My hats off to you, sir. For one, I can certainly appreciate the guts that must've taken.
I remember "trading war stories" with guys who moved on from our little freightdog outfit into regionals and it always stunned me how quickly these guys got spoiled with their glass cockpits and GPS-es and stuff and forgot where they'd come from (flying decrepit freighters with often "inop" equipment into dumpy little airports in the middle of nowhere down to minimums, often with icing conditions and other stuff to contend with).
I wonder how many pilots today can fly an NDB approach down to minimums without staining their shorts. Ahh, that was flying.
But you also have about 8X the number of hours I do, and succeeded in making a career out of it where I didn't. Good on you - I'd love to hear your stories sometime. And yes, put me down for a copy of your book.