ISBN: 9780909912062 - future without shock (3 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Good condition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and has light toning. DJ with some edge wear and creasing.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Hardback. 22x14cm. 155 pages. Front end paper has a neatly written name. No other inscriptions. Clean & tight book. Flat pages. JACKET SPINE IS FADED. Jacket has edge wear. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched Royal Mail First Class with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref sm11 . Future without Shock: An Understanding of Vast Changes By One Who Believes in Human Choice and Responsibility by Louis B. Lundborg. Published in 1974 in Australia by Brogla Books with Souvenir Press.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. First edition. An association copy, inscribed in the year of publication on the front free endpaper in blue ink: "To my friend Bob Malott, with my very best wishes, Louis B. Lundborg, July 27, 1974." Uncommon signed. Lundborg was the Chairman of the Board of Bank of America, and here he interprets the societal change of the early 70s and offers concrete suggestions toward a better society. Later chapters such as "Your Own Cubic Foot of Clean Air," " Ownership or Stewardship?" and others present a substantial environmental vision. A book in conversation with Future Shock by Alvin Toffler, and cited as recommended reading by Robert Cahn in his Footprints on the Planet. An association copy: the recipient, Robert Malott, was an influential Chicago businessman and philanthropist. He was CEO of the FMC corporation, which, interestingly, started as a maker of insecticides. He was also passionate about outdoor adventure, for example: "Malott ran the Colorado River in a wooden dory during the filming of a 1960 documentary about John Wesley Powell which led to a sixty-year membership in the Explorers Club." A near fine book with a touch of rubbing to spine ends and corners; in a very good plus jacket that is in nice shape except for fading to spine. Signed.…