And before the usual shouts of «hypocrite» start up again, it is worth noting that while
printed copies of the book are available for sale, both Boyle and his publishers &, dash; Permanent Publications — have chosen to release the book free online, under a Creative Commons license because, Boyle says, his words are
simply «an accumulation of all that has come before them — the people I have met, the books I have read, the songs I grew up with, the rivers I've swam in, the
girls I've kissed, the movies I've watched, the traditions I've learned, the philosophers I've studied, the mistakes I've made, the violence I've seen, the love I've witnessed.»