CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION: The Talisman

CHAPTER 1: FUNNY LOOKING

CHAPTER 2: RABBIT HOLES

CHAPTER 3: TANGLED WEBS

CHAPTER 4: A SHOW-ME STATE OF MIND

CHAPTER 5: THE ROT FROM WITHIN

CHAPTER 6: HUMAN NATURES

CHAPTER 7: RISKY BUSINESS

CHAPTER 8: DOCTOR, MY EYES

CHAPTER 9: DOOMED TO REPEAT?

CONCLUSION: TRUTH, JUSTICE, AND THE AMERICAN WAY

EPILOGUE: Postcards

Acknowledgments