Introduction: Body electric -- Part one. A panoramic view of grace -- Flair to remember : why Cary Grant epitomizes grace -- Grace among others: Jay Gatsby, Eleanor Roosevelt, and other good hosts -- Grace and humor: Maggie Thatcher, Johnny Carson, and my 105-year-old highball-sipping great-grandmother -- Grace and the art of getting along: how the baby boomers derailed centuries of manners instruction -- Part two. Looking at grace -- Superstar grace: lessons from Motown -- Everyday grace: cooks, waiters, and roadies -- Grace in art: the sculptor who set the body free -- Part three. Grace in action -- Athletes: Roger Federer, Olga Korbut, and others who play with ease -- Dancers: the grace of transcendence -- Walking with grace: catwalks, crosswalks, and presidential bearing -- Part four. Grace under pressure -- Pratfall effect: stumbling into grace -- Working at grace: lessons from Vaudeville -- "To become unstuck": finding grace despite physical difficulties -- Part five. Understanding grace: theories and practice -- Science of grace: survival of the graceful -- Amazing grace: religion without judgment -- Leap into grace: techniques for graceful living -- Conclusion -- Tips for moving well through life.