pt. 1. Myths about income and living standards -- ch. 1. Waking up to good times -- ch. 2. New and improved -- ch. 3. Time for symphonies and softball -- ch. 4. By our own bootstraps -- ch. 5. Still on top of the world -- pt. 2. Myths about jobs -- ch. 6. Upside of downsizing -- ch. 7. Somebody always flipped hamburgers -- ch. 8. Economy at light speed -- ch. 9. Great American growth machine.