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Putting Our House in Order; A Guide to Social Security and Health Care Reform
by Shultz, George P. [Meg Whitman]
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/fine
- ISBN 10
- 0393066029
- ISBN 13
- 9780393066029
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2008. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/fine. Signed copy of Putting Our House in Order by Secretary of State George Shultz to business executive Meg Whitman.. Octavo, xiv, 226pp. Hardcover, blue spine, title in gilt. First edition, first printing, with full number line on copyright page. Occasional underlining and notes in the margins. In publisher's dust jacket, $24.95 on front flap, fine condition. Inscribed by former Secretary of State George P. Shultz: "To Meg Whitman, With our respect and admiration. George P. Shultz." Additional inscription by the co-author and Stanford Professor, John Shoven: "Dear Meg, I hope you find this interesting and I hope we can get you more involved with SIEPR [Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research]. John B. Shoven." Meg Whitman (b. 1956) is an American business executive and former gubernatorial candidate in California. She previously served as the CEO of Hewlett Packard and . She is currently the United States Ambassador to Kenya.
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- Title
- Putting Our House in Order; A Guide to Social Security and Health Care Reform
- Author
- Shultz, George P. [Meg Whitman]
- Illustrator
- Signed copy of Putting Our House in Order by Secretary of State George Shultz to business executive Meg Whitman.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0393066029
- ISBN 13
- 9780393066029
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
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