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• Introduction by Neil Gaiman

Innocents Abroad

• Life on a Möbius Strip // Janna Levin
• Mission to India // Dr. George Lombardi
• Notes on an Exorcism // Andrew Solomon
• Man and Beast // Alan Rabinowitz
• The Prince and I // Jillian Lauren
• The Day I Became a Matador // A. E. Hotchner

In the Trenches

• Life After Death // Damien Echols
• Don't Fall in Love with Your Monkey // Ari Handel
• Tajik Sonata // Anoid Latipovna Rakhmatyllaeva
• Impeachment Day // Joe Lockhart
• Easter in a Texas Roadhouse // Wayne Reece
• Bicycle Safety on Essex // Richard Price
• Elevator ER // Jon Levin
• The Big Things You Don't Do // Annie Duke

Coming Home

• A View of the Earth // Michael Massimino
• Life Flight // Kimberly Reed
• Angel // Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels
• The House That Sherman Didn't Burn // George Dawes Green
• Cocktails in Attica // Sherman 'O.T.' Powell
• Whatever Doesn't Kill Me // Ed Gavagan

Generations

• LOL // Adam Gopnik
• Liberty Card // Marvin Gelfand
• Discussing Family Trees in School Can Be Dangerous // Paul Nurse
• The Mug Shot // Steve Oseborne
• Good News Versus Bad // Erin Barker
• The Apron Strings of Savannah // Edgar Oliver
• A Kind of Wisdom // Ellie Lee
• A Perfect Circle // Carly Johnstone

Shot Through the Heart

• War // Sebastian Junger
• We'll Have to Stop Now // Andy Christie
• Her Way // Malcolm Gladwell
• The Case of the Curious Codes // Cynthia Riggs
• The Accident // Ophira Eisenberg
• Sing Sing Tattoo // Ted Conover

Carpe Diem

• My First Day with the Yankees // Matthew McGough
• Under the Influence // Jeffery Rudell
• Yes Means Yes? // Elna Baker
• One Last Family Photo // James Braly
• A Dish Best Served Cold // Tristan Jimerson
• A Work in Progress // Aimee Mullins
• Unhooked // Nathan Englander
• The Small Town Prisoner // Wanda Bullard

Save Me

• The Past Wasn't Done with Me // Kemp Powers
• Hair Today Gone Tomorrow // Jenny Allen
• The One Good Man // Joyce Maynard
• Life Support // Stephanie Summerville
• Where There's Smoke // Jenifer Hixson
• Perfect Moments // Brian Finkelstein
• Fireworks from Above // Faye Lane
• Franny's Last Ride // Mike DeStefano

Afterword

• Afterword // George Dawes Green (Founder, The Moth)