Television, Popular Culture 

Can you live your life by what The Twilight Zone has to teach you? Yes, and maybe you should. The proof is in this lighthearted collection of life lessons, ground rules, inspirational thoughts, and stirring reminders found in Rod Serling's timeless fantasy series. Written by veteran TV critic, Mark Dawidziak, this unauthorized tribute is a celebration of the classic anthology show, but also, on another level, a kind of fifth-dimension self-help book, with each lesson supported by the morality tales told by Serling and his writers. The notion that "it's never too late to reinvent yourself" soars through "The Last Flight, '' in which a World War I flier who goes forward in time and gets the chance to trade cowardice for heroism. A visit from an angel blares out the wisdom of "follow your passion" in "A Passage for Trumpet." The meaning of "divided we fall" is driven home with dramatic results when neighbors suspect neighbors of being invading aliens in "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street." The old maxim about never judging a book by its cover is given a tasty twist when an alien tome is translated in "To Serve Man." 

Contents:
Overture for another dimension
Foreword / by Anne Serling
Lessons from The Twilight Zone: submitted for your improvement
Rod Serling: "a moralist in disguise"
One giant spoiler alert
Always keep your heart open to the magic that comes your way
Follow your passion
Read every contract ... carefully
Nobody said life was fair
Keep your inner child alive
Divided we fall
Don't live in the past
Dogs really can be your best friend
Beware the person who says "I dare you"
It's never too late to reinvent yourself
Getting to the top comes with a price: staying there
Take care of your own inner demons before you go meddling with others'
Beauty truly is in ..
Be your own person
Count your blessings
Don't let superstitions rule your life
Let it go
You're only truly old when you decide you're old
If you get unbelievably lucky, don't push your luck
If life gives you another chance, make the most of it
Death, where is thy sting?
Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need but not every man's greed
When you reach a fork in the road, take it
When nobody else believes in you, keep believing in yourself
That which doesn't kill you makes you stronger
Never judge a book by its cover
If something looks too good to be true, it probably is
The grass is always greener ... or so you think
Respect your elders
Judge not lest ye be judged
Share with others
Imagine a better world
To thine own self be true
Suffer the little children
Make the most of the time you've got
Nobody lives forever
Remember your happy place
Fill your life with something other than hate
To forgive is divine
Payback is a ..., or, what goes around comes around
Don't fear the unknown
Play nice with others
Be careful what you wish for
Don't be a bully
Remember the people who got you where you are
The civilization that does not value the printed word and the individual is not civilized
Everybody needs somebody sometime
The universe does not revolve around you
Never cry wolf
Angels are all around you
One final lesson
Jordan Peele reopens The Twilight Zone for business
Other voices, other Zones
Timeless as Infinity
Acknowledgments
The Twilight Zone episodes (with airdates and writing credits)