Prologue how to be good in America
Redemption and the American soul
The generative adult
Life stories
How the story begins : the chosen people
My good inner self : from Emerson to Oprah
God bless America
Black (and white)
Contaminated plots, vicious circles
When redemption fails
Obama versus Bush : competing stories of redemption
Culture, narrative, and the self
Epilogue final thoughts and confessions
Notes
References
Index.
The redemptive self : stories Americans live by by Dan P. McAdams. ISBN 9780199969753. Published by Oxford University Press in 2013. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.