The Pyramid Climbers Author:Vance Packard Vance Packard, the man who made "hidden persuaders" and "status seekers" part of our language and established himself as one of the most astute social observers of our time, now focuses on the role of the American executive in the private, inner world of big business politics and power playing. The Pyramid Climbers is a unique portrait of what ... more »the executive's world is really like...that strange society within a society which offers a man fabulous rewards in money and prestige--and demands in return nothing but his entire life..."shocking, titillating, amusing, and disturbing." - New York Herald Tribune. "A brilliant picture...of capable, intelligent men who are, too often, also power-hungry conformists...written with irreverent candor." - San Francisco Examiner. A penetrating new look at today's corporation man and his perilous climb to the executive suite..."Timely and explosive." - San Francisco Chronicle« less