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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Jurgen SchmandtPublisher: Texas A & M University Press Imprint: Texas A & M University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.499kg ISBN: 9781603442176ISBN 10: 1603442170 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 30 November 2010 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsGeorge Mitchell's life is a story of America--a place where the children of immigrants who start with nothing can, through great intelligence and hard work, become billionaires. In this book, we learn how the same unique wisdom that Mitchell applied to oil and gas discovery generated his farsighted passion for focusing the best of science on sustainability issues, thereby producing a critical legacy for the future of the world. Read George P. Mitchell and the Idea of Sustainability and be inspired to follow his example. --Bruce Alberts, President Emeritus, National Academy of Science and editor-in-chief, Science Magazine George Mitchell's life is a story of America--a place where the children of immigrants who start with nothing can, through great intelligence and hard work, become billionaires. In this book, we learn how the same unique wisdom that Mitchell applied to oil and gas discovery generated his farsighted passion for focusing the best of science on sustainability issues, thereby producing a critical legacy for the future of the world. Read George Mitchell and the Idea of Sustainability and be inspired to follow his example. --Bruce Alberts, President Emeritus, National Academy of Science and Editor-in-Chief, Science Magazine George Mitchell''s life is a story of America--a place where the children of immigrants who start with nothing can, through great intelligence and hard work, become billionaires. In this book, we learn how the same unique wisdom that Mitchell applied to oil and gas discovery generated his farsighted passion for focusing the best of science on sustainability issues, thereby producing a critical legacy for the future of the world. Read George P. Mitchell and the Idea of Sustainability and be inspired to follow his example. --Bruce Alberts, President Emeritus, National Academy of Science and editor-in-chief, Science Magazine <p> George Mitchell's life is a story of America--a place where the children of immigrants who start with nothing can, through great intelligence and hard work, become billionaires. In this book, we learn how the same unique wisdom that Mitchell applied to oil and gas discovery generated his farsighted passion for focusing the best of science on sustainability issues, thereby producing a critical legacy for the future of the world. Read George Mitchell and the Idea of Sustainability and be inspired to follow his example. --Bruce Alberts, President Emeritus, National Academy of Science and Editor-in-Chief, Science Magazine <p> Author InformationJURGEN SCHMANDT is professor emeritus of public affairs in the Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin, and distinguished fellow at the Houston Advanced Research Center, where he was formerly the director of the Mitchell Center for Sustainable Development. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |