The book is structured around the metaphor of a stairway, asserting that "the elevator is out" and one must climb to the top one step at a time. Its central premise is famously summarized as: . The "stairway" consists of six fundamental segments:
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: After being rejected by at least 30 publishers, the book was finally released in 1975 by Pelican Publishing Company . The book is structured around the metaphor of