The book is divided into three sections.
Part I, named "Music for Chameleons" contains:
"Music for Chameleons"
"Mr. Jones"
"A Lamp in a Window"
"Mojave"
"Hospitality"
"Dazzle"
Part II contains:
"Handcarved Coffins"
Part III, named "Conversational Portraits" contains seven essays:
"A Day's Work"
"Hello, Stranger"
"Hidden Gardens"
"Derring-Do"
"Then It All Came Down"
"A Beautiful Child"
"Nocturnal Turnings."
