I would say this could have been an easy 4 with different editing but it is a 3.5 for me.

This book is full of interesting anecdotes and experiences from a life full of variety, travel and unusual experiences.

It's not often that you read a paragraph from an ordinary person which starts "That was the day I met Osama Bin Laden".

At that time in 2006 the authorities said Osama was living in a cave in a remote part of Afghanistan, whereas the author met him in Pakistan. It later transpires that Osama WAS in Pakistan and the authorities had received tip offs (including from the author) but no apparent action was taken until 2011.

Not only has this author had some amazing experiences, he has written a lot of books and there is a list and a synopsis of them at the end of this book.

I have not read the author's autobiography but I think this book might be more of a companion piece to that, containing additional material. This book is not linear and I got mixed up about when he did what and when he got married (I would have liked a bit more about his family life, he just says in passing that his wife was a former Miss France!!)

Having said that it is an interesting, chatty and easy read about the adventures of, as we say in Scotland a "son of the manse".

I have never read anything by this author before so I come to this book with no preconceived ideas or expectations. It is all a blank slate and it is the title alone that caught my eye. Now I find myself with quite a long list of other books by this author I want to read.
This is not an autobiography. Miller Caldwell introduces one to memories, sometimes just fragments of memories. It's a bit like a jigsaw puzzle where each piece reveals another portion of the complete picture. It is all incredibly intimate and honest and painfully poignant. Ill-health means this could be the author's last book but in the place of self-pity there is a feeling of joy and a sense of humour undiminished by age or ailment. A pitch perfect glimpse at a life well-lived.