Chaldee [Paperback]

This is a purse-book of breath from dead places, of gutters that run through paradise and gods who dwell in madness, of ancient wisdoms and ancient rhythms come back to town in kid-mohair britches. Chaldea is Newark. Chaldea is the place of all dark magic, deep within the lake of the heart; the place of resurrection, annihilation, and the breezes of all that is forbidden... This is the best, from one of the best writers around. Nick Tosches knows the devil as well as any man has. Keith Richards Words and wisdom that I shall carry with me into the fucking dirt. Johnny Depp An extraordinary writer....It is the vastness of Nick Tosches' heart that makes it possible to reveal the darkness. Hubert Selby, Jr. An American classic Greil Marcus I'm an admirer of anything and everything Nick Tosches writes. Tom Robbins One of the greatest living American writers. Dallas Observer Tosches can't write a dull book. He sets his foot firmly on your throat from the start; he won't let up, and you won't want him to. Washington Post Nick Tosches is a beautiful thug [who] has always beaten back a demon while inhabiting the very soul of the beast. Philadelphia City Paper Nick Tosches stands out as the kind of writer other writers only dream of becoming-amazing at fiction, unparalleled in journalism and biography, and possessed of a stature and genius. Jerry Stahl A writer of rare humanity. GQ [Tosches writes] without illusion and yet with real sympathy, call it a form of love. That is a real achievement of writing and feeling. David Remnick