ADRIAN LIPSCOMB played many parts during his lifetime. He travelled widely throughout the world, and keenly observed the foibles, the cultures and the customs of the people he encountered. As a young man he explored southern and eastern Africa (where he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro) and Israel (where he worked on a kibbutz), and he roamed the Hippie Trail through Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. Later, in middle age, his interest shifted to Southeast...