A great first-person narrative of the Mercury, Gemeni and Apollo missions. Really provides some context, and boy is it motivating (in the sense that it makes me self-conscious about my life's accomplishments)! Some good leadership lessons in here. My only criticism of the book is the lack of criticism. This is generally a positive book: Kranz gives endless accolades (I am sure everyone deserves it) and it is pretty rah rah America. There isn't much room for a critical teardown of the missions. This is meant to be a more of a good-ole-boy, stars-and-stripes, slap-on-the-back, god-fearing, short-haired man's tour of the early space program. Mission accomplished.