Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. 1 The Dreamland Motel 1
4. 2 Innocents Abroad 7
5. 3 The Shooter 15
6. 4 My Platonic Sweetheart 22
7. 5 EffYou 30
8. 6 The Gun That Won the West 39
9. 7 The Mysterious Stranger 47
10. 8 Life on the Mississippi 56
11. 9 The Royal Nonesuch 64
12. 10 Buffalo Bill's Defunct 74
13. 11 Aliens-and More! 82
14. 12 The Hypnotized Never Lie 93
15. 13 A Tooth for a Tooth 102
16. 14 The Candy Store 113
17. 15 Back to the Future 122
18. 16 Feed Your Head! 130
19. 17 Ascending Mount Carmel 138
20. 18 Anarchy in the O.K. 147
21. 19 The Battle of Fort Er 155
22. 20 Tattoo You 165
23. 21 The Road Warrior's Last Stand 175
24. 22 The Girl Can't Help It 183
25. 23 Escape to Elohim City 192
26. 24 Roughing It 202
27. 25 Lighting Out for the Territo 212
28. 26 Phoenix Unbound 217
29. 27 Lazy Circles in the Sky 223
30. Afterword 228
31. Acknowledgments 231