{"product_id":"the-second-curve-paperback-by-charles-handy","title":"The Second Curve Paperback by Charles Handy","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eRandom House Business Books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2016-03-22)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e224\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781847941343\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e176.9\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e19.76 x 12.88 x 1.57\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBritain's leading guru looks to the future.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharles Handy is one of the giants of contemporary thought. His books on management  – including \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Organizations \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGods of Management –\u003c\/i\u003e have changed the way we view business. His work on broader issues and trends – such as \u003ci\u003eBeyond Certainty –\u003c\/i\u003e has changed the way we view society. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Second Curve\u003c\/i\u003e, Handy builds on a life's work to glimpse into the future and see what challenges and opportunities lie ahead. He looks at current trends in capitalism and asks whether it is a sustainable system. He explores the dangers of a society built on credit. He challenges the myth that remorseless growth is essential. He even asks whether we should rethink our roles in life – as students, parents, workers and voters – and what the aims of an ideal society of the future should be. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvocative and thoughtful as ever, he sets out the questions we all need to ask ourselves – and points us in the direction of some of the answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eCharles Handy was a writer, broadcaster and teacher, as well as a former oil executive, an economist, a professor at the London Business School, the Warden of St. George's House in Windsor Castle and the chairman of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. He was born in Co. Kildare in Ireland, the son of an archdeacon, and educated in Ireland, England (Oxford University) and the USA (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). His many books include \u003ci\u003eThe Empty Raincoat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGods of Management\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Second Curve \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003e21 Letters.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharles Handy died on 13 December 2024 at the age of 92. \u003ci\u003eThe View from Ninety\u003c\/i\u003e, his final book, draws on articles first published in \u003ci\u003eThe Idler \u003c\/i\u003emagazine\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46556497772705,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781847941343","price":18.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781847941343.jpg?v=1781819087","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-second-curve-paperback-by-charles-handy","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}