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Hard Call: Great Decisions and the Extraordinary People Who Made Them
by McCain, John; Salter, Mark
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0446580406
- ISBN 13
- 9780446580403
- Seller
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Toms River, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Twelve, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing Stated First Edition: August 2007, in addition, contains a complete number line including number one. Hard cover in fine condition with dark gray boards, black spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. * From the jacket flap, "". . .acclaimed authors John McCain and Mark Salter describe the anatomy of great decisions in history by telling the remarkable stories of men and women who have exemplified composure, wisdom, and intellect in the face of life's toughest dilemmas. The authors identify six qualities typically represented in the best decisions: Awareness, Timing, Foresight, Confidence, Humility, Inspiration. These qualities are personified by the exceptional individuals in this book, each of whom made a hard call: Branch Rickey, Winston Churchill, Anwar Sadat, Menachem Begin, Gertrude Ederle, Reinhold Niebuhr, Abraham Lincoln. . . .""
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- Bookseller
- Elk Creek Heritage Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M001445
- Title
- Hard Call: Great Decisions and the Extraordinary People Who Made Them
- Author
- McCain, John; Salter, Mark
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0446580406
- ISBN 13
- 9780446580403
- Publisher
- Twelve
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- History, Biography - Miscellanea, Decision Making - Case Studies
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
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About the Seller
Elk Creek Heritage Books
Biblio member since 2015
Toms River, New Jersey
About Elk Creek Heritage Books
Elk Creek Heritage Books opened for business in 2002 with both online selling and an open shop. We continue now as an online-only bookshop and maintain a growing inventory with new additions regularly uploaded. Our largest subject areas include History, Religion, Biography, and Fiction, however, we also carry books on many other subjects, in addition to our collection of rare and antiquarian books. Our goal is to provide you, our customer, with a completely satisfactory experience.
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