Est: The Steersman Handbook

Est: The Steersman Handbook

est: The Steersman Handbook, Charts of the Coming Decade of Conflict is a work of science fiction cast as a nonfictional study. Its author, credited as L. Clark Stevens, usually went by the name Leslie Stevens. Stevens has a long list of credits in the entertainment industry, having worked on, among other productions, The Outer Limits. The book was published in paperback in 1970, and reprinted in 1971. Werner Erhard's title for his company, Erhard Seminars Training, including usage of the abbreviation est in lowercase, was derived from the book's title.