Table of Contents
Introduction: Frank and Me — How we met, how we courted, how we married
Foreword by Hillary Clinton — from her memorial service remarks
Chapter 1: A Capitalist to the Capitol — A true rags-to-riches life story backdrops an improbable move to politics and transformative success in gaining a second term in 1988.
Chapter 2: The Formative Years — From Paterson to Belgium to the helm of a Fortune 500 company.
Chapter 3: Alcohol — Prevailing against massive corporate powers, FRL becomes one of the greatest life savers in Senate history.
Chapter 4: Tobacco — Again faced by powerful special interests and another (though lesser) lion of the Senate, FRL pioneers a norm that today is taken for granted.
Chapter 5: Firearms — One of the few to enact reasonable gun controls during the past generation, FRL wins restrictions on domestic violence perpetrators.
Chapter 6: “Chickenhawks!” — After Sen. Bob “the Torch” Torricelli extinguishes himself in 2002, FRL returns from a miserable retirement in such full-throated cry against the Iraq War that his colleagues are sure he won’t run for reelection. Wrong.
Chapter 7: The Humanitarian — Among sundry initiatives, Frank opens a path for refuseniks to escape the USSR and helps South African women dig a trench.
Chapter 8: An Honorary Woman — Overcoming attitudes as few of his generation ever did, FRL becomes a foremost champion for women and same-sex couples.
Chapter 9: Toxic Politics — One of Frank’s greatest concerns was corporate pollution. Here, he forges consensus on a right-to-know bill and even ends up legislating from the Great Beyond.
Chapter 10: Sick Transit — Passionate about infrastructure in a way few of his colleagues were, Frank’s focus on transportation provides a view with ongoing news relevance.
Afterword by Joe Biden from his memorial service remarks
Coda by Dan Katz: Joe Biden, the Senator from South Jersey
