He was six years afloat except for six months at the Naval Research Establishment and seven months in New York. ... The book became a best-seller and was in the booklists of Colleges because every student had to buy it. ...

• Word Count: 390
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

He was then discharged from the Air Force in 1945, married Shirley Held, and then pursued English at New York University. ... Many various magazines, including The Atlantic and The New Yorker, dismissed the book and did not even put it on their best-seller lists. ...

• Word Count: 587
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School