After reading another book that was essentially a collection of coincidences and being inspired to start a coincidence journal of my own, I picked up Bell's book to try to figure out what it all means.This is in many ways a scholarly book. Bell defines different types of coincidences and weaves in elements of Jung's theories, quantum mechanics and eastern religious thought to provide a framework for how to interpret these events. He gives interesting examples of coincidences and, unlike other books on coincidence I've read, "translates" them--looking beyond the "oh, isn't that interesting" to get to the possible message and meaning.His theory that coincidences are similar to dreams and can be interpreted as such changed my whole perception of coincidences. That alone was worth the price of the book.Overall, a very interesting and illuminating book that may change the way you look at the world.