Born Under a Lucky Star

Born Under a Lucky Star, a personal memoir, begins with narration of author Richard Staar's youthful experiences in Poland, where he lost six years of schooling, half of them in German prisons and internment camps. Protected by a "lucky star," the author's family survived the war intact. Staar took the fast track in education, after being repatriated, dividing his subsequent career between U.S. government service and academia.

Richard F. Staar is Senior Fellow, Hoover Institutional, Stanford University, California.