Fighting to Win: Samurai Techniques for Your Work and Life David J. Rogers 1984 Hardcover with Dust Jacket

This is Fighting to Win: Samurai Techniques for Your Work and Life by David J. Rogers, published in hardcover with its dust jacket by Doubleday & Company, Garden City, New York, in 1984.

The dust jacket has a small chip and crease at the top right corner of the back panel and rubbing at the spine ends, while the pages inside are clean with no writing, all shown in the photos.

Rogers takes the battle concepts of the samurai and applies them to the modern workplace, covering focus, energy, concentration, self image, and using an opponent's power to reach your own goals. It was written for business people and anyone who wants samurai techniques for work and daily life, with a cover blurb from Harold S. Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People.

Details

• Item: Hardcover book with dust jacket
• Title: Fighting to Win: Samurai Techniques for Your Work and Life
• Author: David J. Rogers
• Illustrator: Not confirmed from photos
• Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, New York
• Publication Year: 1984 (Copyright 1984 by Service Innovations Corporation)
• Edition and Printing: Not confirmed from photos
• Format and Binding: Hardcover, black and red boards
• Dust Jacket: Present, cream with a red ki character on the front
• Pages: 203, including the glossary
• Genre: Business, self help, martial arts philosophy
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0-385-18938-9
• Dimensions: 8.5 in x 6 in x 1 in

Condition Grade: Very Good

Positives

• Graded Very Good: This copy shows light use, every flaw is named here, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
• The original dust jacket is present. The red ki character and the bold black title on the front panel are still bright.
• The pages are clean, with no writing, highlighting, or underlining found while paging through.
• The text block is tight and the binding is solid. The print is crisp and easy to read, as shown on pages 128 and 129.
• The title page and copyright page are clean and complete, with the publisher, ISBN, and Library of Congress number 83-40135 all readable.
• The back panel has the author photo by David Kogan and the Harold S. Kushner blurb, both clear and unmarked.

Issues / Wear

• A small chip with a crease is at the top right corner of the back jacket panel.
• The jacket spine ends show rubbing and edge wear, a little heavier at one end.
• The front jacket has a small crease at the top left corner.
• The jacket has light overall toning to the cream background.
• The page edges are lightly toned with age. The pages themselves stay clean.
• The front and back covers show minor shelf wear. 

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This 1984 Doubleday copy still has its jacket and clean pages, and it belongs on the desk of someone who likes their business advice with a samurai edge. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.