• Preface


• Chapter 1 - The Problem


• Chapter 2 - The Style


• Chapter 3 - The Story


• Chapter 4 - The Words


• Chapter 5 - The Music


• Chapter 6 - The Man, his Recent Past, and his Son's Drawing


• Chapter 7 - Recipe for a Song


• Chapter 8 - The Next Songs


• Chapter 9 - Expression


• Author's Afterword


• Notes


• References


• Appendices

Tim Kasser is Professor of Psychology at Knox College. His publications include The High Price of Materialism (MIT Press, 2002) and many scientific articles and book chapters. Tim enjoys playing the piano (including blues and Beatles' songs), interpreting dreams, and spending time with his family at their home in the western Illinois countryside.

Many have speculated about the meaning of John Lennon's Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. Psychologist Tim Kasser applies innovative methods to the song's lyrics and music, weaving his findings together with the musician's past to provide an integrative perspective on the place of Lucy in Lennon's life.