In 1965, Ivan Von Noshrilgram Jr was born into a large family of eccentrics, lead by the illusive Ivan Von Noshrilgram Sr, celebrated philosopher-botanist, wild game hunter, exotic animal trainer, extinguished firewalker, writer and humanitarian lecturer. Conspicuously absent throughout the lives of all his family members, Ivan Sr came to play a decisive, even magical role, in young Ivan Jr's construction of reality...With his latest By Degrees The Gentlest Asinine Expression, Alistair A. Vogan, author of How To Lose Your Voice Without Screaming, explores the unspoken connection between the Stockholm Syndrome and the family bond. With this heroic act he suggests with a surprisingly nimble mind, a refreshing wit and great hilarity just how we all, eventually, arrive at the doorstep of The Ivan Von Noshrilgram Foundation.