Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword xi
4. Introduction xvii
5. Bob Steadman 1
6. Sea Fair Week 11
7. Adelaide de Menil 25
8. Elaine Benson 42
9. Audrey Flack 55
10. Houses on Stilts 63
11. Three Mothers 71
12. Dick Brass 79
13. Nick Vasilli 86
14. Tina Fredericks 97
15. Ted Kheel 109
16. Fannie Gardiner 121
17. Jeff Parsons 133
18. Memorial Day 143
19. John and Chris Lyons 148
20. The 300 Pound Naked Lady 157
21. Richard Klein 164
22. John Keeshan 174
23. Shoreham and IBM 190
24. The Time Capsule 202
25. Ron Ziel 209
26. Robert’s French Ice Cream 214
27. The Hamptons: Behind the Scenes 220
28. John Darden 230
29. Town Pond and The Bonackers 242
30. WQXR 250
31. Wilbur Ross 259
32. Dr. Oz 270
33. The Great Ecuadorian Eel 282
34. The Ira Rennerts 296
35. Morris Welte 311
36. Tahoe Trouble 320
37. Barack Obama and Tim Bishop 339
38. Acknowledgments 353