spillane robert (123 résultats)

Hard Back. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Korn, Robert - Dust Jacket (illustrateur). First Trade Edition Stated. 180 Pages. Orange boards with black spine lettering. When you start reading, you smile: Some days hang over Manhattan like a huge pair of unseen pincers, slowly squeezing the city until you can hardly breathe. A low growl of thunder echoed up the cavern of Fifth Avenue and I looked up to where the sky started at the seventy-first floor of the Empire State Building. I could smell the rain. It was the kind that hung above the orderly piles of concrete until it was soaked with dust and debris and when it came down it wasn't rain at all, but the sweat of the city. If you're old enough to recognize the voice, you know that the 'T' is Mike Hammer, and you guess, rightly, that since the verbal skills are back, so are the skills in love and detection. If you're too young to know Hammer from anything but the television series, you realize you're in for a treat - and what a special treat it is! For from the moment that Hammer walks into his office to find his beloved secretary, Velda, knocked unconscious and a strange man, brutally murdered, occupying the office chair, you're in for one of the fastest-paced, sexiest, most brilliantly plotted adventures the great detective has ever encountered, a tale that leads from the discovery of a mysterious toolbox through involvement with a drug ring, two smashingly beautiful women and the CIA, to a last-page showdown with the villain that could only come from the mind of Mickey Spillane. In a Time magazine survey done in 1968 of best-selling books published in this century, seven of the top twenty-five were by Mickey Spillane. The Killing Man demonstrates why. In 1947, Spillane introduced the world to Mike Hammer in his fIrst book, I The Jury. The Killing Man is the twelfth Mike Hammer novel and the first since 1970. Spillane, who has been described as the most widely read writer in the history of all mankind, has written a total of twenty-four books, with total worldwide sales in excess of 130 million.

Soft cover. Etat : Good. 42 numbered pages; minor darkening to text; light wear to corners and edges of cover; minor darkening to back cover; a couple minor dings to cover; stapled binding; weighs 1.4 ounces; measures 6.9 by 5 by .17 inches; 122725;

Etat : na. VG-. Mystery/Adventure Some rubbing & edgewear; creases; small chips at edges/cornersline through barcode on inside of cover; previous owner's initials/date inside; yellowing; otherwise overall clean & tight. 279 pages.

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this magazine featuring articles, reviews and book collecting tips for the mystery genre. Special Mickey Spillane Issue. Slight rubbing to the cover. Age toning to the cover and pages. In Near Fine Condition.

Soft cover. Etat : Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of 7 short stories, 1 interview and 1 article. Featured are The Only Good Syrian Foot Soldier is a Dead One by Elmore Leonard, The Present by Robert Lopresti, Masterpiece by Jonathan Santlofer, Washed Out by Michael Humfrey, In The After by John Gilstrap, Not A Penny More by Jon Land, So Long Chief by Max Allan Collins and Mickey Spillane. The interview is of C.J. Box by Andrew F. Gulli and the article is R.L.S,'s Message in a Bottle by Robert Louis Stevenson. In fine condition.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.3.

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Office politics, power struggles, ulterior motives, personality differences .all combine to make this cynical poke at the "executive branch" of a typical office highly entertaining. The setting takes you to a management training program where several managers are invited to attend.As we watch form the sidelines we are witness to undercurrent of what really goes on. This is pure entertainment disguised as education! Using extensive research and personality tests for a look into human behavior we are able to glean from this witty and ironic work. Performance versus personality, management versus leadership all play a part in the clever portrayal of the world of executives.As the managers are skeptical about the motives of those who organize and conduct management conferences, they meet to discuss tactics. At the conference they argue with the psychologist who is trying to entertain them.The conference proceeds in the face of questions and arguments which challenge the authority of the psychologist who attempts to control the protagonists.But the conference participants have other ideas.Sit back in your seats, prepare to laugh uncontrollably. Office politics, power struggles, ulterior motives, personality differences .all combine to make this cynical poke at the "executive branch" of a typical office highly entertaining. The setting takes you to a management training program where several managers are invited to attend. As we watch form the sidelines we are witness to undercurrent of what really goes on. This is pure entertainment disguised as education! Using extensive research and personality tests for a look into human behavior we are able to glean from this witty and ironic work. Performance versus personality, management versus leadership all play a part in the clever portrayal of the world of executives. As the managers are skeptical about the motives of those who organize and conduct management conferences, they meet to discuss tactics. At the conference they argue with the psychologist who is trying to entertain them. The conference proceeds in the face of questions and arguments which challenge the authority of the psychologist who attempts to control the protagonists. But the conference participants have other ideas. Sit back in your seats, prepare to laugh uncontrollably. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Etat : Good-. Etat de la jaquette : Good-. Robert Korn, jacket design (illustrateur). First Edition, First Printing. E.P. Dutton, New York, 1989. First Edition, First Printing. A former library copy with all the usual library markings, including a pocket on the front endpaper. Spine is slanted, but binding is sound. The text is clean and unmarked but for a stamp at the bottom of the last page. The unclipped dustjacket is clean and bright with a library sticker near the bottom of the spine. Protected in a clear mylar cover which is taped to the boards. This is Spillane's twelfth novel in the Mike Hammer series. Carefully packaged and shipped in a sturdy cardboard box.

hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Soft Cover. Etat : Very Good -. First Paperback Printing. Mass market paperback, 244 pages; spine creased and slightly slanted, tight in binding, covers flat/uncreased, very clean and unmarked throughout. For even more mystery short stories, and who can get enough?, see also our listings for Malice Domestic 3 : An Anthology of Original Traditional Mystery Stories (No. 3), edited by Nancy Pickard, and for Murder on Trial, edited by Cynthia Manson, and for Cat Crimes 2 [Two, II]: Nineteen tales of mystery from today's Masters, edited by Martin H. Greenberg, and this, just in, Death in Dixie [Bone-Chilling Murder Mysteries From The South], edited by Billie Sue Mosiman and Martin H. Greenberg.

Etat : Very Good. Robert McGinnis (illustrateur). Softcover, colorful wraps with a retro-style illustration by Robert McGinnis. Compared to the $40 million the cops think he stole, seventy-five thousand dollars may not sound like much. But it?s all the money in the world to the struggling Cuban exiles of Miami who rescued Morgan the Raider. So when it?s snatched by a man the Cubans trusted, Morgan sets out to get it back. A simple favor?but as the bodies pile up.dead men and beautiful women.the Raider wonders what kind of Latin hell he's gotten himself into, and just who or what is the mysterious Consummata? Begun by mystery master MICKEY SPILLANE in the late 1960s and completed four decades later by his buddy MAX ALLAN COLLINS (Road to Perdition), The Consummata is the long-awaited follow-up to Spillane?s bestseller The Delta Factor?a breathtaking tale of treachery, sensuality, and violence, showcasing two giants of crime fiction at their pulse-pounding, two-fisted best. Like new. Record # 372537.

Etat : New.

Paperback or Softback. Etat : New. Overcoming Managerialism. Book.

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. A funny look at the world of management and business-speak. This is a very funny dictionary of 1000 management definitions, it humourously debunks the world of work. As a funny business tool kit it provides ammunition and antidotes to readers where one can be defended against the jargon and the cliches of business. Australian authors. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Etat : New.

Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Etat : New. Managerialism has often been defined as an ideology, according to which the effective and efficient running of commercial firms, not-for-profit organizations and public administrations is delivered by individuals who possess superior formal knowledge and expertise in management. Arguing to their exclusive education, managers deprive employers and employees of decision-making power and ensconce themselves systematically in the power structure of workplaces to advance their own interests and agenda. The central thesis of Overcoming Managerialism is that resisting and overcoming managerialism necessitates the re-establishing of the conceptual distinction between power and authority. Second, it requires the rehabilitating of authoritative management as a protection against authoritarian practices. Authority, properly conceived, redirects power to technical experts and professionals and thereby limits managerial power. The authors discuss ten contentions which, taken together, represent a theory of the foundation of management in which authority, power and rhetoric are central concepts. This book combines academic scholarship with a readable critique of managerialism. It will be of interest to both management scholars and students.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good/ Fine. Robert McGinnis (GGA) Painted Cover. (illustrateur). First Paperback Ed 1st Printing. 157.pages. Killer Mine (Signet Books #P3483; Mike Hammer Series) Hardrboiled Detective; 1st Paperback Edition, 1st Printing with 60 Cents Original Cover Price; "She was a big, beauiful redhead from a high-class bordello, and when he found her, she was dead as doornails. >>Cover creasing; scuffing to backcover; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Softcover. Etat : Near Fine. Robert McGinnis (illustrateur). Robert McGinnis cover. This Near Fine paperback includes two hardboiled stories- the title one and "Man Alone." Other than a rub spot on the cover and light edge-wear, this square, tight, and bright book appears As New.

Soft cover. Etat : Fine. Robert McGinnis (illustrateur). 1st Edition. 256pp. Beautiful Unread Stated First Hard Case Edition, October, 2011. $9.95 price on rear panel. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A very pretty collectable copy.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. First edition. ISBN Mass Market Paperback. First Printing. Near Fine condition. Collectors grade copy with flat spine and no creasing. Very small owners name to the front inside cover, otherwise a Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book and a very clean bright uncreased cover by Robert McGinnis.

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. This book discusses ten philosophical perspectives, or worldviews, which present original ideas capable of evoking in us values that are guidelines for personal conduct. Harmonising knowledge, values and conduct maximises our personal power and thereby enables us to solve the practical and psychological problems of human existence, or overcome those that cannot be solved. The philosophers discussed in this book embody ideas of considerable fascination and force which can change our lives by penetrating the illusions of appearance and the delusions of common sense. As philosophy is thinking critically about thinking, it is a liberating activity because philosophers confront us with our prejudices and arouse our curiosity without satisfying it.hey show us what they were and how philosophy inspired them to live productive lives. They did not seek disciples but encouraged others to philosophise with them. How can we gain insight into and mastery of ourselves? Entering the world of the great philosophers and engaging with them, we become aware of what we are capable of becoming. They speak to us of themselves and the good life and thereby offer the possibility for self-development. While this sounds like psychology, it is what the ancient Greeks called moral philosophy and its main precept is 'know oneself'. To know oneself is to embrace one's personal power. From Socrates to Sartre, from Plato to postmodernism, philosophers have important things to say about the personal power that underpins human existence. This book discusses ten philosophical perspectives, or worldviews, which present original ideas capable of evoking in us values that are guidelines for personal conduct. Harmonising knowledge, values and conduct maximises our personal power and thereby enables us to solve the practical and psychological problems of human existence, or overcome those that cannot be solved. The philosophers discussed in this book embody ideas of considerable fascination and force which can change our lives by penetrating the illusions of appearance and the delusions of common sense. As philosophy is thinking critically about thinking, it is a liberating activity because philosophers confront us with our prejudices and arouse our curiosity without satisfying it. They show us what they were and how philosophy inspired them to live productive lives. They did not seek disciples but encouraged others to philosophise with them. We cannot escape from philosophy because we philosophise when we reflect critically on how well we are living. Philosophy is, therefore, a meditation on who we are and what we can become: it is an eye for an I. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good/ Fine. ROBERT MCGINNIS GGA Good Girl Art Painted cover; (illustrateur). First Paperback Ed 1st Printing. 144 pages. (Signet P 3759) 1st Paperback Edition, 1st Printing with 60 Cents Original Cover Price; "He was a cop with a murderrecord - a cool-nerved killer on a mission of bloody vengeance." ** Front cover creasing. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. The ultimate test of management is performance - theachievement of actual results. Why, then, do Australian managersconcern themselves with their colleagues personalities andmotives? Why have they become infatuated with emotionalintelligence and, in bizarre cases, with spiritual intelligence?Traditionally, managers who performed earned the right to arguewith their colleagues. Nowadays, individuals who argue are said tolack soft skills while a sad few are thought to be suffering froma personality disorder.The popularity of soft-skill management has createdpsychomanagers: managers who have entered into aFaustian bargain with psychologists. Some managers workwith psychologists to master themselves; others work withpsychologists to master other people. As psychomanagementrequires specialised knowledge, many Australian managers haveyielded their authority to counsellors, coaches and consultants,many of whom believe that human behaviour is determined byinternal and external forces over which individuals have little orno control. Accordingly, psychologists have laboured to absorbthe idea of the free and responsible individual into a pseudoscientificframework that denies moral agency. The result is thatideas of right and wrong have been replaced with healthy andsick. In their pursuit of a therapeutic state, psychologists havemedicalised morality and managers have embraced powerfulmyths about minds, motive-forces, personality traits, socialconditioning, leadership, occupational stress and mental illness.Consequently, the twin ideas of personal freedom and responsibilityhave been sabotaged.This book is about Australian managers and their long-standinglove affair with psychologists. For fifty years the author hasstudied, taught and consulted with managers and waltzed withseveral famous psychologists. An Australian Affair. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Etat : New.

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. The book discusses Bacon, Descartes, Bayle, Fontenelle, Hobbes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Voltaire, Rousseau, Diderot, d'Alembert, La Mettrie, Holbach, Kant, Schiller and many other philosophers. These philosophers were united in their belief that reason rather than revelation is the primary source of authority and they courageously attempted to destroy traditional, superstitious and religious ideas and replace them with a liberal, rational and humane worldview. This books is a declaration of respect and admiration for these philosophers.Threatened and attacked in their time, they are today ignored or ridiculed by those who fear or wish to suppress the truths of human existence. The challenge today is to find eccentrics enlightened enough to argue that the age which venerated reason and science as humankind's highest faculty must not be lost to us. All those interested in philosophy will enjoy this important contribution to the literature. This book is a declaration of respect and admiration for the philosophers who had the courage to publicly use their reason in the service of truth. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Etat : New. Managerialism has often been defined as an ideology, according to which the effective and efficient running of commercial firms, not-for-profit organizations and public administrations is delivered by individuals who possess superior formal knowledge and expertise in management. Arguing to their exclusive education, managers deprive employers and employees of decision-making power and ensconce themselves systematically in the power structure of workplaces to advance their own interests and agenda. The central thesis of Overcoming Managerialism is that resisting and overcoming managerialism necessitates the re-establishing of the conceptual distinction between power and authority. Second, it requires the rehabilitating of authoritative management as a protection against authoritarian practices. Authority, properly conceived, redirects power to technical experts and professionals and thereby limits managerial power. The authors discuss ten contentions which, taken together, represent a theory of the foundation of management in which authority, power and rhetoric are central concepts. This book combines academic scholarship with a readable critique of managerialism. It will be of interest to both management scholars and students.

Paperback. Etat : Brand New. 130 pages. 8.10x5.20x0.40 inches. In Stock.

Mass Market Paperback. Etat : Fine. Robert McGinnis (illustrateur). First Paperback Printing. #P3759, with 60 cents price. Tight and crisp with no creasing.