Book excerpt: This is about the fascinating stories that the author’s father told him when he was a little boy and of his travels during his employment in Nigeria, which invoked in him a burning desire to undertake his own journey to broaden his horizons. It is a journey during which the author experienced the good, the bad, and the ugly in human behavior and character. This book is an honest and captivating story of that journey, penned with the style of an experienced writer and publisher.