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Work Hard, Study...And Keep Out Of Politics!; Adventures And Lessons From An Unexpected Public Life
by Baker, James A
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/near fine
- ISBN 10
- 0399153772
- ISBN 13
- 9780399153778
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About This Item
New Haven: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2006. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Signed first edition, first printing of Work Hard, Study...And Keep Out Of Politics! by Secretary of State James A. Baker, III.. Octavo, xvii, 460pp. Maroon hardcover, title in gilt on spine, author's initials on front cover. First edition with full number line on copyright page. In publisher's near fine dust jacket, faint shelf wear, retail price on front flap. Signed by former Secretary of State James A. Baker on the title page in black ink. A fine copy. James A. Baker served as White House Chief of Staff and Treasury Secretary for President Reagan, then Secretary of State for President George H.W. Bush. He reluctantly returned to his post as Chief of Staff shortly before George Bush lost his bid for reelection in 1992.
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- Title
- Work Hard, Study...And Keep Out Of Politics!; Adventures And Lessons From An Unexpected Public Life
- Author
- Baker, James A
- Illustrator
- Signed first edition, first printing of Work Hard, Study...And Keep Out Of Politics! by Secretary of State James A. Baker, III.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0399153772
- ISBN 13
- 9780399153778
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New Haven
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- James Baker III, The Politics of Diplomacy, Work Hard Study Keep Out of Politics, Iraq Study Group, George Bush Decision Points, George Bush all The Best, Barbara Bush Memoirs, The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III, All
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