WITH AN INTRODUCTION FROM THE AUTHOR \'Impressive\' The Times \'Funny and pitch perfect\' Sunday Express \'I blink, bubble and boggle in amazed admiration\' Stephen Fry \'These stories are a hit\' Financial Times A small-town newspaper columnist with old-fashioned views of the modern world. A World War II veteran grappling with his emotional and physical scars. A second-rate actor plunged into sudden stardom and a whirlwind press junket. Four friends travelling to the moon in a rocket ship built in the backyard. These are just some of the stories that Tom Hanks captures with great affection, humour and insight - the human condition in all its foibles.