A Boy and His Dog in Hell

This collection of pieces from Mike Sager is just brilliant-brave, written with soul and beauty, and unflinching in the depiction of a real America that needs to be revealed. Bravo to Sager for being one of the few writers left willing to do it. -Buzz Bissinger, author of Friday Night Lights and A Prayer for the City Like a silver-tongued Margaret Mead, Sager slips into foreign societies almost unnoticed and lives among the natives, chronicling his observations in riveting long-form narratives that recall a less tragic, less self-involved Hunter S. Thompson and a more relatable Tom Wolfe. -Performances Magazine Sager has made a career of finding the unexpected story and telling it with empathy and narrative skill-a talent that's on display throughout this eclectic and consistently arresting collection. -Publishers Weekly His self-effacing style evokes George Orwell's famous dictum that good writing should be as transparent as a pane of glass...The long opening scene in Kobe Bryant Doesn't Want Your Love is a gorgeously observed vision of Bryant taking a shot at the hoop and worth the price of the book. No camera could show as much as Sager does as Bryant sinks a single foul shot. I'd submit the scene as Exhibit A for why, in an age of video, writing still matters. -San Diego CityBeat A sampler of the best of American magazine writing over the past 25 years, even if the stories all come from a single author. -Deseret News Sager writes with a keen eye, grit, and insight. This is a compelling book that is guaranteed to both shock and haunt long after the final page has been read. -Tucson Citizen A craftsman of superior talent...Sager is at his best in this stunning collection. -Augusta Metro Spirit *Many of the stories in Hunting Marlon Brando were originally included in Wounded Warriors, which is no longer in print.