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A Perfect Mess: The Hidden Benefits of Disorder : How Crammed Closets, Cluttered Offices, and On-the-fly Planning Make the World a Better Place
By
Eric Abrahamson and
David H. Freedman
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Little Brown & Co
Publication date
January 3, 2007
Pages
327
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780316114752
ISBN-10
0316114758
Dimensions
1 by 5.75 by 8.25 in.
Weight
1.05 lbs.
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Out of Print
Original list price
$25.99
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Touting the benefits of disorder, chaos, and mess, a groundbreaking study explains how and why a little disorder actually makes systems more effective, citing examples from business, cooking, parenting, politics, and other fields to demonstrate that the right amount of disorder yields better solutions, uses resources more efficiently, and is more durable.
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Hardcover
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from Little Brown & Co (January 3, 2007)
9780316114752 | details & prices | 327 pages | 5.75 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $25.99
About: Explains how and why a little disorder actually makes systems more effective, citing examples from business, cooking, parenting, politics, and other fields to demonstrate that the right amount of disorder yields better solutions.
About: Explains how and why a little disorder actually makes systems more effective, citing examples from business, cooking, parenting, politics, and other fields to demonstrate that the right amount of disorder yields better solutions.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Back Bay Books (January 8, 2008)
9780316013994 | details & prices | 327 pages | 5.50 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $16.00
About: Touting the benefits of disorder, chaos, and mess, a groundbreaking study explains how and why a little disorder actually makes systems more effective, citing examples from business, cooking, parenting, politics, and other fields to demonstrate that the right amount of disorder yields better solutions, uses resources more efficiently, and is more durable.
About: Touting the benefits of disorder, chaos, and mess, a groundbreaking study explains how and why a little disorder actually makes systems more effective, citing examples from business, cooking, parenting, politics, and other fields to demonstrate that the right amount of disorder yields better solutions, uses resources more efficiently, and is more durable.
CD/Spoken Word
Abridged edition from Hachette Audio (January 3, 2007)
9781594836152 | details & prices | 5.50 × 5.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.30 lbs | List price $24.98
About: Explains how and why a little disorder actually makes systems more effective, citing examples from business, cooking, parenting, politics, and other fields to demonstrate that the right amount of disorder yields better solutions.
About: Explains how and why a little disorder actually makes systems more effective, citing examples from business, cooking, parenting, politics, and other fields to demonstrate that the right amount of disorder yields better solutions.
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