For Jackie and Michelle, my BFFs for too many decades to count!
All that glitters is not gold.
—WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
This book has been so much fun to write, and it’s all thanks to the following people: my lovely and amazing editors Katherine Tegen, Claudia Gabel, and Melissa Miller, who made this book possible; my wonderful agent, Bill Contardi, the perfect combination of humour and smarts; and, as always, my husband, Sandy, who showed me that all things are possible for those who believe.
Table of Contents
TWO: WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS
THREE: REASONS TO BE BEAUTIFUL
SIX: LONG COOL WOMAN (IN A BLACK DRESS)
SEVEN: I CAN’T GET NO (SATISFACTION)
THIRTEEN: EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD
EIGHTEEN: THE POLITICS OF DANCING
TWENTY-ONE: SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY
TWENTY-TWO: GHOST IN THE MACHINE
TWENTY-SIX: SHOW ME WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR
TWENTY-NINE: GOLD ON THE CEILING
THIRTY-ONE: DESTINATION UNKNOWN
THIRTY-TWO: THIS IS HOW A HEART BREAKS
THIRTY-THREE: HOW TO SAVE A LIFE
THIRTY-SEVEN: BIGMOUTH STRIKES AGAIN
THIRTY-EIGHT: ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?
THIRTY-NINE: BULLET WITH BUTTERFLY WINGS
FORTY: WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS
FORTY-ONE: BLOW ME (ONE LAST KISS)
FORTY-TWO: THE HAND THAT FEEDS