<p>Okey Ndibe's funny charming and penetrating memoir tells of his move from Nigeria to America where he came to edit the influential-but forever teetering on the verge of insolvency - <i>African Commentary</i> magazine. It recounts stories of Ndibe's relationships with Chinua Achebe Wole Soyinka and other literary figures; examines the differences between Nigerian and American etiquette and politics; recalls an incident of racial profiling just 13 days after he arrived in the US in which he was mistaken for a bank robber; considers American stereotypes about Africa (and vice-versa); and juxtaposes African folk tales with Wall Street trickery. All these stories and more come together in a generous encompassing book about the making of a writer and a new American.</p>