Fascinating insight into what's it like to live and work as an American contractor in Iraq. This is the real life picture you don't get in the standard news. Schumacher's style vividly gives you the look-sound-feel-smell of this life and more understanding of the cultures and how they interact. Extremely enjoyable and educational reading. You get to know the characters as they go through unbelievable daily experiences, then you look at their pictures and realize this is all real!