In a refreshing departure from today’s celebrity worship cultivated by reality television, tabloid photos, and celebrity twittering, this book celebrates the heroes and heroines who have peopled Walter Wetherell’s life from his earliest years. Writers, singers, presidents, athletes, cartoonists, artists, and activists – from Henry David Thoreau to Albert Camus to Winston Churchill to Beverly Sills. Reminding us of the magic and mystery that comes with discovery, this insightful and humorous memoir speaks powerfully about our cultural landscape.