I appreciate the kind words. What brought you to consider this book? What was off-putting about the author (it's been a while since I read it so don't remember the tone well).

He described the trucker he was interviewing in really negative ways - seemed disrespectful to include personal appearance of a person you requested to interview. Given some of the things listed in your notes, there may have been more to the encounter later on. It also meandered- so your main points are helpful. Ray Berger