Clinton T. Greenleaf III
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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 20
Average rating: 4.0 of 5
Excellent, altough a bit too american 4 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
One of the best books on appearance out there.
Awesome Graduation Gift 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 1 people found this review helpful.
I just graduated from college and my girlfriend's parents got me a copy of this book. It's a good reference book and will help me in my new career.
Thank You! 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 2 people found this review helpful.
My man needed so much help. Hi idea of dressing up was to put on his good boots and a shirt with sleeves. I gave him this book for Christmas and he has really improved himself. It was perfect!
Finally! 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 1 people found this review helpful.
My son has needed a book like this for so long and now, finally, he won't look like a college student during his interviews.
"How to Blend in with Everyone Else at Work" 2 out of 5 stars.
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While potentially helpful for those with no knowledge of clothing or appearance, this book is an astonishingly elementary guide, and those who already have any knowledge of professional dress will be disappointed.
In addition to being a how-to guide for those with little common sense, the book repeatedly blurs the line between objectivity and the author's own preferences or biases presented as fact. One small part that exemplifies some of my frustration with this book appears on pages 45-46 in the form of a parenthetical statement: "Incidentally, note that one 'plays golf' and does not 'go golfing.' Golf is a noun like tennis, not a verb like swim." The book makes many of these sort of off-the-cuff assertions, which are not necessarily grounded in fact. A casual read of any current English dictionary (whether it be Merriam-Webster or the Oxford English Dictionary) will reveal that the word "golf" is not only a noun but is, indeed, an intransitive verb. Regardless, such semantic discussions are completely irrelevant to a guide to appearance and should be beyond the scope of such a book.
In truth, the above is a very minor point, but illustrates the book's most major flaw, which is that it seems more a collection of the author's pet peeves than a helpful guide for any gentleman who cares to cultivate a more distinguished look or a better sense of style than the average (or slightly above average) one he may already possess.
Ultimately, this makes a decent "College Guy's Guide to Appearance," or a "Guide to Appearance for the Clothing Illiterate," or perhaps most accurately, "How to Blend In with Everyone Else at Work." But it is far from being a gentleman's guide to bettering his own appearance.
Most importantly, this book will not teach one how to stand out with a distinguished look or how to impress others with a refined appearance, but rather how to fit in like every other cog in the machine. Perhaps this is exactly what many readers are looking for; however, the title creates expectations that the book does not meet.
A disappointment.
