| These essays are real gems! They're full of laughs, keen insights on human nature, and insightful observations on historical events. They combine wit and wisdom with charm and charisma. They mix concern with compassion and energy with enthusiasm. They're fun to read. They sparkle!
These brief essays include such intriguing topics as "Class Reunions," "A Love Letter from Alex Haley," "Two-For-A-Penny Sermons," "How a Cow Milker Became a Bishop," "Heads that Swell and Shrink," "Jefferson and the Idiocy of Kings," "Railroad Barons on Snob Hill," "Learning Cards from a Pro," "More Sexual Harassmen Please," "Mister Marriott I Presume," and "Butch Cassidy's Unique Charity."
And there's an added bonus. As the book went to press, the editors couldn't bring themselves to cut any of the articles, as was originally planned, so there are sixty, rather than fifty, fun-filled essays included for your enjoyment. This is reading entertainment at its best! |
| Is There Life After Birth?, 9
Class Reunions and Resurrection Morning, 10
Never Marry a Birder, 12
If It Tastes Good Spit It Out, 15
Playing Tennis at Ninety-One, 17
A Happy Compromise With Self Control, 19
Deriving Pleasure from Pain, 20
A Love Story Worth Telling, 22
Midnight Escape at Ninety-Three, 24
Goodbye Old Maids, 25
Yes, Santa, There Is A Virginia, 26
Gone With the Wind Nearly Wasn't, 27
The Resurrection of Stonewall Jackson, 29
A Love Letter From Alex Haley, 33
The Prodigal Son, 34
Two-For-A-Penny Sermons, 35
Things I Am Grateful For, 37
How I Learned Not to Dance, 38
With Faith of a Mustard Seed, 41
Confusion of Tongues, 43
Learning Scripture from an Ant, 44
How a Cow Milker Became Bishop, 45
Yukkies and Yummies, 48
Robots to the Rescue, 51
Heads that Swell and Shrink, 52
Love Making and Dying on the Tennis Court, 55
Abou Ben Adhem Revisited, 57
Learning from Thomas Paine and Laban, 59
The Worth of a Urine Sample, 61
How Fat Bear Rescued Jimmy Fisher, 62
The Unnatural Death of Historic Persons, 63
An American Prophet, 65
A Most Memorable Performance, 67
The Worth of Being a Millionaire, 68
Financial Help on the Tennis Court, 70
Selling Europe for a Buck Knife, 71
Jefferson and the Idiocy of Kings, 72
Railroad Barons on Snob Hill, 73
Learning Card From a Pro, 76
Of Course Feel Free To Do Things, 77
Why Professors Are Not Absent Minded, 79
Just Seconds Away from Fame and Fortune, 81
Theft of a Tie and a Tapestry, 84
A Spectacular Hair Piece, 86
Blessed Are the Printers of the Earth, 89
Hereford Bull Becomes University President, 91
More Sexual Harassment Please, 92
How Our Son Greg Became an Artist, 94
The State Flower of Colorado is the Concubine, 96
A Natural Born Actor at Work, 99
Square Dancing at Ninety-Eight, 101
The Trouble With Traveling, 103
How I Got Home from Arkensas, 105
Saved By Southern Hospitality, 107
Mister Marriott I Presume, 109
Butch Cassidy and His Sister Lula, 113
Butch Cassidy's Unique Charity, 114
From Grasshopper to Ant, 116
Disaster in the Bathroom, 118
An Uncomfortable Mixup, 119
Index, 123
About the Author, 127
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