Backfire: A Reporter's Look at Affirmative Action de Zelnick, Bob - 1996

Regnery Publishing. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Regnery Publishing, Incorporated, An Eagle Publishing Company, 1996. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: Gateway Books, 1996, 1996. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. First Printing. us.

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Regnery Publishing, 6/1/1996 12:00:01 AM. hardcover. Good. 1.3504 in x 9.2992 in x 6.3701 in. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .

Eagle, 1996. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Eagle, 1996 Hard Cover As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Washington, DC, U.S.A. Regnery Publishing, Incorporated, An Eagle Publishing Company, Hard Cover. Very Good/.

Regnery Publishing, June 1996. Hardcover. USED Good.

Washington, D.C.: Regnery, 1996. xiii, 415 pp., 1/5 black cloth w/ black boards & silver lettering; DJ in Mylar cover; DJ has a number of light lines impressed into rear panel / ". . . Zelnick looks past the good intentions to how affirmative action really works . . ." /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine to As New/Very Good to Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington, D.C.:: Regnery Publishing,, (1996). Hardcover -. Fine in very good dust jacket (creasing to bottom edge of back cover of dj) . 2nd printing. From the Back Cover: "Zelnick looks past the good intentions to how affirmative action really works in such areas as voting rights, employment, minority set-asides, mortgage and insurance regulation, and education. Buttressing his case with the latest research data and scores of real-life examples, Zelnick shows overwhelmingly that affirmative action: favors the less qualified over the more qualified; endangers public safety in such areas as crime and fire prevention, and even medical care . . .brings few benefits to those most in need of help, and benefits mostly those who don't need it; distracts from - and even exacerbates the real causes of misery among inner city blacks." One reviewer commented: "If America is moving toward a consensus that affirmative action has outlived its usefulness, then this attack underscores the… Leer más

Washington, DC: Regnery Pub, c1996. First Printing. very good, very good. 24 cm, 415, slight wear and soiling to DJ. The author is a reporter for ABC-TV; he claims that affirmative action favors the less qualified, endangers public safety, and has made it all but impossible to use objective merit selection criteria for hiring and promotion.