The Hungry Spirit
by Charles Handy
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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Synopsis
With his characteristically very personal anecdotal style, Charles Handy analyses how materialistic caoitalism is self-limiting, how efficiency may be the enemy of a cohesive society, and examines the false certainties of science and religionWith his characteristically very personal anecdotal style, Charles Handy analyses how materialistic caoitalism is self-limiting, how efficiency may be the enemy of a cohesive society, and examines the false certainties of science and religion. He then builds a new theory of meaning, based on the research for identity the role of the arts and the idea of immortality. Unconvent-ional organisation is his model for business and the individual, requiring new learning systems for a better future.
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- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1675337561IEV
- Title
- The Hungry Spirit
- Author
- Charles Handy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Hutchinson
- Date Published
- 1997
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