Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Author's Note xvii
Preface: Two Roads Diverged in a Wood xix
Part 1
1 In Search of the American Dream 3
2 The Kidnapping 13
3 "What Am I Doing Here? 27
4 "Hajim Legs"-Quick and Determined 41
5 Driven to Succeed 49
6 The Ensign and the Engineer 59
7 Business Boot Camp-and Eagles and Gophers 69
Part 2
8 Her Only and Best-Paying Client 81
9 Hit the Go Button 89
10 The Question I Would Have Asked 99
11 Transform or Perish 109
12 The Hornet's Nest 117
13 Greed and Glory 127
14 Egypt, the Galapagos Islands, India, and Beyond! 137
15 Back in Control 145
Part 3
16 A Tale of Two Mergers 153
17 A Suitcase of Letters 161
18 Red Letter Day: August 27, 1997 175
19 Marketus: An Ornery Bear 189
20 The Need to Fix Something 201
21 Coming Full Circle 211
Epilogue: The Four P's-Passion, Principles, Partners, and Plans 217
About the Author 231