Presents a collection of essays and speeches that consider the human and literary themes that have shaped the authors life, exploring such topics as the suicide of David Foster Wallace, and the ways in which technology has changed how people express love. The award-winning author of Freedom presents a collection of recent essays and speeches that consider the human and literary themes that have shaped his life, exploring such topics as a violent encounter with bird poachers in Cyprus, the suicide of David Foster Wallace and the ways in which technology has changed how people express love. 60,000 first printing.