Preface

Part I : Man
The Baby Who Came to Stay
The Tables Turned
His Own Boss
Lost in the Fog
Shakespeare's Sister
The Problem That Has No Name
The Ascent of Man
Man on the Moon
Julius Caesar-Hero or Villain
What Body Language Tells Us
The Rewards of Living a Solitary Life
The Effects of Sympathy in the Distresses of Others
How Do You Know It's Good
How to Write a Rotten Poem With Almost No Effort
A Few Kind Words for Winer
What Is Poverty
Importance of Vietnam
Eight Signposts to Salvation
Why Don't We Complain
The Invisible Peasans
The Discus Thrower
Darkness at Noon
Silk Workers
Part II: Animals
One Mixed-Up Chick
The Birds
Jim Baker on Biuejays
Part III: Further Readings
Good Souls
On Permission to Write
Does American Still Exist
The Cosmic Prison
The Virtues of Ambition
Appetite
Building Satisfaction
Decline and Fall of Teaching History
Bibliography