Self-Renewal: The Individual and the Innovative Society

ISBN-10
0393301125
ISBN-13
9780393301120
Category
Progress
Pages
144
Language
English
Published
1981-01-01
Publisher
W. W. Norton
Author
John William Gardner

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"Gardner's is not a 'how-to-do-it' book for the conduct of modern society. It is something rarer these days and more basic: a 'why-to-do-it' book. Its impact on many readers is bound to be challenging and stimulating and even inspirational."-Clark Kerr, Science

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