Introduction

The names and situations in the book are both fact and fiction, but since some of it is fiction, it must be called fiction. I add the obligatory "any resemblance to actual persons is purely coincidental," even though it is a partial lie. All I know is that I had to write down what happened.

Reflections

I think that, at some point, we could use some mental floss and refrying for our brains. Call it psychotherapy or any technical term you want; it helps to rethink things when they seem out of control.

International Perspective

And if the international part of the story has a tinge of prophecy about it, about China, and what it might deliver around the globe, that could not possibly be the intention. C'mon, it was written four decades ago.