I have skimmed through the first 50-odd pages and one thing has really struck me - Miller and Black put up with an incredible amount of, ummmm, crap from Putnam and Earhart. As a fellow paper-pusher, I can relate to what it's like to have someone with a friend in high places who's not afraid to throw their weight around. I would have probably told her to pound sand (and gotten fired) only a few months into their constant demands.