An eyewitness account of the most infamous attack on America since Pearl Harbor and a work of imaginative literature, this is the story of a reckless young man's battle with the demons of his age: drugs, alcohol, promiscuity, and the existential emptiness that continues to permeate modern society. Yet, through the pain, he awakens to the redemptive power of art and love. Twenty years in the making, this sad, sexy and surreal memoir gathers the spirit of ancient mythology, modern philosophy, jazz, rock, and pop culture into a defiant howl on behalf of that unlucky generation of young Americans who stood by helpless as forces beyond their control tore their world apart.