Thriving on Chaos: Handbook For a Management Revolution.

PETERS, Tom.

Item Number: 96092

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987.

First edition of Peters’ work on creating a flourishing organization. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Matt, Thanks for the great interview – again. Best Wishes Tom.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by David Tran. Jacket photograph by Michele Clement.

Here, in sum, are the hard facts, the instructive up-to-the-minute case histories (of disaster and success), the inspiring examples that add up to the first comprehensive program for revamping American management. Peters here offers forty-five prescriptions that specify what managers at every level must do to effectively lead their organization.