Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Preface: Personal Parasites ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Apologia xiii
6. On the Sacredness of Life xv
7. INTRODUCTION: The Saline Solution – An Inner Sea
8. Introduction 1
9. 1. Land of Smiles 6
10. 2. An Encounter with Jordan Rose 15
11. 3. I Had a Farm in Africa 25
12. 4. Death of a Mouse 33
13. 5. Intimate Relationships 40
14. 6. A Peek into the Anus of – My Child 48
15. 7. The Well-Hung Dog 58
16. 8. Fiery Serpent 69
17. 9. It Hardly Ever Happens 75
18. 10. The Anti-Semitic Tapeworm 82
19. 11. Mother Always Wanted Me to Be a Real Doctor 91
20. 12. Missus Murphy’s Baby 98
21. 13. The Day I Flunked the Macho Test 109
22. 14. The Biblical Plagues 117
23. 15. Alley Cats and Seagulls 127
24. 16. A Better Mousetrap 137
25. 17. Scandals and Ghosts 144
26. 18. Spiny-Headed Monsters 155
27. 19. Bloodsucking Beasts 165
28. 20. Ode to a Cockroach 174
29. 21. Bats, Bugs, and Bloody Bites 184
30. 22. Little Fleas Have Littler Fleas 195
31. 23. How to Get Rid of Crabs 203
32. 24. Wild Virgins 211
33. INEXPLICABLE BEHAVIOR: Some Relationships Are More Intimate Than Others
34. Introduction 221
35. 25. Topsy-Turvy Worlds 224
36. 26. A Day in the Caribbean 235
37. 27. Tit, Tit, Tittie – Cuckoo 245
38. 28. The Game of Life: Name That Category 251
39. 29. Paean of Praise 257
40. 30. Tips for Travelers 268
41. Epilogue 277
42. Glossary 281
43. Selected References 293
44. Illustration Sources 295
45. Index 297