I haven't read the book, but I did see Man On Wire and I found it kind of annoying. The tightrope walker seemed really full of himself and the act itself seemed more like an act of ego than to really inspire anyone else--of course, if it had I'm sure he would have been basking in the glory of all that.

If you're interested, I found it on the netflix instant streaming option. It's short, but the first five minutes of it really grated on me; the guy seems like a dick :-/

If the book had more events mentioned that did NOT revolve around male ego, maybe there would have been more of a balance? Just a thought ;) Books never "sing for me" if I'm being talked AT, you know what I mean??