Fifty Years in Public Causes: Stories from a Road Less Traveled (Civil Society: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives) by Brian O'Connell - 2005-04-07

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Tufts, 2005-04-07. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9x6x1. Signed 1st edition, 1st printing, Tufts University Press hardcover w/ DJ, 2005. Book is Near Fine, w/ clean text, binding tight enough to suggest it is unread. DJ is Near Fine, w/ slightest bit of edge/shelf wear (no tears or chips). Signed by author (and inscribed to previous owner) on ffe page. Free delivery confirmation.

Hanover and London: University Press of New England, 2005. Hardcover. Octavo; pp 228; VG-/VG; burgundy spine with ivory text; dust jacket shows light wear to exterior; cloth has some very light wear to exterior; strong boards; text block shows minimal wear to exterior edges; light ink to p 158; inscribed by author to former U.S. Senator Harris Wofford;. 1317736. FP New Rockville Stock.

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Medford, MA: Tufts University, 2005. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine in fine dust jacket. SIGNED by author on author's prepublication bookplate adhered to the first free endpaper (signature only). 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. As new. Publisher's material laid in. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. Civil Society. Audience: General/trade. By the late founder of the nonprofit civic action umbrella organization Independent Sector. He was the author of 'Civil Society: The Underpinnings Of American Democracy' and 'Powered By Coalition: The Story Of Independent Sector'. 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.

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Medford, MA: Tufts University Press, 2005. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Signed bookplate.. xii, 228 p. Publisher's ephemera laid in. Notes. References. List oSelected Other Brian O'Connell writings. Index. In this extraordinary memoir, Brian O'Connell traces a lifetime of encouraging citizen participation and influence beginning at the local level and extending to national and international crusades. O'Connell worked with the American Heart Association in its earliest efforts to reduce death and disability from heart attack and stroke, spent twelve years as national head of the Mental Health Association during major breakthroughs in the understanding and treatment of depression, and was on the ground floor of the founding of CIVICUS: World Alliance for Civic Participation. In 1980 he and John Gardner launched Independent Sector, where O'Connell served for 15 years as president and CEO of a vast coalition… Read More