"There is no doubt that over the past four decades, Africa has illuminated my life and thinking in myriad ways." In a series of succinct essays, the author explores the many facets of living and working in sub-Saharan Africa, first fresh from university and, decades later, promoting and marketing solar energy products to the "bottom of the pyramid." By turns entertaining, thought provoking and-indeed-illuminating, this is no mere travelogue. Kam ventures from the mundane (raising chickens, trying to watch a soccer match, and cleaning up his own messes) to the philosophical (the value and...