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After The Death of A Salesman: Business Trips To Hell |
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The critical difference between After the Death of a Salesman and Rapoport's bestselling I Should Have Stayed Home: The Worst Trips of Great Writers is that here he is paraphrasing most of the stories, and as a result they lose any sense of original voice and immediacy. The author also includes his own essays on the state of business in America that, while interesting to businesspeople, might seem superfluous to the average traveler. An amusing exception is this excerpt from an ode to airline woe: "Board United flight to Frankfurt seconds before doors closed. I see that Andy is on board. He's from Chicago. Stress level drops. In the middle seat. It's ok. I made it. Andy's on the plane. Phew! Flight attendant finds me an aisle. Relieved, I go into the bathroom. Stretch, reach, bend. Laugh at my plight. Glasses fall from my head into toilet. Decision. Retrieve glasses. Return to my seat.... Land in Frankfurt.... Meet Stan & Tracy with the red mustache. They all have tickets to Riga. I don't. All my flights were canceled. And no luggage. No wonder it's called terminal...." --Jhana Bach
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