I will agree with some reviewers here, that the topics NB covers are border on the mundane and forgettable - but how can they be forgettable with NB's style?Yes, I would agree that NB would do better to spend less time contemplating his navel (he really did this, at least through Emmit) next time out. But if you are really put off by this attention to detail, then do a search for books by Tom Clancey or Danielle Steele ... they are certainly more obvious.