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Waiting for the Mountain to Move

Reflections on Work and Life
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Waiting for the Mountain to Move is a collection of Charles Handy's finest essays from a decade of BBC radio broadcasts. These reflections on work, life, and society offer profound lessons drawn from everyday experiences, encouraging readers to reconsider their lives and institutions with fresh insight.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in thoughtful essays on work, life, and society, especially those attracted to reflective, accessible commentary in politics and current affairs.

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"Handy writes with the eloquence of simplicity and his gift to us is an enjoyable, profound, and reliable guide toward meaning and direction." β€” Max De Pree, author of Leading without Power and chairman emeritus, Herman Miller Inc.

Charles Handy's reflections on work and life have earned him legions of fans throughout the world. His previous books have together sold over a million copies. And his "Thought for the Day" series on BBC radio is celebrated throughout the U.K.

Now present and future fans in America can sample what his BBC listeners have enjoyed for so long. Waiting for the Mountain to Move includes the gifted commentator's best essays, culled from ten years of radio broadcasts. These succinct writings draw poignant lessons from everyday occurrences and cause us to examine our lives, our institutions, and our society in a different and revealing light.

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Max De Pree praises Handy as a 'brave and passionate teacher' who writes with 'eloquence of simplicity,' providing a 'profound and reliable guide toward meaning and direction.' Professional Marketing compares his writing to a fine wine: 'beautifully balanced, smooth yet provocative, and a topic of conversation long after the final sip.'

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780787946593

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 February 1999

Country: United States

Imprint: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 146.0mm

Height: 217.0mm

Weight: 333g

Pages: 192

About the Author

CHARLES HANDY was born in Kildare, Ireland, in 1932, and was for many years a professor at the London Business School. From 1977 to 1981, Handy served as warden of St. George's House in Windsor Castle, a private conference and study center concerned with ethics and values in society. He is now an indepAndent writer and broadcaster who describes himself, these days, as a social philosopher.

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