How I Beat Coca-Cola and Other Tales of One-Upmanship |
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| Author:
| Djerassi, Carl |
| ISBN: | 978-0-299-29504-2 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of Wisconsin Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.