Table of Contents

Preface v

Foreword vii

Note to Reader xi

Chapter 1 Why I Wrote this Book 1

Chapter 2 An Historic Perspective 5

Chapter 3 A Personal Perspective 9

Chapter 4 An Amish Perspective 17

Chapter 5 A Streetwise Perspective 25

Chapter 6 A Faith-Based Perspective 35

Chapter 7 A Father's Perspective 43

Chapter 8 A Survivor's Perspective 53

Chapter 9 A Challenged Perspective 61

Chapter 10 A Political Perspective 69

Chapter 11 A Kid's Perspective 81

Chapter 12 An Immigrant's Perspective 89

Chapter 13 An Artistic Perspective 95

Chapter 14 A General's Perspective 105

Chapter 15 My Perspective 113

Epilogue A Karmic Perspective 119

Acknowledgements 121