The author is an accidental journalist. He wanted to be a doctor but found that he couldn't handle college science courses and so became an English major with a minor in journalism. It was a great personal failure but was to continue him on an almost pre-determined path. This book is a hybrid. The author spent almost 50 years as a television writer and the book is written in the style of a TV script, without the tape and camera cues. As a result it is a first, a book and a script. It is a blend of the two styles. It can be read and it can be spoken, a new literary approach.