In 1955 Sloan Wilson published "The Man in the grey flannel suit" a book that sorta captured the self-analytical zeitgeist of the 1950's corporate idea...it was promply made into a successful movie.

I knew Sloan Wilson. I remember him complaining about how his houseboat had been damaged by lightning...he was a real curmudgeon and direct, truthful soul.
His advice to me was to go out into the world and do things,to have experiences, to take risks, and write about what I know.

Sloan died in 2003, in Colonial Beach, Virginia