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Shepherd Mead


Born
in St. Louis, MO, The United States
April 26, 1914

Died
August 15, 1994

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Genre
Humor, Business & Investing, Science Fiction & Fantasy


Shepherd Mead was one of those men dogged by success. After graduating from Washington University he went to New York to practice being an intellectual and ended up as a junior executive and then a vice-president of Benton & Bowles. His biting attacks against society only gained him greater fame and success, and he finally resigned and fled to Europe with his wife and three children in 1957. He spent a year in Geneva and then went to England in 1958.

As an author, Mead published over fifteen books, including: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, The Big Ball of Wax, The Admen, The Four Window Girl, How to Succeed at Business Spying By Trying and How to Succeed in Tennis Without Really Trying.

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Average rating: 3.76 · 458 ratings · 63 reviews · 60 distinct works • Similar authors
How to Succeed in Business ...
3.77 avg rating — 281 ratings — published 1952 — 18 editions
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The Carefully Considered Ra...
3.79 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1965 — 12 editions
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The Big Ball of Wax
3.94 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1954 — 16 editions
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How To Succeed With Women W...
4.06 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1957 — 17 editions
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How to Live Like a Lord Wit...
3.48 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1964 — 6 editions
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The Four Window Girl, or, H...
3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1959 — 6 editions
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The Admen
3.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1958 — 9 editions
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"Dudley, there is no tomorr...
2.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1963 — 8 editions
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How to Succeed In Tennis Wi...
3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1977 — 4 editions
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How to Get to the Future Be...
4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1974 — 5 editions
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“Not even computers will replace committees, because committees buy computers.”
― Shepherd Mead
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“Avoid not only mustaches, but also sideburns and chin whiskers. Men with facial hair are seldom trusted.”
― Shepherd Mead, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying: With a New Introduction by Stanley Bing
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“Be Decisive. Your own mind must always be clear, and made up, whether or not you understand what everybody is talking about.”
― Shepherd Mead, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying: With a New Introduction by Stanley Bing
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