Rules for Radicals: A Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals. by Saul Alinsky - 1972.

New York, NY Random House: Vintage, 1972. Paperback First Edition Thus (1972), not directly stated, but implied by lack of subsequent printings cited. First Edition Thus (1972), not directly stated, but implied by lack of subsequent printings cited. Very Good in Wraps: shows a hole-punch in the upper front panel, so this must be some sort of remainder or bookstore cut-out; a single stress crease to the back-strip, the red background field of which is very lightly sunned (the black and white titles thereon remain bold and clearly legible); a price has been lined-out at the lower front panel; the expected tanning to the text pages; barely discernible spine lean, but the binding remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing several flaws each of them in themselves minor. Bright and clean. Not so very far from 'As New'. NOT a Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.25 x 4.35 x 0.7 inches). xxvi, 196 pages. Language: English. Weight: 6 ounces. Mass Market Paperback. Saul Alinsky captures the outrage organizers have with the status quo. 'Why organize?' is the central question that permeates throughout this book, and Mr. Alinsky answers this question with a scathing attack on the powers that be, who are beholden to maintaining the status quo. Mr. Alinsky allows the reader to not just dream of a better America but doles out powerful, practical methods.