Fourth Quarter: Reflections of a Cranky Old Man is historian-public lecturer Carlos Cortes' poetic rumination on life as viewed from the perspective of a post-75-year-old who is traversing the fourth quarter of his life. Sometimes ironic, sometimes nostalgic, while continuously introspective, Fourth Quarter teases strands both from Cortes' personal experiences and from his responses to the always-surprising, occasionally-baffling world he has observed throughout more than eight decades. "Fourth Quarter" is organized into four major sections. "Looking Back" contemplates revealing moments in...