The Truth
Foreword
AL FRANKEN, AMERICAN HERO
BY ANONYMOUS
When Al Franken asked me to write a foreword to this astonishing
and profoundly moving book, he had only one condition: that I remain
anonymous.
"Why?" I asked. "Having a big name like mine on your cover would be
an enormous feather in any author's cap."
"That's exactly the point," he responded.
Al, you see, is too modest to want to call attention to the fact that he
and I are such close friends. Typical Al. He always hides his light.
I reluctantly agreed to his condition, but in return I extracted one of
my own. In exchange for concealing my famous identity, I demanded total
control over the text of this foreword. I knew Al too well to give him the
chance to edit out all the well-warranted praise I intended to heap on him.
But even though this enthusiastic foreword will no doubt embarrass Al, I
believe that you, the reader, deserve to know the full truth about this great
American and about this book. I believe it to be not only the finest volume
he has written, but perhaps the Great American Nonfiction Hardcover
itself.
The Truth is a very different kind of book than the ones this multifaceted
genius has given us before. ... read full excerpt from The Truth (with Jokes) ebook
