This book is a series of vignettes that I call âmoments.â The concept of a âmomentâ is explained fully in the introduction. A âmomentâ is akin to what is sometimes called âa light bulb momentâ â a sudden flash of insight. But in this book the personal âmomentsâ I describe are much more than short periods of simple inspiration. They are also turning points for me (another meaning of the word âmomentâ). Each chapter describes the âmomentâ itself, and then discusses the meaning of the event, and its subsequent long-term ramifications. Each chapter can be read individually, but...