Facts mixed with opinions raises questions ...

It is very unfortunate that the opinions of the author are shining through more than the actual science (and the alleged subject of the book). There are so many examples of this that it is not possible to list them here, but as an simple example:
Joseph Jebelli claims that Feynmans IQ to be somewhat mediocre. Seemingly based on a high school test Feynman joked about during his life. However, even the shallowest background check points to something entirely different:

From "The nature of mathematical thinking" by Professor Robert J. Sternberg and Professor Talia Ben-Zeev:
"It was probably a paper.and-pencil test that had a ceiling and an IQ of 125 under these circumstances is hardly to be shrugged off. because it is about 1.6 standard deviations above the mean or 100. The general experience of psychologists in applying tests would lead them to expect that Feynman would have made a much higher IQ if he had been properly tested"

Stunningly the chapter is named: "The Truth About Intelligence".

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