An edition of The Peter principle (1969)

The Peter Principle

Why Things Always Go Wrong

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Cover of: The Peter Principle by Laurence J. Peter, Raymond Hull
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An edition of The Peter principle (1969)

The Peter Principle

Why Things Always Go Wrong

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In dead pan humor, the author tells why the world is so screwed up, why humans fail, and how to achieve a state of well-being, avoiding the ultimate promotion.

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Harper Perennial, W. Morrow
Language
English
Pages
192

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Subjects
Bureaucracy, Management, Humor, Unfähigkeit, Humour, Organizational behavior, Humoristische Darstellung, Anecdotes, Organization and Administration, Occupational mobility, Gestion, Peter principle, Hierarchie, American wit and humor, Economics, American wit and humor, business, professions, etc., Humor, general

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Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong
2020, Profile Books Limited
in English
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Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong
2014, HarperCollins Publishers
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Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong
2012, HarperCollins Publishers
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Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong
2011, HarperCollins Publishers
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The Peter Principle : Why Things Always Go Wrong
September 1, 1998, Harper Perennial, W. Morrow
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The Peter principle: why things always go wrong
1969, William Morrow
in English - [Book club edition].
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The Peter principle
1969-01-01, W. Morrow

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Book Details

First Sentence

"WHEN I was a boy I was taught that the men upstairs knew what they were doing."

Classifications

Library of Congress
PN6231.M2 P4 1969, HF5549.5.P7 P48, HD38 .P4 1969

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
192
Dimensions
8.2 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
Weight
8 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL7727742M
Internet Archive
peterprinciple0044pete
ISBN 10
0688275443
ISBN 13
9780688275440
LCCN
68054046
OCLC/WorldCat
2211
Library Thing
88122
Goodreads
1915890

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