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bottom . Code Description Price The Peter Principle (used pb) By Laurence Peter
and Raymond Hull.
1969, Bantam, 169pp, out-of-print in paperback.
(G)
Subtitled: "Why things always go wrong."
The classic 1969 treatise on organizational behavior.
The principle is this:
In any hierarchy, a person tends to rise to the level
of his incompetence. Thus, every position
will eventually to be occupied by someone who is not quite capable
of the job; otherwise, they would have been promoted.
The presentation is tongue-in-cheek, but the theory
is no joke. After reading The Peter Principle ,
you begin to see it everywhere. It explains, for instance,
those clerks in the post office and other
bureaucracies who have been in their positions for
decades yet never seem to advance.
Incompetence is a real, immutable quality that one has to
consider when dealing with humans.
-- GC
$3.50
std
The Peter Principle (new hc) 1996 reprint edition, Buccaneer Books, library binding (issued without dustjacket), list $29.95.
This is the only edition that is still in print, available in this hardcover
collectors edition.
(Discounted 1/3 off -- below all other on-line booksellers!)
$19.95
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Peter's Quotations (new trpb) By Laurence Peter.
1977 (1993), Quill, 540pp.
This is probably the most memorable book by Peter since The Peter Principle
Peter presents a massive collection of ironic quotes from throughout history.
This collection differs from Bartlett's in its humor and insight.
$12.00
book1.5
Why Things Go Wrong, or the Peter Principle Revisited (used hc) By Dr. Laurence J. Peter.
1985, Morrow, 207pp.
(Fine in G DJ. First edition, first printing. Coffee-colored stains along top edge of DJ.)
"The man who discovered the Peter Principle brings you
completely up to date on the world of incompetence."
(7/12/99)
$8.00
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The Peter Prescription (used pb) By Laurence Peter.
1972, Bantam, 238pp, out-of-print.
(G)
Subtitle: How to Make Things Go Right
"In The Peter Principle , Dr. Peter told you why things always go wrong.
In this new book, written with the same sharp wit and wisdom, he presents proven
techniques for making things go right."
(3/5/99)
$4.00
std
The Peter Prescription (used hc) By Laurence Peter.
1972, Murrow, 224pp, first edition, out-of-print.
(VG in G DJ.)
$6.00
std
The Peter Plan (used pb) By Peter, Laurence.
1975 (1977), Bantam, 207pp, out-of-print.
(VG. square binding, no creases.)
Peter's recommendation for changing the planet.
"How to get things straight: an optimistic proposal for survival.'
(3/26/99)
$5.00
std
The Peter Plan (used hc) By Peter, Laurence.
1975, William Morrow, 224pp.
(G+ in G DJ. Flyleaf removed.)
(6/4/99)
$7.00
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