Table of Contents:
“…The importance of living : slowing down -- Stuart Little : searching -- The girl on the train : trusting -- The Odyssey : embracing mediocrity -- What I talk about when I talk about running : napping -- Giovanni's room : connecting -- David Copperfield : remembering -- Wonder : choosing kindness -- Lateral thinking : solving problems -- Gift from the sea : recharging -- The taste of country cooking : nourishing -- "Bartleby, the scrivener" : quitting -- The gifts of the body : losing -- The little prince : finding friends -- 1984 : disconnecting -- Epitaph of a small winner : overcoming boredom -- Zen in the art of archery : mastering the art of reading -- Song of Solomon : admiring greatness -- A little life : hugging -- Bird by bird : feeling sensitive -- Rebecca : betraying -- Reading Lolita in Tehran : choosing your life -- "More, more, more," said the baby : staying satisfied -- A journey around my room : traveling -- Death be not proud : praying -- What the living do : living -- A final word.…”