PART I: THE BASIS (of this book)

Chapter 1: BECOMING: FOUR STORIES & LIFETIMES AGO

Chapter 2: RIDDLES, QUESTIONS & TRUTH

Chapter 3: UNDENIABLE FRAMEWORKS

Chapter 4: kEY REASONS / KNOTTY Problems

PART II: CONCRETE NATION FOUNDATION?

Chapter 5: LAUNCHPAD: A UNIQUE AMERICAN CONTEXT

Chapter 6: THE WORST PATTERNS & PERPS THAT STYMIE PROGRESS (AND POINT THE WAY)

PART III: PRIORITIZING OUR FUTURE

Chapter 7: What the hell countS as a TOP Priority?

Chapter 8: root cause: THE WORST PROBLEM

PART IV: DRIVING AMERICA DOWN A MIDDLE ROAD

Chapter 9: EIGHT Key Literacies for surviving and thriving IN A COMPLEX, DANGEROUS NEW WORLD

Chapter 10: KEY STEPS FORWARD

Chapter 11: THE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE

Chapter 12: CONCLUSIONS

Epilogue: TRUSTWORTHY AUTHOR?

Story of the 3 B's: Bears, Blessings, and Bias

Notes

Bibliography

Appendices

Index