Table of Contents
CONTENTS
Prologue: Invisible – 1
Part One: A Force of Nature
1. Closet Full of Oscars – 5
2. The Box – 17
3. Scalped – 21
4. Public Secret – 29
5. Runaway Bride – 43
6. Shepherd in Queens – 47
7. Kosher at Christmas – 53
8. Tuti – 57
9. Rearview Mirror – 63
10. On Ice – 69
Part Two: From Mashhad to Manhattan
11. David’s Earlobe – 75
12. Queen Esther’s Tomb – 83
13. Exodus – 89
14. Crossing – 97
15. Welcome – 101
16. Thinking Goats – 107
Part Three: Old World Meets New
17. Showering with Mom – 119
18. Neet – 127
19. Cornell –133
20. Friday Night Cleavage – 141
21. Protégé – 147
22. Kitchen Confidential – 153
23. Lady Liberty – 157
24. About Face – 159
25. Origins – 167
Part Four: Breaking Away
26. Behind Bars – 175
27. Booklegger – 181
28. Risky Move – 189
29. Change Subject! – 195
30. Barnard – 203
31. Confession – 209
Part Five: Lost and Found
32. Homecoming – 219
33. Matrimony – 227
34. Jerusalem – 229
35. Scandal – 235
36. Second Chance – 239
37. Ira – 245
Part Six: Bibi
38. Persian Paranoia – 253
39. Gin Rummy – 259
40. Outnumbered – 265
41. Yateem – 269
42. Broken Door – 275
Epilogue: Visible – 281
Family Photos: Iran – 113
Family Photos: Usa – 213
Glossary – 283
Acknowledgments – 289
About the Author – 291