I waited for a while to pick up the book, thinking that the autobiography of a late-period Shuttle astronaut would be less interesting than the bumper crop of stories that've been appearing from Apollo-era astronauts, engineers, and flight directors, but I was pleasantly mistaken. I got the impression that being a member of a generation of astronauts whose work had become more routine freed Mullane from the pressure to worry about his place in history, and the result was a more human story. His relationship with Judy Resnick was particularly poignant, the tales of MSC politics gritty and seemingly honest, and Mullane's introspection as he evolved from a beta fighter jock (backseater) to deal with novelties such as female colleagues and PAO...all of it make this a book well worth reading. Two thumbs up!