Patient Number One: A True Story of How One CEO Took on Cancer and Big Business in the Fight of His Life
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Patient Number One: A True Story of How One CEO Took on Cancer and Big Business in the Fight of His Life by David Fisher ; Rick Murdock reads like a practical improvement title built around ideas you can test or apply. The edition details point to 2000 • Random House Inc • 320 pages, which helps set expectations before you buy.
Edition on file: 2000 • Random House Inc • 320 pages • ISBN 9780609603918.
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Worth a look if you want practical takeaways, prompts, or frameworks you can test in real life.
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The clearest hook is practical value. This feels more like a book for decisions, habits, or leverage than vague inspiration.
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This looks like the kind of book you read with an eye toward useful takeaways, not just atmosphere.
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