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The Maverick and His Machine: Thomas Watson, Sr. and the Making of IBM
de Maney, Kevin
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Aceptable/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0471414638
- ISBN 13
- 9780471414636
- Librería
-
Manasquan, New Jersey, United States
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EUR 23.65EUR 18.92
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Sobre este artículo
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 485pp. Beautiful Unread First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($29.95) is fresh and bright with no creases, tears or chipping. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.
Sinopsis
The first complete look at one of America's legendary business leaders This groundbreaking biography by Kevin Maney, acclaimed technology columnist for USA Today, offers fresh insight and new information on one of the twentieth century's greatest business figures. Over the course of forty-two years, Thomas J. Watson took a failing business called The Computer-Tabulating-Recording Company and transformed it into IBM, the world's first and most famous high-tech company. The Maverick and His Machine is the first modern biography of this business titan. Maney secured exclusive access to hundreds of boxes of Watson's long-forgotten papers, and he has produced the only complete picture of Watson the man and Watson the legendary business leader. These uncovered documents reveal new information about how Watson bet the company in the 1920s on tabulating machines-the forerunners to computers-and how he daringly beat the Great Depression of the 1930s. The documents also lead t...
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Detalles
- Librería
- Brenner's Collectable Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 006679
- Título
- The Maverick and His Machine: Thomas Watson, Sr. and the Making of IBM
- Autor
- Maney, Kevin
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Aceptable
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0471414638
- ISBN 13
- 9780471414636
- Editorial
- John Wiley & Sons
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 2003
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An eclectic mix of good books specializing in Sci-Fi, Mystery, General Antiquarian, Books About Books, Signed First Editions, Vintage Paperbacks, Modern Fiction and many, many others. Prompt, professional customer service, always!.
Please excuse any glare or reflections in the pictures. Books I know; photography not so much. I will answer any questions regarding condition if photos are unclear or provide additional photos if needed.
All books are stored in a temperature controlled library in a smoke free home. All books are professionally packed and shipped and all jacketed books will come with an archival Brodart jacket protector.
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
