Table of Contents
Introduction ix
Chapter 1 Soul Mates 1
Chapter 2 The Parental Asylum 12
Chapter 3 We Make Contact 17
Chapter 4 The Gospel or Seinfeld 44
Chapter 5 What Becomes of the Brokenhearted 47
Chapter 6 Billionaires and Movie Stars 50
Chapter 7 Jewish Sailing 56
Chapter 8 The Larry Phenomenon 71
Chapter 9 Island Life 78
Chapter 10 Can't Buy Me Love 87
Chapter 11 Bingo Tourette's Syndrome 101
Chapter 12 Is That So? 110
Chapter 13 Fame and Misfortune 120
Chapter 14 I'm Robin Cook 133
Chapter 15 The Magical Girl and the Equine God 141
Chapter 16 The Great Mongolian Doughnut Sage 144
Chapter 17 Nonnie-nesia 152
Chapter 18 A Tale of Two Summers 155
Chapter 19 Not My Day to Die 159
Chapter 20 The Ancient Gods of Love 165
Chapter 21 The Ted Danson Principle 172
Chapter 22 Mother Nature's Son 178
Chapter 23 The Lucky One 182
Chapter 24 Black and White 191
Chapter 25 Surreality 200
Chapter 26 Invitations 204
Chapter 27 The Prisoner of the United States 207
Chapter 28 The Greatest Show on Earth 211
Chapter 29 Dancing with the Cosmos 219
Chapter 30 Resonance and Reunion 226
Chapter 31 The End of the Ride 234
Epilogue 238
Acknowledgments 241