This book, while entertaining and
well-written, should not be read by anyone without a stomach for
shameless self-promotion. While some of the
anecdotes (the
Las Vegas years and his
safecracking exploits at Los Alamos come to mind) are indeed
priceless, the
gist of the book is essentially as follows:
"Look at me, see, aren't I brilliant and charismatic? What, isn't everybody as smart as me?"
This applies to "What Do You Care What Other People Think?" as well.
If you can put that behind you, it is indeed very entertaining. But sometimes Feynman crosses the line between chutzpah and insinuation. I'll bet he was a hard guy to get along with sometimes.