Ancient World, Signed (141 results)

Condition: Good. Signed Copy . Signed/Inscribed by author on front endpage. Slightly dampstained.

Condition: Very Good. Signed Copy . Signed/Inscribed by author on front endpage.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Good in paperback, inscribed by author on title page, inked marks in text, we ship in boxes, not bags, LOC1. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1250015979 First edition, First Printing. Signed by the author on the title page. NOT inscribed, NOT REMAINDER marked. NOT ex library. NOT Book Club. Securely wrapped, dust jacket in protective cover and shipped in a box. Full # line starting with a 1. Fine/Fine. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Signed by Author(s) 0312359845 First Print. First Edition. Signed by the author on the title page. NOT inscribed, clipped or otherwise marked. Dust jacket in protective cover and shipped in a box. Complete # line 10987654321. F/F. Signed by Author(s).

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Signed. Inscribed by the author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed by the author.

Condition: Very Good. Signed Copy . Signed by author on title page. (philosophy, human ecology).

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition. Signed by author on half-title page without inscription. Jacket spine head lightly bumped. 2009 Hard Cover. xii, 308 pp. Based on an extraordinary collaboration between Steve Forbes, chairman, CEO, and editor in chief of Forbes Media, and classics professor John Prevas, Power Ambition Glory provides intriguing comparisons between six great leaders of the ancient world and contemporary business leaders. Great leaders not only have vision but know how to build structures to effect it. Cyrus the Great did so in creating an empire based on tolerance and inclusion, an approach highly unusual for his or any age. Jack Welch and John Chambers built their business empires using a similar approach, and like Cyrus, they remain the exceptions rather than the rule. Great leaders know how to build consensus and motivate by doing what is right rather than what is in their self-interest. Xenophon put personal gain aside to lead his fellow Greeks out of a perilous situation in Persia - something very similar to what Lou Gerstner and Anne Mulcahy did in rescuing IBM and Xerox. Character matters in leadership. Alexander the Great had exceptional leadership skills that enabled him to conquer the eastern half of the ancient world, but he was ultimately destroyed by his inability to manage his phenomenal success. The corporate world is full of similar examples, such as the now incarcerated Dennis Kozlowski, who, flush with success at the head of his empire, was driven down the highway of self-destruction by an out-of-control ego. A great leader is one who challenges the conventional wisdom of the day and is able to think out of the box to pull off amazing feats. Hannibal did something no one in the ancient world thought possible; he crossed the Alps in winter to challenge Rome for control of the ancient world. That same innovative way of thinking enabled Serge Brin and Larry Page of Google to challenge and best two formidable competitors, Microsoft and Yahoo! A leader must have ambition to succeed, and Julius Caesar had plenty of it. He set Rome on the path to empire, but his success made him believe he was a living god and blinded him to the dangers that eventually did him in. The parallels with corporate leaders and Wall Street master-of-the-universe types are numerous, but none more salient than Hank Greenberg, who built the AIG insurance empire only to be struck down at the height of his success by the corporate daggers of his directors. And finally, leadership is about keeping a sane and modest perspective in the face of success and remaining focused on the fundamentals - the nuts and bolts of making an organization work day in and day out. Augustus saved Rome from dissolution after the assassination of Julius Caesar and ruled it for more than forty years, bringing the empire to the height of its power. What made him successful were personal humility, attention to the mundane details of building and maintaining an infrastructure, and the understanding of limits. Augustus set Rome on a course of prosperity and stability that lasted for centuries, just as Alfred Sloan, using many of the same approaches, built GM into the leviathan that until recently dominated the automotive business. Signed by author.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition; First Printing. Book and DJ As New. NO notes, no other names or ANY markings. DJ not clipped ($26) ; Inscribed and signed by Forbes at the half title page. ; 308 pages; Signed by Author.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by Jason Ryberg. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First U.S. Edition. SIGNED. Black paper-covered boards, lettered in gold foil. As issued. Dust jacket Near Fine with mild surface rubbing to rear panel. [vi],305 pp. 1st ptg. Signed by one of the two authors, though we can't tell you which one, as the signature is completely illegible. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine+. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition/1st Printing (complete number line). SIGNED (inscribed) by Steve Forbes on a bookplate affixed to half-title page. $26.00 price present on DJ flap. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Octavo. xvii, 590 pages, indexed. Hardcover bound in black cloth. Moderate rubbing and wear to the binding. Map endpapers. The text has some illustrations. Ink underlining and marginal notations throughout. A couple of pages have some browning from newspaper articles that had been laid in loosely. SIGNED by the author on the title page, "Macte esto is rita et ire studies / Wallace E. Caldwell". Early owner's signature on the half title of "John Sanders / Chapel Hill / 3/29/49". John Sanders was a student at UNC Chapel HIll in the 1940s and 1950s and became a member of the faculty of UNC in 1956. He was eventually the head of the School of Government at UNC in Chapel Hill. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Very Good. Signed Copy . Very Good dust jacket. Inscribed by author Steve Forbes on title page.

Condition: As New. Signed Copy . Very Good dust jacket. Signed/Inscribed by author on title page.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition. First Printing with full number line 1 through 10 noted on the copyright page. Signed by Author below his name on the Title page. No inscription, just the signature. Book is Very Good + to Near Fine. Dust Jacket is Near Fine. It is price clipped. Jacket is in protective BroDart mylar cover. All books shipped same day or next in a box with styrofoam peanuts. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: FINE. hardcover, no dust jacket, by C. Melton, Melton-Giardini Book Company, 1985, ISBN 0961490101, 166 pp. including index, illustrated with a few charts, tables, drawings and a B&W photo. Has a presentation inscription to the author's grandaughter signed by the author with an additional message signed by the author's wife. Condition is FINE.

Condition: As New. Signed Copy First edition copy. . Like New dust jacket. Signed by author on title page. In protective mylar cover.

Condition: Fair. Signed Copy . Very Good dust jacket. Inscribed by author on title page. Writing inside.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Gently bumped and rubbed. Inscribed by the author on the front free end paper. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Inscribed By the Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Signed and dated by the author in pen on title page. First edition by number code. Signed By Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed/dated 'For Ken (illegible)' by the author on the title page. 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Essentially as new. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 336 p. Novels of Ancient Rome, NO. 13 OF. Audience: General/trade. A Gordianus The Finder (Roma Sub Rosa) novel by the Robert L. Fish Memorial Award-and Lambda Literary Award-winning author of the Roma series and 'Wrath of the Furies'. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Fine in very good dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page (signature only). 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Dust jacket has crumpling to the top edge. Book is as new. Remainder mark. A Gordianus The Finder (Roma Sub Rosa) novel by the Robert L. Fish Memorial Award- and Lambda Literary Award-winning author of the Roma series and 'Wrath of the Furies'. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Signed by Author; Book has a slight warp in the covers. Brief dedication on first page. Signed by author! - Book is in great overall condition. No writing or major blemishes. Minor wear.; - We offer free returns for any reason and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your order will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good in very good dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page (signature only). 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Price-clipped dust jacket has some edgewear. Book has toning to the edges of the pageblock and softening to the base of the spine. Carroll is a former priest and op-ed columnist for the Boston Globe and National Book Award-and PEN-John Kenneth Galbraith Award-winning author of "An American Requiem: God, My Father, and the War that Came Between Us" and "The Truth at the Heart of the Lie". Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Red paper-wrapped boards with gold print on black cloth spine. Light toning on edges. Author inscription on Dedication page. Otherwise reasonably tight, sound and unmarked. Dust jacket in mylar and not price-clipped ($ 25.95). Inscribed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed and personally inscribed by Steve Forbes.this copy is tight and square with a clean unmarked interior.inscribedf and Signed By Steve Forbes on the Title page. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First printing, full number line. Inscribed and signed by the author on the half-title page: "For Jarred / Peace, James Carroll." The book is unmarked; spine slant; corners sharp, tail of spine lightly bumped. The dust jacket is not price-clipped (original price $28.00); minor edgewear at spine ends and corners; Brodart protected. Signed by Author(s).