Thank you for looking. I hope you like it. A masterpiece! A beautiful item with the obi (paper band). There are some scratches on the cover, but the inside is clean with no folds or writing. For those who understand that this is a used, home-stored item. "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance" Angela Duckworth / Akiko Kanzaki Price: ¥1600 ★Huge response! Over 300,000 copies sold! The world's most talked-about unprecedented bestseller finally arrives in Japan! ★"Keeps readers engaged until the very last line," exceptionally praised in the Asahi Shimbun book review! ★HONZ Business Book Grand Prix 2017 1st Place! (Business Skills Category) ★Amazon Ranking Award 2017 2nd Place (Hobbies, Practical, Self-Improvement Category) ★Featured in numerous media outlets including the Yomiuri Shimbun, Nikkei Shimbun, Sankei Shimbun, Weekly Shincho, Weekly Asahi, NHK "Super Presentation," and TBS "King's Brunch"! A psychologist from Harvard, Oxford, and McKinsey finally unveils "the most important factor necessary for success in all areas of life"! A world-renowned bestseller that fundamentally changed the world's "view of ability" and "view of education"! Business leaders, elite scholars, Olympic athletes... The common factor among successful people is neither "talent" nor "IQ" but "Grit" (the power to persevere)! Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg... Prestigious authorities speak of its importance, and the US Department of Education advocates "Grit" as a "top priority." This book unveils the secrets of "Grit" for the first time! The author studied neurobiology at Harvard University, worked as a consultant at McKinsey, became a public junior high school teacher, earned a master's degree (neuroscience) from Oxford University, and received a Ph.D. (psychology) from the University of Pennsylvania. She is Professor Angela Duckworth, a world-renowned researcher who received the MacArthur Fellowship (Genius Grant), equivalent to the Nobel Prize, for her research on "Grit." This book is packed with "specific methods to cultivate Grit yourself," the most important ability for all success in life, and "effective methods to develop Grit in children and those around you." This is a gem of a book that you should read no matter what.