Hits and Misses

From a bitter tell-all by a horse who made a man famous and then got left behind, to a gushing magazine profile of one of your favorite World War II dictators, these stories trawl through history to skewer our obsession with fame and fortune - all the way from ancient Babylon to Hollywood. What father-to-be wouldn't feel a little jealous when his baby outstrips his success from the womb? And what happens when a film critic is forced to live in the movies he so cruelly damned?

Simon Rich is back with his funniest and most personal collection of stories to date.