ABSTRACT
A man in his early fifties, vigorous, strong-faced, well liked in his town; family man, business success (small-city merchandising operation). No reader but a great keeper-up—business papers, hard news, world events, facts that matter. Pleasures? He “gets a kick out of” gadgets and machines—wild stereo layout in the cathedral living room, complicated ship-to-shore gear on his boat, a genuine systems approach for stock control in the stores. Further pleasures: he’s outdoorsy, handy at home, a Dartmouth man, skier, active in business and community clubs, nonchurch-goer, nonpolitical argufier. . . .
