oil companies." - from front cover. "Compiled from the more than 135,000 secret oil company documents that were seized by government investigators in raids between 1973 and 1978.... Shows that the oil companies purposely restricted competition, worked together to keep prices and profits up, and sacrificed Canadian interests when they were told to do so by their foreign parents." - from back cover. Considering that Esso sounds eerily like an acronym for the Rockefeller's Standard Oil (S.O.) readers of this work will also surely be interested in the early writings of Ida Tarbell and her revelations about the methods of that company and its founder, J.D. Rockefeller. Has anything changed?. Soft Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: MacMillan, 1992 140 pages including index. "Concise and well organized... Useful to secretaries as well as CEOs." - Library Journal. Unmarked. Very light wear. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Englewood Cliffs, NJ, U.S.A.: Yourdon Press, 1989 198 pages including index and bibliography. Moderate rubbing to green glossy boards. Takes a new approach to solving productivity problems by focusing on human factors and how they affect implementing any kind of automation in the IS environment. States the phases of implementation are the same for all types of automated tools. Describes each phase in great detail, providing examples - real, composite, and apocryphal - of both successes and failures. Former owner's name atop front endpaper.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2002 594 pages. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Nice copy. . Fourth Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Broadway Books, 2000 367 pages including index. Spins a unique story that takes us inside a world as mysterious as Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. Packed with flavorful stories and outrageous characters that will give the true scoop on this real-life candyland. "Espionage, deception, and obsessive secrecy - it sounds more like covert warfare... A remarkable new look at an enterprise that's much nuttier than you might have thought." - People. Very light wear. Prior owner's name atop front flyleaf else unmarked.. First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: B.P., 1985 311 pages. The key to real estate sales is language... using the right word at the right time. In any listing encounter it's not what you know that counts... it's what you can think of at the moment, and this book tells you wha to say and when to say it. You'll learn: how to present offers; how to control the sales interview without being pushy; effective qualifying; how to make better listing presentations; what questions to ask and why not asking them could cost you a fortune; how to make an effective pricing presentation and deal with pricing objections; how to overcome objections and indecision and get to the closing; how to find good listing prospects. Prior owner's name and phone number atop front free endpaper, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A very nice copy of this enduring classic. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Brampton, ON, Canada: Self-Counsel Press, 1989 102 pages. Provides the store owner and employee with practical, technical, and legal knowledge required to reduce theft and other crimes within the retail store environment. Brough is one of Canada's best-known professional store detectives. Brown retired with the rank of Dectective Inspector after 22 years with Scotland Yard. Book shows moderate wear and is unmarked. Contents partially yellowed. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall. more information

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Toronto, Canada: Macmillan of Canada, 1985 443 pages including index and bibliography. The story of Frank Sobey's remarkable rise from boy butcher of Pictou County to big-league tycoon whose name commands respect in financial circles across Canada is an absorbing tale of ambition and loyalty that will fascinate all readers interested in the history of Canadian business and entrepreneurship. With 50 black and white photographs. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked but for some writing on backside of front dustjacket flap... which only a fastidious bookseller would notice. A sound copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Harper Perennial, 1997 205 pages. The radical, revolutionary guide that teaches you how to fight back... and win! Usual library markings. Average wear. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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White River Jct, Vermont, U.S.A.: Chelsea Green Pub Co, 1997 207 pages. Index. Sources. Colour photos. "Holy Hollyhocks! You can make $30,000 an acre growing organic flowers! An excellent commonsense guide." - Barbara Damrosch, co-host of Gardening Naturally on the Learning Channel. Average wear. Bit of curl to front cover. Upper tip of half-title page clipped. Unmarked. A sound copy. Pleease note: from a smoking home. What a wonderful way to generate an income from home!. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA: Dale Carnegie/Simon and Schuster, 1988 Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Handsome navy blue case features bright gold lettering on front and spine. A nice copy. Please note that book not included.. Collector's Edition Audiobook. Hard Cover. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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USA: Self-Published, 1978 190 pages. Presents the distilled thoughts, philosophy and experience of seventeen individuals who are devoting their lives to helping others through speaking and writing. Prior owner's stamp 2x upon front endpaper else unmarked with light to moderate wear. Nice clean copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Italy: E.I.S., 1968 383 pages. List of references. Illustrated in black and white. "Shoemaker, salesperson and organizer of many industries, Tomas Bata was a man among men, changing the simple folk in around his birthplace into modern industrial workers and managers of business and salesmen resembling a now almost extinct type of man who, in pursuance of their business, have discovered in former centuries new territories and lifted up the standard of living everywhere." - from dust jacket. The story of an awesome life. Readers will surely profit by learning of this great man. Average wear. Clean and unmarked. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Rutgers Univ Press, 1989 212 pages. Index. "This book should be required reading for the new or prospective Christmas tree grower." - Journal of Forestry. Average wear. Usual library markings. A sound copy.. Third Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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New York: Liveright, 1957 241 pages. Index. "Reveals the formulas and step-by-step case histories of packages, trademarks and ads of national and regional brands and how they were pre-tested to assure success. Learn how the amazing science of Motivation Research can help you in your business to write your own success story." - from dust jacket. Author was director of the Color Research Institute. Former owner's ink stamps upon front free endpaper else unmarked. Average wear. Sound working copy. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: American Business Seminars, 1989 Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent set. . Stapled. Near Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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USA: American Business Seminars, 1989 Book and tapes stored in attractive black plastic case. Creates a useable reference and step-by-step guide for the would-be entrepreneur. Light wear. Nice set. . Stapled. Very Good+. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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USA: Cambridge, 1926 392 + 328 pages. Index in second volume. Lists of illustrations. Handsome black and white plates. Examines: The Colonial Period; The Era of the Small Factory; The Mature Factory; Industrial Maturity. A masterly treatment of the subject. Former reference library copy set with usual markings and average wear. Binding intact. A sturdy set in navy buckram with brilliant gilt spine lettering. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Former Library Copy. more information

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John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1983 542 pages including index. Brings together the best writing of the world's most respected business thinkers on what it takes to be a successful manager. Includes 32 of the most widely discussed, influential articles from the Harvard Business Review.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Vancouver: Self-Counsel Press, Incorporated, 1995 140 pages. Provides all the information you need to get started and make a profit in the restaurant business. Takes you step-by-step through the process and shares expert tips so you can avoid the mistakes so many new restaurants make. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. . Third Edition. Soft Cover. Good+/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2001 625 pages. Extensive highlighting and markings to contents. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound working copy. . Seventh Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA: Means, 1988 229 pages. Focuses upon the management of small- to medium-sized construction companies, and the manager's role in ensuring that the firm fulfills its contracts, realizes a profit, and shows steady economic growth. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Lovely copy. . Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Linde, Carl W.. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1983 260 pages including index and black and white plates. The death in London by hanging of one of Italy's leading bankers, Roberto Calvi, focused the world's attention upon the affairs of the Banco Ambrosiano, a bank closely involved in Vatican finance. After intensive research, including interviews with leading figures in the Italian financial world, with Calvi's family and associates in the United States and with bankers in the capitals of Europe, author has been able to unravel the complex story of Roberto Calvi and his world, and to piece together this amazing chronicle of financial malpractice in high places. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Sound copy. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. . Hard Cover. Good+/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Covey, 1994 Nice audio tape set of this famous work. Moderate wear. . Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA: Cambridge Univ Press, 1984 293 pages. Maps. Index. Extensive bibliography. Examines "...the way people exchanged goods withother people who had a different way of life." - from Preface. Usual library markings. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Former Library Colpy. more information

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USA: A S Q Quality Press, 1998 265 pages including glossary, index and bibliography. "A timely and desirable resource for any organization attempting to set up and maintain a world-class customer care operation, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to the emerging technologies in customer care. Explains how process-driven system design, user interaction, content provisioning, and data gathering can help your organization achieve best in class customer care." - from back board. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Excellent copy. . First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine+/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Etobicoke, ON, Canada: Uphill Publishing, Limited, 1995 422 pages. Explains why individuals and businesses might consider using international financial centres, or offshore tax havens as they're often called. Provides tips, strategies and structures which could be of significant benefit to anyone interested in utilizing a tax haven. Reviews every major tax haven in the world and almost all the marginal jurisdictions as well. Includes contact names and phone numbers.. First Edition, First Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Nanaimo: Deane Finlayson, 2004 317 pages. Signed and inscribed by Deane Finlayson and author upon front free endpaper. "The story of a journey of one man's life, tracing his roots and then the starting and raising of his family, but mostly leaving an indelible mark on all who have met him." - from dust jacket. Mr. Finlayson was instrumental in Nanaimo history with prominent activity related to Woodgrove Mall, Piper's Lagoon, and Neck Point. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new Brodart cover. A beautiful copy.. Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: NC , 1987 Author was President of a large real estate operation in California and devised a training system which dramatically improved his company's closing ratios. "This audiocassette program... should make it easier for anyone - executives, managers, salespeople, parents and teachers - to negotiate better, faster and more productively." - from back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy.. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Canada: Doubleday, 1991 253 pages. Index. Notes. "Sheds fresh light on this secretive 92-year-old, known simply as K.C., who has emerged victorious over small competitors, faced down multinational oil companies, and battled provincial and federal governments in his drive for weath and power." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A superb copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Boston, MA, U.S.A.: Harvard Business School Press, 1995 472 pages including index. Tiny nitch to front fore-edge of dust jacket or it would be graded near fine as well. "Stresses the necessity of focusing on the customer, setting challenging goals, and organizing progress-oriented teamwork throughout the entire organization. For managers determined to meet future customer needs through an effective and target-driven product development process, this book will be a very useful tool." - Soren Gyll, President and CEO, AB Volvo.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.: MIT Press, 1998 280 pages including index. Outlines the principles of eco-efficiency and presents case studies of their application from a number of international companies, including 3M and the Dow Chemical Company. Discusses the value of partnerships - with other companies, business associations, communities, regulators, and environmental and other non-governmental organizations.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Belfast: K.R.P. Publications Ltd., 1958 165 pages. "This classic work contains the authoritative exposition of the A + B Theorem and shows the connection between the chronic shortage of purchasing power in relation to prices and the causes of War and of centralisation of power in the postwar world. It also includes Major Douglas's statement of evidence before the MacMillan Committee and his address to the World Engineering Congress in Tokyo." - from dust jacket. Unmarked but for underlining on page 43. Book clean with light wear. Moderate wear to dust jacket. A quality copy of this important work. . Third and Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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