261 pp. Garfias was a geologist and oil executive. The introduction states that this is 'the story of Garf, a prejudiced and aggressive Mexican youngster who enlisted as a cadet in the Military College at Chapultepec and for a year unsuccessfully tried to be a soldier; then went to work selling velvet and lard, champagne and nails... luckily for him, he met a real teacher who soon became his friend. With unsuspected persistence Garf ploughed through high school, was admitted to Stanford University, and after many joyful experiences as student, professor and consulting engineer, left Stanford with three diplomas... From California, Graf went to New York City where he became one of the directors of a billion dollar company."
