CONTENTS

Brief Chronology

March 1962

1 Outstandingly Safe

2 Don’t Look at Her!

3 Silent Shock

4 A Horrible Preparation

5 Maybe the Idiots Are Happy

6 A Very Real Fear

7 It Could Have Happened to the Queen

8 Saving America

9 Idiots and Clever People

10 It’s Not Contagious

11 Grünenthal’s Accidental Pregnancy Test

12 Like Lollipops

13 The Humane and Proper Thing

14 Greedy Hearts

15 A Little Bit More Luxury

16 Not Ready to Retire

Acknowledgments

Notes and Sources

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