New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2006. Signed by James A. Baker III as "Jim Baker" directly on the title page (his signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). Near Fine condition in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket (only very lightly rubbed). NO chips, tears creases or fading. NOT price clipped ($28.95). Square and tight. Hinges are perfect. Tiny corner bump (NO pages are affected). NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. Illustrated with 24 pages of b/w photos on glossy stock. Laid in is a bookmark from Brazos Bookstore, Houston, Texas where Baker has a history of doing his book signing events. Autobiography of this legendary White House chief of staff and secretary of state. James A. Baker III managed a total of five presidential races. He ran Ronald Reagan's White House and became the most consequential secretary of state since Henry Kissinger. It was Baker who assembled the coalition that won the Gulf War. He also brokered the reunification of Germany and helped end a decades-long nuclear superpower standoff. 2006. First printing of the First Edition with complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. Bound in the original gilt-stamped orange boards with a brown spine. Complete with dust jacket. From the publisher: "A revelatory memoir by the former secretary of state and White House chief of staff describes his behind-the-scenes witness to numerous political machinations, in an account in which he discusses the Iran-Contra scandal, the Reagan assassination attempt, and the 2000 election in Florida.". Signed by James A. Baker III. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. xvii, 460pp. + 24 pages of photos. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

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Title

Work Hard, Study.and Keep Out of Politics! Adventures and Lessons from an Unexpected Public Life (signed)

Publisher

G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York

Publication Date

2006

Language

English

ISBN 10

0399153772

ISBN 13

9780399153778

Binding

Hardcover

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NOT a library discard

Edition

First Printing of the First Edition.

Condition

Near Fine condition

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Fine dust jacket

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A revelatory memoir by the former secretary of state and White House chief of staff describes his behind-the-scenes witness to numerous political machinations, in an account in which he discusses the Iran-Contra scandal, the Reagan assassination attempt, and the 2000 election in Florida. 100,000 first printing.

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James A. Baker III, served as Chief of Staff to Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush; Under Secretary of Commerce to Gerald Ford; Secretary of the Treasury to Reagan; and Secretary of State to Bush. He has also undertaken special envoy missions for George W. Bush and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on matters such as Iraqi debt relief and the conflict in the Western Sahara. He is presently a senior partner in the law firm of Baker Botts, and honorary chairman of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University. His previous book is The Politics of Diplomacy.

Steve Fiffer is the author, coauthor, or editor of fourteen books. He has written extensively for such publications as the New York Times and Chicago Tribune.

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