A plastics trailblazer shares glimpses into his early life growing up in Munich and his timely departure for America shortly before Hitler's genocidal rampage. His entertaining stories include his education, work, global travels and relationships with ordinary and not-so-ordinary people. Irvin offers colorful commentary and spicy stories of Borg-Warner and selected friends and acquaintances. He shares some international travel observations, tastes in food and art that these global experiences stimulated, concluding with insightful principles gleaned from a lifetime of observation and learning.Dozens of vintage and contemporary photos span ninety-plus years. A detailed index allows the reader to locate references to the people, places and concepts he writes about. Chapter notes provide links to external resources.