d. 2004

The author, whose final years were marked by her struggle with Lou Gehrig's disease, recounts her efforts to document and bring meaning to her life as a way of preparing herself and her family for her death.

Provides an account of the case of Dr. Barton Corbin, a dentist who was sentenced to life in prison after admitting to murdering his wife, Jennifer, in 2004, as well as his girlfriend Dolly Hearn fourteen years earlier.

Former child actor Skyler Deleon and his pregnant wife Jennifer offer to buy a happily retired couple's yacht, but during the trial voyage Skyler and his wife force the couple to sign all their belongings over and tie them to an anchor to throw overboard.

Chronicles Jason Dunham's experiences fighting in Iraq, culminating in Dunham's heroic actions when an Iraqi soldier threw a grenade at Dunham's troops.