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3.5 Stars. As a classic of aerospace, I felt like I had to read it. However, it's a frustrating read. The book is filled with interesting insights, but it's written with a turn-of-the-century style of constant witticisms and wise-cracks that I found annoying. Worse, nearly every chapter has a graph to illustrate the central point, but the graphs are poorly described and that often undermines their ability to be understood and believed. This book would be great if the fat were trimmed, which would eliminate 3/4s of the text.
Ultimately i think this is the kind of book that should not be read all at once, but distributed over a year or more. I'd recommend a chapter (which are only a few pages in length) every other week. I may do this in the future because many of the ideas are important to keep in mind for those of us whose work touches government policy.
Ultimately i think this is the kind of book that should not be read all at once, but distributed over a year or more. I'd recommend a chapter (which are only a few pages in length) every other week. I may do this in the future because many of the ideas are important to keep in mind for those of us whose work touches government policy.
