Practicing Tranquility: A Legal Memoir

I really am the luckiest guy in the world because I married Ruth. Because of her, I had a wonderful life and a second career. After practicing law--particularly banking law, which I recommend for its methodical ways and methodical hours--I began teaching in college, which I really enjoyed.

After Ruth died, I didn't know how to get back into the social world; by then, my health had declined to the point that I was a serious stroke risk and something of a walking heart attack. As part of psych...