Introduction: Extraordinary Living Things (1)
1 Ties of the Flesh (41)
2 At Home with the Uncanny (79)
3 Close as Skin (133)
4 A Forest in the Living Room (191)
5 Filing Empty Hands (237)
6 Cells and Souls (271)
Epilogue: "A Living Thing with Hope in It" (325)
Acknowledgments (339)
Notes (343)
Bibliography (371)
Index (391)