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Ambition
- The Secret Passion
Engelsk Paperback
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- The Secret Passion
Engelsk Paperback

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"Ambition is not what it used to be," writes Joseph Epstein. The desire to get ahead no longer evokes the same admiration it once did—indeed, modern novelists seem hardly able to deal with ambition without a sneer. But is ambition necessarily synonymous with ruthless, narrow self-interest? Or, as Mr. Epstein suggests, is it "the fuel of achievement"—an honorable way to influence and advance civilization? Mr. Epstein’s sketches of eminent Americans—from Benjamin Franklin (that premier go-getter) to Henry Ford, Edith Wharton, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Adlai Stevenson, and the Rockefeller, Guggenheim, and Kennedy dynasties—and his pointed reconsideration of the ingredients of the American Dream (success, money, and power) form a fascinating social history, one that may change many readers’ attitudes toward their “secret passion.” "Should be must reading in executive suites as well as college classrooms."—Forbes. "Handled with a good amount of wit and with the clear, straightforward analysis of a man with a point of view. Like Samuel Johnson, [Epstein] reminds more often than he instructs."—Jack Richardson, New York Times. "To have so rich an intellectual fare so pleasurably served is rare. Read Ambition and feast."—Saturday Review.
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
324
ISBN-13:
9780929587189
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0929587189
Udg. Dato:
1 okt 1989
Længde:
22mm
Bredde:
216mm
Højde:
138mm
Forlag:
Ivan R Dee, Inc
Oplagsdato:
1 okt 1989
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