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The latest memoir from the Texas oilman turned alternative-energy promoter is heavier on life lessons than behind-the-scenes anecdotes, though Pickens' sauciness "Booneism #5: The higher a monkey climbs a tree, the more people can see his ass" does entertain.
Grade: C