COVER YOUR ASS! - or How to Survive in a Government Bureaucracy by Bureaucrat X - 1977

Edmonton, Alberta: Hurtig Publishers, 1977. 93 pp. Green/purple patterned boards, lettered in silver on the spine; purple endpapers. Light rubbing at the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. Illustrated with drawings by David Shaw. When Covid 19 has passed, it is quite likely that there will be a whole lot of government people scrambling to do just what the title suggests. The Contents are: Introduction; Delusions of Grandeur: Job Titles and Descriptions; Disillusionment: Your First Days as a Bureaucrat; The Insignia of Rank: Office Space and Furniture; The Harried Executive; The Paper Explosion; The Committee: Where Schizophrenia Abounds; The Joys of Empire Building; Sex in the Civil Service; The Policy Formulation Process: A Threat to One's Health; Promotions: The Don't Make Waves Syndrome; and The CYA Principle and Public Relations: or How to Abuse a Citizen Without Really Trying; followed by a glossary.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by David Shaw;. 4to. Book.