Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Preface To The Spanish Edition Published In 2007 xi
4. Acknowledgments xix
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Partial Confession 5
7. 2. Saintly Living 17
8. 3. The Age of Innocence 35
9. 4. The Swan over the Burning Coals 49
10. 5. The Age of Malice 65
11. 6. Monkey on a Leash 81
12. 7. Manifest Destiny 93
13. 8. The Likely Number Thirteen 113
14. 9. Heaven on Earth 127
15. 10. The Year of the Pig 143
16. 11. Rivers of Milk and Honey 159
17. 12. The Palace at Last! 173
18. 13. Saturn’s Jaws 191
19. Epilogue 207
20. Chronology, 1979–1990 211
21. Glossary 223
22. Index 229