The author is still neither rich nor famous. He grew up on a dairy farm in the seaside Town of Rockport, MA. He graduated from Gloucester High School in 1948. He got a lot of experience working at a variety of jobs during those years. He served in the Army during the Korean War, after which he attended the University of Massachusetts and studied Electrical Engineering. During the summers he took a door-to-door sales job. He liked sales, but not that kind of selling. He was offered a job as a manufacturers representative, He became a true salesman. He was fascinated with airplanes and wanted to work for an airline. He attended an airline reservations training school and got a job with American Airlines. After a few years he was given a sales job. That enabled him to combine his love of sales with his interest in airplanes. He loved every job he ever had. He wanted to share what he did with others.
Living Like the Rich and Famous (While Being Neither)
by James Lane
Living Like the Rich and Famous (While Being Neither)
by James Lane
Published Aug 27, 2018
230 Pages
Genre: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
Book Details
“I began to realize I loved travel and sales. Then it came to me that I had found my calling. Being a manufacturers representative was a preview of seeing what it was like to live like the rich and famous.” This was the first taste of what it was like to experience first class hotels and fancy restaurants, which were required perks.
This book tells about the extraordinary experiences the author encountered while doing his job. i.e. escorting a Swedish Princess, meeting a famous explorer, visit with the Norwegian King, encounters with General Eisenhower, visits to special attractions in many countries. Judged a beauty contest and sponsored the winner of Miss Jersey. A description of life at sea and ports of call on a four-month world cruise. In addition to extraordinary experiences the book tells how some difficult problems were solved. What happened after a contract for an aircraft was canceled after a deposit was paid. How an inebriated passenger behaved and how an unappreciative guest was removed from a trip. How helpful and important it is to have the right contacts. The advice many gave us about dealing with extremely difficult situations. How I avoided arrest during the Cold War for taking Rubles out of Russia.