True stories. Real adventures. No regrets.

This compilation of lively life stories is equally entertaining and thought-provoking, sure to engage readers from every walk of life.

Some of the many “lessons learned”:

• Avoid shoe cobblers on the streets of Tehran

• It’s dangerous to run out of money on a Mexican honeymoon

• Seal flipper pie is not good, nor does it taste just like chicken

• Don’t celebrate your birthday in the middle of a Tet Offensive

• Don’t spend the night sleeping on the ground beside Lake Pontchartrain

• Don’t take your family to a revolution

• Mules and turtles don't mix

• Never swallow tobacco

• Read this book for more sage advice.