Although only a balloonist can really appreciate the real achievement of this adventure and the teamwork necessary everyone should read this book. Having followed the flight day by day at the time both on CNN and the Internet I thought there was little else to know. How wrong I was, this is a superb book extremely well written and produced with Bertrand and Brian in turn telling it as they saw it, it really shows the teamwork, courage, humility and luck that was involved. I like the way Bertrand sums it up by saying he started off with a friend and ended up with a brother. If you haven't already got it put it on your Christmas list.