The book really tries hard, as it should, to pump up the Campagnolo name. I think that they tried a bit to hard & it somewhat backfires. The history is somewhat selective & revisionist. As I stated above Shimano is belittled over & over. I left with the impression that Campy died along with Tullio. The company has been trying to survive on his legacy sense. I think the book is a pretty good fit with the modern company called Campagnolo.
I had that bias before i read the book so others will probably come away with a different story.