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Ambition — Joseph Epstein

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Paperback editions:

  • Paperback
  • Feb-1982
  • Penguin
  • ISBN: 0140059865
  • ISBN13: 9780140059861

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Hardcover editions:

  • Hardcover
  • Jan-1981
  • Dutton
  • ISBN: 0525052801
  • ISBN13: 9780525052807

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"Ambition is not what it used to be," writes Joseph Epstein. The desire to get ahead no longer evokes the same admiration it once didâ�,�”indeed, modern novelists seem hardly able to deal with ambition without a sneer. But is ambition necessarily synonymous with ruthless, narrow self-interest? Or, as Mr. Epstein suggests, is it "the fuel of achievement"â�,�”an honorable way to influence and advance civilization? Mr. Epsteinâ�,��"�s sketches of eminent Americansâ�,�”from Benjamin Franklin (that premier go-getter) to Henry Ford, Edith Wharton, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Adlai Stevenson, and the Rockefeller, Guggenheim, and Kennedy dynastiesâ�,�”and his pointed reconsideration of the ingredients of the American Dream (success, money, and power) form a fascinating social history, one that may change many readersâ�,��"� attitudes toward their â�,��"secret passion.â�,�
"Should be must reading in executive suites as well as college classrooms."â�,�”Forbes.
"Handled with a good amount of wit and with the clear, straightforward analysis of a man with a point of view. Like Samuel Johnson, [Epstein] reminds more often than he instructs."â�,�”Jack Richardson, New York Times.
"To have so rich an intellectual fare so pleasurably served is rare. Read Ambition and feast."â�,�”Saturday Review.
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