Bennett launched the book during the past week, and rugby league insiders say it reveals the real man behind the Broncos coaching legend.
"The first book was written when Wayne was on top of the world and when he'd speak to anybody in the media who wasn't Steve Ricketts," a close friend and confident told The Bug this week.
"But now that he's lost seven games in a row and the Broncos look certain to be bundled out in the first weekend of the finals with a scoreline of somewhere around 50-4, he's been a little short with every one."
Sports scribes can attest to Bennett's abrupt manner of late, and most have been uncomfortably in his sights, with press and electronic media interviews degenerating from his usual string of "yes" or "no" answers or monosyllabilic grunts to stony silence.
"Wayne deep down is a really nice person, so he's aware of the problem and he's keen to do something about it eventually," Bennett's close friend said.
"Sure he's on the skids at the moment and it does very much look like he hasn't got the foggiest notion about how to turn his fortunes - or that of his team - around.
"But we all know that Wayne is a very special person, and if he ever comes out of this dark abyss he's fallen into, he'll be the same old wisecracking, considerate Wayne we've always known.
"But in the meantime, I'd really recommend staying out of his way.
"I mean, you'd be a little short-tempered with people too if you were coaching a bunch of whingeing old has-beens who couldn't win the meat raffle down the local pub even if they held all the tickets.
"Even at training they look so jaded, going through the same old routines that obviously worked once.
"And of course you'd be grumpy too, now that it's become fairly clear now that other coaches in the ARL have your measure - in spades.
"Come to think of it, I reckon Wayne's always been overrated. I asked him once why Broncos training sessions were always so predictable. He just shrugged his shoulders and said: "Drills for dills." It's the most he'd said to me for years.
"No, the guy's basically become a joke and he'll probably call it a day during the off-season. What a way for a born loser to go out, eh?
"But for God's sake don't tell him that. He's such a nice guy that you just couldn't do that to him.
"But seriously, Wayne is a very special person and if anyone can get through the mess he's in at the moment and come out the other side an even better person than he is already, it's Wayne.
"That's why I'd recommend his new book to anyone. It's simply inspirational.
