1.   Every chapter is filled with boxed asides, an annoying number of which are tributes to Bellows from the likes of Willie Morris, Gail Sheehy and Art Buchwald.

2.   Horwitz has a keen reportorial eye and artfully blends his skills as writer, narrator, and contemplative observer, filling each chapter with colorful vistas and characters.

3.   In fact, his military escapades could fill chapters of textbooks, both as examples of stirring victories and bungling defeats.

4.   It was then that he was caught in a sting that could easily fill a chapter of one of his novels.

5.   The chapters would be filled with stories.

6.   The side-dish chapter is filled with new and traditional recipes.