Indeed, I recall widespread rumors that the Soviets had suffered catastrophic failures--perhaps with some degree of regularity--that had been carefully hidden from the world.In doing research for this wonderful book, author Jay Gallentine clearly gained remarkable access to several of the key players in this exploration/competition from both sides of the former I
- Title : The Triple Bottom Line: How Today's Best-Run Companies Are Achieving Economic, Social and Environmental Success -- and How You Can Too
- Author : Andrew Savitz
- Rating : 4.94 (103 Vote)
- Publish : 2015-3-21
- Format : Hardcover
- Pages : 320 Pages
- Asin : 0787979074
- Language : English
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