There are six novels in Somewhat Deeper Thoughts. In Bossa Nova at the Copinette, a Young Turk in cognitive studies finds both true love and a love of Brazilian music. In Doney and Danny, we examine Solon's question: can we call a man happy while he lives? In Saturday Afternoons at the Ear, reincarnation visits an iconic New York bar.In The Filmore Intuition, a philosopher urges mankind to return to wonder, but without providing content.In The Man Who Read the Financial Times, a retired New York Yankee beat writer tries to make sense of his own collapsing life in terms of the expanding world economy. In Coming over from Astoria, a former high school principal tries to make it in sophisticated Manhattan, while asking the big questions.