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This engaging book, written with all the flair which Steven Mithens wide readership have come to expect, is an unusual prospect as archaeological works go - as much memoir as monograph. Mithen focuses on one aspect of his archaeological career, his overwhelming passion for the Mesolithic of the Hebrides, recounting in roughly chronological order, and in a highly personal style, almost like a diary, his research, excavations and theories, as well as his hopes for the future. It is very much an insiders account, and as well as getting a close-up feel for how the excavations and field-work were carried out, there is also a continuous backdrop of lively academic debates.