As a Corel shareholder who has been expending considerable effort researching my investment, I found this book to be invaluable. Ross Laver has obviously done his homework in writing this in depth account of the exploits of Mike Cowpland. His investigative talents shine through as he pieces together the independent accounts of the Corel CEO, his friends, family, and business associates. The author walks you through Dr. Cowpland's life as an objective narrator, with a discipline which avoids personal speculation or judgement but which instead relies on as much factual information as he can derive from his many reliable sources. Ross digs deep for the details. The book's main focus is the business life of Micheal Cowpland, particularly while at Corel, offering an up close view of inner happenings. One gets the feeling while reading of actually being there with Cowpland as he tries to conquer the hi-tech world. If you want to learn about the inner workings of Corel, not to mention the inner workings of Cowpland's psyche, then you should read this book. I can't imagine a better source than this for a complete, well rounded, detailed, and objective picture.