Powering Apollo James E. Webb of NASA
Baltimore, USA: The John Hopkins University Press, 1998. Small quarto, illustrated printed wrappers, xi, 272 pp., some black-and-white photographs included. Tail end of spine bumped, lower corners of covers bumped, spine and top edge of front cover faded, light foxing inside covers and on first and last leaves, small spot on top edge of text block, otherwise a very good copy. A biography of James E. Webb, head of NASA during the era of Apollo, developed from a 1987 essay written by Lambright titled Leadership and Innovation: A Biographical Perspective on Entrepreneurs and Government.
Lambright examines the background and making of the man who went on to manage Project Apollo effectively and with innovation. He also considers the importance of matching the right Public Manager/Administrator to an organisation and to the times, of which Webb was a strong example. Item #4821
Price (AUD): $65.00