| Preface: Three Good Things | p. xi | |
| The Thunderbolt, Part One | p. 1 | |
| "Welcome, Jane!" | p. 17 | |
| Radio Shangri-La | p. 37 | |
| Beware the Emadatse | p. 53 | |
| God of the Night | p. 65 | |
| Bhutan on the Border, Or, the Start-Up Country | p. 91 | |
| The Symphony of Love | p. 107 | |
| My Best Friends in the World Right Now | p. 137 | |
| The Thunderbolt, Part Two | p. 165 | |
| Dawn of Democracy | p. 183 | |
| America 101: "That's Cool" | p. 203 | |
| Baby Watch | p. 225 | |
| Postscript | p. 247 | |
| Epilogue: Loose Motion | p. 253 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 269 | |
| Selected Bibliography | p. 273 |