"The best-selling author of Jim Henson: The Biography traces the story of the man behind such blockbuster franchises as Star Wars and Indiana Jones, offering insight into the challenges he overcame and his influential legacy,"--NoveList.

Part I: Hope 1944-1973 -- Scrawny Little Devil 1944-1962 -- Geeks and Nerds 1962-1966 -- The Right Horse 1967 -- Radicals and Hippies 1967-1971 -- American Graffiti 1971-1973 -- Part II: Empire 1973-1983 -- Bleeding on Pages 1973-1976 -- "I Have a Bad Feeling About This" 1976-1977 -- Striking Back 1977-1979 -- Darkening Skies 1979-1983 -- Part III: Return 1983-2016 -- Empty Flash 1983-1994 -- A Digital Universe 1994-1999 -- Cynical Optimism 1999-2005 -- Letting Go 2005-2016.