The art of fairness : the power of decency in a world turned mean
Bodanis, David2020
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Can you succeed without being a terrible person? We often think not: recognising that, as the old saying has it, 'nice guys finish last'. But does that mean you have to go to the other extreme, and be a bully or Machiavellian to get anything done? In this volume, David Bodanis uses thrilling historical case studies to show there's a better path, leading neatly in between. He reveals how it was fairness, applied with skill, that led the Empire State Building to be constructed in barely a year - and how the same techniques brought a quiet English debutante to become an acclaimed jungle guerrilla fighter. In ten vivid profiles - featuring pilots, presidents, and even the producer of 'Game of Thrones' - we see that the path to greatness doesn't require crushing displays of power or tyrannical ego.
Main title:
The art of fairness : the power of decency in a world turned mean / David Bodanis.
Author:
Bodanis, David, author
Imprint:
London : The Bridge Street Press, 2020.
Collation:
320 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780349128214 (hbk)
Dewey class:
179.9
Language:
English
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BRN:
538676
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