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  • MOVING MOUNTAINS: The Principles and Purposes of Leon Sullivan. by Sullivan, Leon H. (1922-2001)
    Sullivan, Leon H. (1922-2001)
    MOVING MOUNTAINS: The Principles and Purposes of Leon Sullivan.

    Edition: First printing.

    Valley Forge, PA: Judson Press, (1998) dj. Hardcover first edition - A later book by this Baptist minister, civil rights leader and social activist focusing on the creation of job training opportunities for African Americans (founder of the Opportunities Industrialization Centers - OIC), and as an anti-Apartheid activist. It begins in 1971 when he attended the first meeting of the Board of General Motors as a member - the first Black man to hold such a position in the US, and it also focuses on the development of what became known as the "Sullivan Principles" which used the economic strength of US corporations to dismantle apartheid in South Africa. Illustrated with photographs. foreword by Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr, list of abbreviations. Index. 300 pp. ISBN: 0-817012893.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 88759
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  • THERE MUST BE A PONY IN HERE SOMEWHERE: The Aol Time Warner Debacle and the Quest for a Digital Future. by Swisher, Kara; with Lisa Dickey.
    Swisher, Kara; with Lisa Dickey.
    THERE MUST BE A PONY IN HERE SOMEWHERE: The Aol Time Warner Debacle and the Quest for a Digital Future.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Crown, (2003.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A fast-paced and trenchant book about how 'a company without assets acquired a company without a clue' - and the deal of the century became a messy and doomed merger. SIGNED by Swisher on the half title page and dated in the year of publication, Index. xi, 306 pp. ISBN: 1400049636.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 52640
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  • BEYOND RACE AND GENDER: Unleashing the Power of Your Total Workforce by Managing Diversity. by Thomas, R. Roosevelt Jr.
    Thomas, R. Roosevelt Jr.
    BEYOND RACE AND GENDER: Unleashing the Power of Your Total Workforce by Managing Diversity.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Amacom / American Management Association, (1991). Hardcover first edition - A book which "offers businesses a plan for managing an increasingly diverse workforce and argues the necessity of changing the roots of corporate culture." Notes, index. xv, 189 pp. ISBN: 0-814450148.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 79247
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  • THE CORPORATION IN THE AMERICAN ECONOMY. by Trebing, Harry M., editor.
    Trebing, Harry M., editor.
    THE CORPORATION IN THE AMERICAN ECONOMY.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    Chicago: Quadrangle Books, (1970). Edited and with an introduction by Harry M. Trebing. Includes essays by Andrew Hacker, Adolf A. Berle, Elizabeth B. Drew, Emmanuel Cellar and others on on the beginning of the multi-national corporations. A New York Times Book. Suggested reading, index. 273 pp.

    Condition: Very good overall (some stamps on first page)

    Book ID: 83930
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  • YOU CAN'T CHEAT AN HONEST MAN: How Ponzi Schemes and Pyramid Frauds Work... and Why They're More Common Than Ever. by Walsh, James.
    Walsh, James.
    YOU CAN'T CHEAT AN HONEST MAN: How Ponzi Schemes and Pyramid Frauds Work... and Why They're More Common Than Ever.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback.

    Los Angeles Silver Lake (1998). SIGNED first edition - "The news is full of modern variations of the Ponzi scheme, which uses money from new investors to pay existing ones, setting up "levels" of investors to keep growing which always eventually collapse. This book uses case studies to suggest several explanations, plus helpful tips to detect Ponzi schemes and offers ways to respond. SIGNED on title page, index. 354 pp. ISBN: 1563431696.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 60770
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  • SOMETIMES THE BOOKS FROZE: Wyoming's Economy and Its Banks by Woods, L. Milton.
    Woods, L. Milton.
    SOMETIMES THE BOOKS FROZE: Wyoming's Economy and Its Banks

    Edition: First printing.

    Boulder, CO: Colorado Associated University Press (1985). Hardcover first edition - A history of banking in Wyoming from its beginnings in the 1870s through the great Depression and the war years. Illustrated with photographs. Bibliographical essay, index. 198 pp. ISBN: 0-870811533.

    Condition: Very near fine in beige cloth with gilt lettering on spine, no dust jacket as issued (line on bottom edge)

    Book ID: 88470
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  • MORRISON, MERRILL AND COMPANY STOCK CATALOG,
    MORRISON, MERRILL AND COMPANY STOCK CATALOG,

    Edition: First edition.

    Salt Lake City: Morrison, Merrill and Company, 1915. First edition - A stock supplement to their general 1914 catalog issued in conjunction with the Curtis Companies - this trade catalog includes sash, doors, molding and sundries. Illustrated throughout. A fascinating look at the features considered standard in homes and other buildings in the early 20th century and a valuable resource for anyone restoring a home from that era. Doors and windows feature glazed lace, glazed beveled ovals or stained glass, there are examples of crown molding and bed molding and cove molding, and much more. With a branch warehouse in Pocatello, Idaho, Morrison claims to the greatest diversity of items in stock of any company west of the Mississippi.…

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    Salt Lake City: Morrison, Merrill and Company, 1915. First edition - A stock supplement to their general 1914 catalog issued in conjunction with the Curtis Companies - this trade catalog includes sash, doors, molding and sundries. Illustrated throughout. A fascinating look at the features considered standard in homes and other buildings in the early 20th century and a valuable resource for anyone restoring a home from that era. Doors and windows feature glazed lace, glazed beveled ovals or stained glass, there are examples of crown molding and bed molding and cove molding, and much more. With a branch warehouse in Pocatello, Idaho, Morrison claims to the greatest diversity of items in stock of any company west of the Mississippi. Cover includes the logo M&M- the mark of reliability. 94 pp.

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    Condition: Fair condition only in stiff blue wrappers ( the outer wrappers are very chipped and worn, but the contents are clean and in very good condition).

    Book ID: 72956
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  • PG AND E (PG&E) COUNTRY.
    PG AND E (PG&E) COUNTRY.

    Edition: First edition.

    San Francisco: Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 1966. Hardcover first edition - A book designed to showcase the accomplishments of the major electrical utility in Northern California - a 94,000 square mile area with more forest land than any other state - and an area, in 1966, on the brink of major changes and growth. Illustrated with maps and photographs throughout - Quatro. 104 pp

    Condition: Near fine in illustrated boards.

    Book ID: 86659
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