Part I: Introduction; 1. The Road Less Traveled; 2. The Ba'al Teshuvah Movement: An Overview; 3. What Exactly is a Ba'al Teshuvah?; 4. The Stories; Part II: The Narratives; 5. The View from the Top; 6. Meaninglessness Meets its Match; 7. A Spiritual ""Evolutionary""; 8. Guess who came to Dinner?; 9. A Jew for Judaism; 10. Frum before he knew it; 11. The Searcher; 12. Never Say Never; 13. Born Again; 14. Abba Knows Best; 15. The Return Flight; 16. Seeing Is Believing; 17. A Messenger who forgot the Message.

18. Upward Bound; 19. A One-Way Ticket; 20. The Incredible Expanding Man; 21. Taking it to the Streets; 22. The Art of being in the Right Place; 23. Collared at the Wall; 24. Making it in the Midbar; 25. Seder Story; 26. Spiritual Healing; 27. Bottoming Out; 28. An Ode to Grandma Batya; 29. A Rational Choice; 30. The Best-Laid Plans; 31. Going Home; 32. Art, you Look like a Jew; 33. The Taste of Shabbos; 34. A Change of Tune; 35. Dr. Kahn's Legacy; Glossary; References; About the Author.