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Simon and Schuster, New York. 1981. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; spotty splash stains on textblock top; light suntoning to upper board edges. DJ: Very Good; light suntoning to top edges and spine. Gray paper over boards with black cloth overlay on the spine with bright silver lettering on the spine and front board. 474 pp 8vo. The author was the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare during the Carter Administration and as a Special Assistant to the Johnson Administration. This book is his inside account of how and why our government works and fails to work. He was in charge of the largest part of the domestic agenda that involved the life and death concerns of millions of Americans. This book tells how sweeping decisions are made and a cautionary tale for those who think government can be instantly transformed. This book tells what governing is really like. A clean very presentable copy.

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.87

Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.