Anyone who wants to gain a holistic impression of Milton H. Erickson as a person and therapist should read this book by Jeffrey Zeig. Zeig came to Erickson in 1973 and was taught and mentored by him for more than six years. Fascinating is the complete transcript of the first three days of individual training that Erickson provided to Jeff Zeig. The book contains many lesser-known facets of the work and personality of Milton H. Erickson, which can only be conveyed from Zeig's insider perspective. One experiences up close the extraordinary way Erickson taught, treated, supervised, and lived. This book is not only educational but also well-written and truly entertaining. It serves as an especially successful introduction to Milton H. Erickson's hypnotherapy, his life, and his work.