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A multi-faceted life, spent observing and experiencing the real world Peter Frederick tells the story of his life, turning his book into a collection of funny encounters, mellow ones and tales.
Being a salesman on the road, experiencing a real contact with people and learning from them. That is what Peter Frederick wants to share with his book 'Life on the Road- A Salesman’s Lot'. An autobiographical tale of what can happen to a salesman travelling and meeting every possible human personality. This is a proof that fantasy is not stranger than reality, since the episodes told by Frederick really happened to him and are almost impossible to believe.
Peter has been in the PVC flooring business for many years and he used to travel to meet his clients and to sell his products. Yet, along the way, the products and the hunger to sell leave the place to the curiosity of seeing the world and deeply trying to understand it, by getting fascinated by humanity. People conquer the most of the interest and curiosity of Peter and his own job seems to move to a second place. The book simply turns into a funny but also moving, interesting and in some ways technically sociological account on life and personalities.
From shoddy workmanship to the mysterious dark black dots that appeared on a newly laid floor and accusations of electricity inducing flooring, Peter has come across every possible complaint. Approaching each and every circumstance with an even temper that is demanded in a field that reveres reputation, Peter is able to resolve and defuse most of difficult situations that he comes across. Some of his most striking adventures occur by chance, such as an uncomfortable discussion with a semi-naked girl to a mishap with the air-conditioning and an accidental kidnapping of a cat. In a career in which every day throws up something new, 'Life on the Road' is a collection of some Peter's strangest and most embarrassing moments.
Frederick shows his point of view on the job he’s done for almost all his life: being a salesman looks actually - after reading this book - as one of the most appealing jobs ever, allowing to see and understand the world and where selling is just an incidental little detail.
Peter Frederick can say out loud that he has lived an entertaining and extraordinary life. He shows and shares that in his book, constantly being thrown into new environments and meeting new people. A fun and light-hearted book, told with the vigorous energy of an accomplished salesman, this book cannot fail to entertain.
