A world class assassin explains to Professor Pringle how improvements in auto safety have made his work more difficult, the benefits of using the the internet to select targets, and the joy of rigorous preparation for each job.

Professor Pringle learns how to slay someone with words, discovers the power of dried dog noses, and finds out why quantum mechanics is proof of real magic, when he interviews a practitioner of chaos, ritual, and every other kind of magick. (That's right --magic, but with a "K.")

Dried monkey eyes and planet size game boards conjure up gift ideas and nightmares, as Professor Pringle interviews the owner of a company that makes parlor games.

Here comes the circus! The Ringmaster! The clowns! The animals! (Well, one very fat cat.) Professor Pringle interviews the ramrod --boss -- of a traveling circus that you might not want to have come to your town.