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James "Diz" Long grew up on the streets of Detroit, bouncing between houses and learning some hard truths. As he becomes a man he becomes an eyewitness to a sordid history, becoming a member of the famous Triple Nickels parachuting group, almost breaking into the NFL, becoming an MC at a famous Cleveland jazz club, running numbers for Don King, providing protection for celebrity author Harold Robbins in 1970s Hollywood, and becoming the right hand man for porn king Reuben Sturman. Diz Long leads a life in the American underbelly, surviving when few did.

This captivating autobiography by a Tibetan educator and former political prisoner is full of twists and turns. Born in 1929 in a Tibetan village, Tsering developed a strong dislike of his country's theocratic ruling elite. As a 13-year-old member of the Dalai Lama's personal dance troupe, he was frequently whipped or beaten by teachers for minor infractions. A heterosexual, he escaped by becoming a drombo, or homosexual passive partner and sex-toy, for a well-connected monk. After studying at the University of Washington, he returned to Chinese-occupied Tibet in 1964, convinced that Tibet...

An autobiography of Tashi Tsering, the Tibetan nationalist with a burning desire to reform and modernize the old society. It covers his search for education in Tibet and his life in China, especially during the Cultural Revolution, when he was charged as an American spy and imprisoned.