It is deeply reassuring that our dumbed-down world still has room for work like this. Five essays explore the idea of disappearing and other obsessions of a restless, powerful mind. The titular first essay is a perfect way into this almost dauntingly intelligent book, employing a few of the author’s signature gambits to winning effect. There are 13 numbered sections: How To Disappear, Ways To Disappear, What They Will Say, People Who Disappeared, Why You Are Not Famous, and so forth.