Buckminster Fuller (1895a "1983) was an architect, engineer, geometrician, cartographer, philosopher, futurist, inventor of the famous geodesic dome, and one of the most brilliant thinkers of his time. For more than five decades, he set forth his comprehensive perspective on the worlda (TM)s problems in numerous essays, which offer an illuminating insight into the intellectual universe of this renaissance man. These texts remain surprisingly topical even today, decades after their initial publication.
While Fuller wrote the works in the 1960a (TM)s and 1970a (TM)s, they could not be ...
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Description: Very Good. 0525474331 * Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth (Paperback) ~ R. Buckminster Fuller (Author) Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth (Paperback) ~ R. Buckminster Fuller (Author) Paperback book. withdrawn from a library. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books
Date Published: 1970
Description: Good. 1972, Dell, MMPB, 4th printing. Some waviness to pages, tanning present, few pages with light pencil marking. Binding solid. No creases or tears. Free 1st class upgrade! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Pocket
Date Published: 1973
ISBN-13:9780671780463ISBN:0671780468
Description: Good. Size: 5.61; 1973. Pocket. Paperback. 5th printing. Edge and corner wear cover corner creases. No store stamps, owner names, or other writings. Page edges are sun faded. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Pocket
Date Published: 1970-10-01
ISBN-13:9780671780463ISBN:0671780468
Description: Good. Spine tight, pages mildly tanned, mild edgewear, creasing at front cover, but no spine creases, previous owner's name inside. Cover scan provided on request. Reliable and accurate service. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books, New York
Date Published: 1973
ISBN-13:9780671780463ISBN:0671780468
Description: Very Good. Ecology. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Very good minus condition pictorial paperback. Pocket Books, 1973. Crease to front bottom corner, small nick at top, other light creasing, light general wear, light soiling, light toning. A bold blueprint for survival that dianoses the causes of the environmental crisis. 127 pages. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Pocket Books 1970
Date Published: 1970
Description: ISBN. Mass market Paperback. First Printing. Tight sound unmarked copy in Very Good condition with Slight browning to the edges of the interior pages. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: E.P. Dutton, New York, New York, U.S. A
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780525474333ISBN:0525474331
Description: Very Good. From the back cover: This blueprint for our survival is the clearest statement of the basic ideas of this great and beloved man. 143 pgs. Includes index. Stain on one inner page. Each book we list is carefully inspected, thoughtfully packaged, and promptly shipped. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Lars Muller Publishers
Date Published: 2008-09-03
ISBN-13:9783037781265ISBN:3037781262
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9783037781265. read more
Description: Good. Pub. 1976. Ex-library, with expected library markings. Some underlining in ink. Binding is tight & square, no DJ. Book was donated to Friends of the Omaha Public Library. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books / Simon & Schuster, New York.
Date Published: 1970
ISBN-13:9780671780463ISBN:0671780468
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. 127 p. Includes index. Pale red page edges, 3 sides. Illustrated cover to mass-market PB. Fuller was a nominee in 1969 for the Nobel Peace Prize., and has received awards for architectural innovations like the geodesic dome. Synthesizing elements of the Fuller system, he traces humanity's intellectual evolution, and copes with some challenges: survival, automation, resources for all. And he charts a new course toward quality of life. This, 40 years ago. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books, USA
Date Published: 1973
ISBN-13:9780671780463ISBN:0671780468
Description: Good. 0671780468. Clean, tightly bound paperback, card covers marked by sticker removal from base of spine, and has private library stickers inside front cover and on the front endpaper, pages are age-toned but appears to be unread, no inscriptions. 128 pages, portrait frontispiece, index. read more
Edition: Parental Advisory ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale, Illinois
Date Published: 1969
ISBN-13:9780809303571ISBN:0809303574
Description: Fine in very good dust jacket. cover shows minimal wear-rubbing and light soiling-tight and clean; a very nice HARDCOVER copy-almost as issued-appears unread. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 144 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: 2nd printing.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale IL
Date Published: 1970
ISBN-13:9780809303571ISBN:0809303574
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Tear at DJ top spine, 1 inch. DJ rubbed at fold edges. Top page block soiled. Minor soiling to jacket. White cloth & blue paper over boards. 144 p. Index. Audience: General/trade. Architect's philosophy on the human condition. While enthusiastic about humanity's ingenuity and initiative, he found man's capabilities slow to evolve. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Lars Muller Publishers
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9783037781265ISBN:3037781262
Description: New. BRAND NEW and ready for dispatch. Delivery normally within 4/7 days. Our reputation is built on our Speedy Delivery Service and our Customer Service Team. read more
"He was a cool big picture thinker who saw the opportunity to rid the world of many problems but because of lack of backing could not get it done. Why do we have incredible funds for war but find environmental policies or social policies too costly?
Throughout the book I'm feeling yes I agree! But something even held him up and it bothers me. He was an awesome entrepreneur and technician but I think he was stifled by his communication and politicking abilities. Something I don't want to be stifled by..."
"A bizarre little book that was at times highly inspirational. I wish I had read this when I was 16. I may try to find a way to bend my curriculum next year to fit in excerpts from this."
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