A mystery in Sloan Wilson's Series.
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Relaxing Read,
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This review is from: The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (Hardcover)
I bought this book because I am a Mad Men fan and I noticed Don was reading it on the show. I thought it would be all angsty like Mad Men but its not so much. This book is relaxing to read. There is drama and conflict but its not stressful like say... Harry Potter can be. Its also quite hopeful which is nice. Exceeded my expectations.
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A great study of the psychology of middle class men,
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I read this book when it came out and have benefited by a number of the themes of the book. The story, very simply (And this is by memory as I haven't read it lately) is of a man who comes back from World War II and tries to reintegrate himself into civilian life and take up his career where it was interrupted. The things that have stuck with me are the psychology of fear and the realism of life. He is entering a stressful situation, I can't remember what but it might have been a job interview. He is worried about what will happen. Will he get the job (or whatever it was)? As he is waiting to start, there flashes through his mind, the mental routine he created for himself in war. As he was about to jump out of an airplane, a far more appropriate situation for fear, he would say to himself three phrases. First was, "It doesn't really matter." Next, as the drop came closer, "It will be interesting to see what happens." Finally, as he stepped through the door, "Well, here goes nothing."
Now, that may not mean much to you, and this isn't much of a book review, but those three phrases have gotten me through a lot of tense situations in life. To appreciate the power of that sort of thing, I suggest you read the book. An ancillary phrase, coming from a friend of mine as we waited for my wedding to begin, was "You can walk out of here and never see these people again." That one goes with Sloan Wilson's three. It got me through more than one tough exam in medical school. Of course, I never got up and left but the reality that I could dealt with the fear and tension very well. They stuck with me pretty well through the 55 years since I read this book.
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