Why would anybody want to read my memoir? Not because I'm famous or celebrated. But to quote the old Chinese curse, I have lived in interesting times, and more and more I find myself to be a man of my times. That realization is a major accomplishment since I spent a lot of my life feeling alienated - but then, I cam to realize that's a major part of living in my times. I also hope I've written it well enough to make somebody keep reading. There's only one way to find out.