Rene a Wormser (75 results)

Condition: acceptable. The book is complete and readable, with all pages and cover intact. Dust jacket, shrink wrap, or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may have light notes, highlighting, or minor water exposure, but nothing that affects readability. May be an ex-library copy and could include library markings or stickers.…

hardcover. Condition: Good.

paperback. Condition: Good. Second Enlarged ed. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).

Condition: Good. This book has been examined carefully and the cover shows some wear. There may be light highlighting or writing with small bends or creases. paperbackUsed - Good2014.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Foundations: Their Power and Influence. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Near Very Good. First Edition. First edition, hardcover, has a slight lean to the binding, light bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, a touch of smudging to the edges of the text block, and an inscription from "Christmas, 1949" to the front pastedown. Overall, a Very Good copy in a Near Very Good, clipped dust jacket, which has bumps with chips to the spine ends and cover corners, wear with short tears to the cover edges, rubbing to the covers with a small area of peeling to the front, and smudging to the spine with creasing along the hinges. The jacket is wrapped in Mylar. …

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: Good.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Clean and tight. There is a crease along the spine but it is more of a wrinkle. The binding is tight. Label on the inside of the front cover. Just a little shelfwear. First printing. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. History.

paperback. Condition: Good. tight, uncreased spine, shelf and edge wear, corners bumped, pend underlining and marks, packaged in cardboard box for shipment, tracking on U.S. orders.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Third Printing. The front cover has an inch long crease. This is a searching analysis of some of America's most powerful tax-exempt foundations, their actions as opposed to their stated purpose's, the interlocking groups of men who run them, and their influence on the country at large. The author, as counsel to the Reece Committee, which investigated foundations for the last Republican Congress, gained a unique insight into the inner workings of the various Rockefeller, Carnegie and Ford-created giants. He also witnessed the intense and powerful opposition to any investigation of these multi-billion-dollar public trusts. The Reece investigation was virtually hamstrung from the start to its early demise, which was aided and abetted by leading newspaper of the country. "It is difficult for the public to understand," writes Mr. Wormser, "that some of the great foundations which have done so much for us in some fields have acted tragically against the public interest in others, but the facts are there for the unprejudiced to recognize." "The power of the individual foundation giant is enormous. When there is like-mindedness among a group of these giants, which apparently is due to the existence of a closely knit group of professional administrators in the social science field, the power is magnified hugely. When such foundations do good, they justify the tax-exempt status which the people grant them. When they do harm, it can be immense harm - there is virtually no counter-force to oppose them.".…

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Paperback. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. A little underlining in the text.; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: As new. Reprint.

Condition: New.

Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. Foundations: Their Power and Influence. Book.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Revised and updated edition. 606pp. Tiny nick on first leaf, creases on the spine, very good.

Condition: New.

Hard Cover. First edition. No jacket. 609pp. (loc 734/1+3).

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Name inside front cover. No markings on text. Historic Oklahoma Bookstore on Route 66. Packages shipped daily, Mon-Friday.

Hardback. Condition: New.

PF. Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.