A condensed sixty year biography, started by a twelve-year-old Chinese-American boy on the day of his father's funeral, and continuing until his own death. His adoring uncle Lee becomes his mentor, teaching the boy (Orion) the ways of the world. The real ways. And Orion learns that his uncle wears a coat of many colors. As with all of us, the boy loses his innocence at the same rate that he learns the meaning of the word. But his naivete dissolves to a different depth and at a different rate than for most of us. By the time he's in his early twenties he's committed, or has been a part of, a variety of felonies. Early on he protests to his uncle, "This is serious, it's not like just pulling the tag off a mattress." Lee replies that in life there are no dress rehearsals; you have only one shot and you have to take full advantage of it. And they both do. Large sized type for comfortable reading. ** "Our crew has all circled the drain...

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