Closers: Great American Writers on the Art of Selling

by Mike Tronnes (Editor)

A collection of writings by such authors as John Cheever, Flannery O'Connor, Thomas Wolfe, and Arthur Miller touching on the subject of selling

348 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1998

Reviews

[Matthew · Rating 3 out of 5]

A well rounded collection of stories. Featuring classic writers like Flannery O'Conner and John Cheever along with contemporary authors, the styles vary widely, but there is something for everyone here, all bound with the common theme of selling.

[Alia S · Rating 3 out of 5]

I put this book down at exactly the same point as the last reviewer (p. 273), so perhaps it's a little long. The collection seems to favor character development over plot, so you're thinking "dead on" more often than you're reading in any hurry to turn the page. Which is fine.

It's an interesting theme. You will conclude -- as the editor intended, I imagine -- both that the salesman is a unique species and that everyone's a salesman, no matter what their actual line of work.

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

Somewhere after the story, "200,000 pairs of socks", I decided that as much as I enjoyed reading this collection of essays, somebody else could probably read it faster, so I'll get back to it someday...page 273.