The bullfighter checks her makeup / Orlean, Susan

Journalist Susan Orlean profiles more than thirty-five individuals from all walks of life, such as an ordinary ten-year-old boy, celebrities including Tonya Harding, and unusual people such as the first woman matador in Spain, Cristina Sanchez.

The author offers profiles of some of the colorful people she has encountered, from the first female Spanish matador to the African king who drives a New York City cab.