King sunlight de macqueen adam (20 resultados)

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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condición: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardback. Condición: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Hardback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Condición: Good. First edition & printing. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condición: Used; Good.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st. Cloth, 328 pages, [8] pages of plates, illustrations, portraits; 23 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. *** "Traces Lever's footsteps from his humble Bolton boyhood to a business empire that straddled the world, visiting the homes and model towns from the Mersey to the Congo that still bear the mark - and often the name of William Lever." - Publisher. Size: 8vo. Collectible.…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. William Lever, founder of Unilever, held beliefs far ahead of his time the welfare state and votes for women. On the other hand, the businessman and eccentric Victorian philanthropist believed that employers should dictate how workers spend their weekends. 344 pages.

Paperback. Condición: Fine. First Thus. 1st Corgi printing, 329 pages, illustrated, select bibliography, index.

Condición: Fair. Used but tatty - reading copy.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Corgi Edition. Paperback. The King of Sunlight. One of the most extraordinary men ever to leave his mark on Britain was William Hesketh Lever - soap-boiler, social reformer, MP, tribal chieftan, multi-millionaire and Lord of the Western Isles. He helf beliefs far ahead of his time - the welfare state, votes for women, workers' rights - but he also believed the world's problems could be solved by moving populations from country to country, that ballroom dancing could save the soul and that the only healthy way to sleep was outdoors in the wind and rain. The author traces Lever's footsteps from his humble Bolton boyhood to a business empire that straddled the world, and shines a penetrating spotlight on a time and a set of beliefs long gone. Illustrated. 328 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.).…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. 2004; Hardcover met stofomslag; goed exemplaar / good copy.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 336 pages. 7.80x5.00x1.02 inches. In Stock.

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.…

Condición: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. William Hesketh Lever - soap-boiler, social reformer, MP, tribal chieftain, multi-millionaire and Lord of the Western Isles - was one of the most extraordinary men ever to leave his mark on Britain. This book traces Lever s footsteps from his humble Bolton .…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - William Hesketh Lever - soap-boiler social reformer MP tribal chieftain multi-millionaire and Lord of the Western Isles - was one of the most extraordinary men ever to leave his mark on Britain.Beliefs far ahead of their times - the welfare state votes for women workers' rights - jostled in his mind with ideas that were fantastically bonkers - the world's problems could be solved by moving populations from country to country ballroom dancing could save the soul and the only healthy way to sleep was outdoors in the wind and the rain.Adam Macqueen traces Lever's footsteps from his humble Bolton boyhood to a business empire that straddled the world visiting the homes and model towns from the Mersey to the Congo that still bear the mark - and often the name - of William Lever.It is a hilarious and touching journey that shines a spotlight on a world and a set of beliefs long gone and asks several vital questions: where does philanthropy stop and social engineering begin Is it right for an employer to dictate how his workers spend their weekends and hire private detectives to make sure they are doing it properly Are the length of a lawn and the curve of a bannister of vital importance to the great scheme of things And why would a multi-millionaire with half a dozen homes and property on four continents chose to sleep on the roof.…