Book Preview Old stories told by travelers, Great songs that bards have sung, Of Mossflower summers, faded, gone, When Redwall’s stones were young. Great Hall fires on winter nights, The legends, who remembers, Battles, banquets, comrades, quests, Recalled midst glowing embers. Draw close now, little woodlander, Take this to sleep with you, My tale of … Read more
Book Preview High noontide sun beat down on Orlando the Axe. The mighty badger strode the far reaches of the western plains, blind to the beauty of the flower-carpeted grassland which had turned green to gold. Orlando the Axe was following the fox. The badger wiped a huge dusty paw across his eyes. Sun gtinted … Read more
Book Preview Chapter: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Book Two – Salamandastron Chapter: 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 Book Three … Read more
Book Preview Who says that I am dead Two mice within Redwall. Twixt Hall and Cavern Hole. Take on my mighty role. In moonlight streaming forth, At night, when day’s first hour From o’er the threshold Seek and you will see; My sword will wield for me. (Rhymefrom beneath the Great Hall tapestry) It was … Read more
Book Preview After Michael became ill, every meeting with his doctors would begin with him saying ‘I must go to Spain and I must finish my book’. He did go back to Spain and, thanks to Ed Vulliamy and Granta, here is his book. Jackie Rae After Michael became ill, every meeting with his … Read more
Book Preview The Game was Roux’s idea. More than an idea. A plan. She made it up herself, this shotgun of a game. She packed it tight with salt and metal, counting on collateral damage, too, but she aimed it straight at me. She said it was like Never Have I Ever, but not any … Read more
Book Preview I woke up to see a witch peering in my bedroom window. She was little more than a dark shape with a predator’s hungry eyes, razor-wire skinny but somehow female, staring in through the partly open drapes. Sunrise lit up the thin, silvery hair that straggled out from under her hat. I should … Read more
Book Preview Dead-eyed, that’s what they said, wasn’t it? Lifeless, glassy, empty. Dead eyes were a constant companion now, following her around, never more than a blink away. They hid at the back of her mind and escorted her into her dreams. His dead eyes, the very moment they crossed over from living to not. … Read more
Book Preview FINALLY…THE BEGINNING MY PURPOSE IN WRITING THIS BOOK IS NOT TO OFFER advice. Sure, I make the occasional suggestion, mostly common sense stuff. If it works, feel free to work it, though chances are you’ll figure this out on your own. If anything, this is a book that tells you that you don’t … Read more
Book Preview The creative adult is the child who survived. —provenance unknown his mother called him “WILD THING!” and Max said “I’LL EAT YOU UP!” so he was sent to bed without eating anything. That very night in Max’s room a forest grew and grew— and grew until his ceiling hung with vines and … Read more
Book Preview He was such an elusive and transient figure that for the first eight years of my life I seem to have believed my father was the product of my imagination. The adult world that I traveled through was populated almost exclusively by women: there were the teachers who trained me on the multiplication … Read more
Book Preview Thank you for downloading this Simon & Schuster ebook. Get a FREE ebook when you join our mailing list. Plus, get updates on new releases, deals, recommended reads, and more from Simon & Schuster. Click below to sign up and see terms and conditions. Thank you for downloading this Simon & Schuster ebook. … Read more
Book Preview You must know there are two ways of contesting, the one by the law, the other by force; the first method is proper to men, the second to beasts; but because the first is frequently not sufficient, it is necessary to have recourse to the second. —NICCOLÒ MACHIAVELLI, 1513 Being super pumped gives … Read more
Book Preview Chapter 1 WHAT IS AMERICA TO ME? Chapter 2 “DON’T EVER TAKE SIDES . . . AGAINST THE FAMILY” Chapter 3 RAZZLE-DAZZLING US TO DEATH Chapter 4 YOU’RE THE NEXT GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER Chapter 5 FIT TO SERVE? Chapter 6 WILL THE REAL MESSIAH PLEASE STAND UP? Chapter 7 PLAYING BASKETBALL WITH DICTATORS Chapter 8 THE AUDACITY OF NARCISSISM Chapter 9 DEMONIZING THE … Read more
Book Preview Introduction An Early Warning Sign If I had to pinpoint a single moment that foreshadowed the rise, and ultimate victory, of Donald Trump, I would choose June 10, 2014. That was the day a little-known economics professor defeated the Republican House majority leader Eric Cantor in a primary challenge. It had never happened … Read more
Book Preview Introduction Give me your slackers, your bored,Your muffin-topped masses, yearning to eat free,The wretched refuse of your tweeting horde,Send these, the mannerless, TMZ-tossed celebrities to me,I lift the golden lid of my rubbish bin’s door.—The Inscription on the Statue of Liberty (circa 2011) If you want to see evidence of America’s cratering culture, … Read more
Book Preview We were lucky we weren’t teenagers—that would certainly have been fatal. Nearly everything we were to experience in the professional music game was for the first time, so we had to learn as we went, at ever-increasing speed through an ever-changing landscape. John had wanted it all as badly as I did. He … Read more
Book Preview ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Aaron Priest, for taking me to the next level. Phyllis Grann, for faith and vision. David Highfill, for a wonderful editorial experience. Clare Ferraro, Rich Hasselberger, and the gang at Dutton for first-rate work. Courtney Aldridge, the best buddy a writer could have. Senior Special Agent Ronald Baughan, BATF, Certified Explosives Specialist, … Read more