The Hungry Spirit
by Handy, Charles
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Like New
- ISBN 10
- 0767901878
- ISBN 13
- 9780767901871
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Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
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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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- Bookseller
- Redux Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41704110012
- Title
- The Hungry Spirit
- Author
- Handy, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0767901878
- ISBN 13
- 9780767901871
- Publisher
- Broadway
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1998-01-12
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