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Pocker’s collection of essays reflects a life of sweeping interests and observations. From the decline and fall of the pay toilet, being a reincarnated whale hunter, to how Oscar the Grouch got his name, and how his dog, Mr. Peabody was the only canine ever to receive a death notice in The New York Times, or his cross-country trip to the Alcan Highway in an attempt to drive to Alaska in a Ford Pinto. His stories illustrate how the best and the brightest can occasionally make hilarious mistakes and act like an idiot.

Interviews with recipients, surgeons, audiologists, and other professionals that tell of their experiences and expertise with cochlear implants. It is designed to dispel the myths and misconceptions about cochlear implants. Less than five percent of those who could be help by the device investigate the possibility of getting out of the isolation of deafness and into the world of sound. Hearing loss is not an insurmountable barrier.