Looking Back Looking Ahead

<p>From the perspective of a long and active life James Babcock—Jim to all who know him—shares anecdotes from his experiences as a college student Naval officer international and domestic banker community activist amateur cook fundraiser violinist novelist vexillologist and traveler. Framed as essays on a wide variety of themes—history politics service perversity language music belief and many more—his unconventional narrative also muses on how the world works and how it might work better.</p>