Commission Impossible

About the Book

Have you ever imagined yourself working as a car salesman? Neither had Robin Segal, Ph.D., Washington, DC policy consultant to the U.S. Department of Energy. But one day she found herself doing just that, as a “research project,” she told herself. Soon, her twenty fellow car salesmen opened up to her, as colleagues, partners in social stigma, and as human beings. In Commission Impossible, Dr. Segal narrates her exploration of life in the world of car dealerships, featuring candid interviews with salesmen about their daily battles with customers, bosses, and themselves.

About the Author

Robin Segal was born, illiterate, in Montreal in 1965. After graduating from Brown University, she earned a Ph.D. in Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania. She then went to Washington, DC to consult to governments and industry on energy and transportation issues. Selling cars was part of that work. Today, Dr. Segal lives in New York City. This is probably not her last book.