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11%OFFCarl Djerassi - How I Beat Coca-Cola and Other Tales of One-Upmanship - 9780299295042 - V9780299295042
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How I Beat Coca-Cola and Other Tales of One-Upmanship

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Description for How I Beat Coca-Cola and Other Tales of One-Upmanship Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 143 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222.
Carl Djerassi crafts a shrewd collection of comedies of manners, exposing the foibles of elite tribes—business executives, chefs, scientists, professors, musicians, and other clever characters. They spar in battles of one-upmanship using class, education, gender, or prestige as their weapons, sometimes leaving damaged bystanders in their wake but sometimes finding their superiority deflated by unexpected turns of events.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Wisconsin, United States
ISBN
9780299295042
SKU
V9780299295042
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About Carl Djerassi
Carl Djerassi is the author of the novels Cantor’s Dilemma; The Bourbaki Gambit; Marx, Deceased; Menachem’s Seed; and NO, and of plays, essays, poetry, and short stories that have been published in twenty languages. Renowned as both a writer and a scientist, he is emeritus professor of chemistry at Stanford University, USA and recipient of 30 honorary doctorates as well ... Read more

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