INTRODUCTION

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS v
3. CONTENTS ix
4. INTRODUCTION 1
5. 1. PRAISE 5
6. 2. NATURE 49
7. 3. LOVE 94
8. 4. FRIENDSHIP 144
9. 5. TIME 174
10. EPILOGUE 207
11. APPENDIXES 217
12. ABBREVIATIONS 225
13. NOTES 226
14. INDEX 255