Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Welcome to Connections: An Introduction -- 1. A Prologue to the Connections Journey -- 2. Launching the Connections Odyssey: Spring and Summer, 1993 -- 3. First Day, First Impressions: August 24, 1993 -- 4. Second Impressions: September 14, 1993 -- 5. The Best of Times -- 6. The Worst of Times -- 7. June 1994: The Odyssey's Epilogue? -- Appendices -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Appendix D -- Appendix E -- Appendix F -- Appendix G -- Appendix H -- Appendix I -- Appendix J -- Appendix K -- Notes -- Welcome to Connections -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y.