<I>It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2012
name: label: Written by
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
label: Written by
content: Tony Koltz, American
label: Subject of
content: United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775
label: Published by
content: Harper Collins Publishers, founded 1990
label: Subject of
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
notes: label: Caption
content: This is the second autobiography of General Colin L. Powell. In it, Powell shares the personal anecdotes, lessons, and rules that guided his life, leadership, and career.
label: Description
content: A hardcover first edition of General Colin L. Powell’s second autobiographical book, It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership. The book features a glossy paper jacket over its green and black hardcover. There are no markings on the front and back covers, other than an embossing of the HarperCollins publisher’s logo in the lower right corner of the front cover, and the author, title and publisher's logo printed in silver text on the spine. The paper jacket front features an outdoor photograph portrait of General Powell wearing eyeglasses, a blue and green checkered shirt, and green sweater. In large white text the cover reads: [IT WORKED FOR ME / In Life and Leadership / COLIN POWELL / WITH TONY KOLTZ]. The design continues on the spine of the jacket which includes the author, title, and publisher’s logo. The last numbered page of the book is 238. On the back of the jacket is a color photograph of an active-duty General Powell captured seated outdoors with fellow soldiers, dressed in US Army fatigues.
place: label: Place printed
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: International affairs
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alma J. Powell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2022.101.1.43.2
objectType: label: Type
content: autobiographies
label: Type
content: hardcover books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Harper Collins Publishers
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product) and cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (closed): 9 5/16 × 13 1/8 × 1 5/8 in. (23.7 × 33.4 × 4.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (open): 9 5/16 × 6 5/16 × 1 5/8 in. (23.7 × 16.1 × 4.1 cm)