Mike Wallace is one of the reasons why I went to journalism school. I first fell in love with Walter Cronkite and watched him every day after school. Then I fell in love with Mike Wallace on 60 minutes and the way he interviewed.

After reading this book, I realize Mike Wallace was not a man I should have idolized. Yes, he had hard hitting questions during his interviews, but the behind the scenes, he was not a very nice person. He was also a very conflicted and troubled person.

This was a very well written book and I really enjoyed learning about Mike Wallace. He really struggled his entire life and you wouldn't have known that from just watching 60 Minutes. It's also interesting to see a little bit about the behind the scenes of network television and news programs. ( )