Ambition: The Secret Passion

Year 1989
Pages 312

Worth buying if: You need a book that starts without a long setup.

Skip it if: You want a very different pace.

Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780929587189. The Amazon link uses this ISBN, so the product page should open to the edition shown here.

If this page helped you decide, purchasing through the Amazon button above supports UPB Books at no extra cost to you and helps us continue improving the site. Thanks for visiting today.

Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.

Affiliate disclosure: purchases made through links on this site may earn us a commission at no additional cost to you.

Summary

Ambition: The Secret Passion by Joseph Epstein is a general-interest book whose subject is easy to identify. The available edition details are 1989 • Ivan R Dee • 312 pages.

Why this book now

A reasonable choice if you like backlist books that still feel specific and usable.

30-second preview

Two quick cards, fifteen seconds each.

00:00

1-sentence hook

The listing describes Ambition: The Secret Passion by Joseph Epstein as a steady, straightforward book whose subject is easy to grasp.

Card 1 of 2

Best for readers who...

Good fit if you want...

  • You need a book that starts without a long setup.
  • You want an uncomplicated introduction to the subject.

Maybe skip if...

  • You want a very different pace.
  • You need a book you can finish in one very short sitting.
  • You need the newest edition, freshest examples, or the most current framing.

Mood / Vibe Tags

General interest Medium length Older edition

Decided it fits?

Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780929587189

Worth buying if: You need a book that starts without a long setup.

Skip it if: You want a very different pace.

Buy This Edition on Amazon

Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.

Reader guide

Cues to help you decide faster.

Reading commitment

Balanced Moderate time

Balanced commitment. This looks substantial enough to matter without becoming a slog.

What stands out here

The title and summary above are the best guide to whether this book interests you.

Best way to approach it

Read it at the pace that works for you; the page count above is the best guide to the time it may take.

Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780929587189

Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.