The Fast Track, Texans and Other Strivers

The Fast Track, Texans and Other Strivers by Nicholas Lemann. Published by W W Norton & Co Inc, New York, NY, 1981. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Good- DJ. One page top corner creased, balance of content excellent. 255 Pgs. ISBN 0393014363. LCCN 80-39670. These are cool and skillful portraits of (mostly) Texas strivers, such as Denton Cooley and Mich'l DeBakey and others among the 23,000 who work at the Texas Medical Center. Here is Big Oil, exemplified by Exxon in Houston, and Little Oil, in the form of Jack G Jones, a self-employed petroleum geologist in Amarillo. Here is the drumbeat of confidence, so ingrained in Texas success that it is capitalized, ''Positive Mental Attitude'', and taught in Ed Foreman's ''Successful Life Course.'' Description text copyright 2007 BooksForComfort. Item ID 13157.