All of a Piece

<p>What connects a small boy his mouth taped shut in kindergarten for supposedly having bitten another child with a world-renowned expert in neo-Platonism shut out of his own teaching institute's car park in Rome? Is there a special providence in the fall of a crane's hook only a foot in front of a young scholar's walk outside Trinity College Cambridge? In <em>All of a Piece</em> John Rist asks what makes a human life a single meaningful whole rather than a disconnected collection of episodes. Answering this question takes him and his readers on an often hilarious and sometimes moving international journey-one with its own hidden coherence. His life story interwoven with intellectual passion and rich personal experience is a compelling narrative offering insight and inspiration that transcend disciplinary boundaries.</p>