Most Popular Books by Jonathan Small

Path of Blood tells the gripping and horrifying true story of the underground army which Osama Bin Laden created in order to attack his number one target: his home country, Saudi Arabia. His aim was to conquer the land of the Two Holy Mosques, the land from where Islam had first originated and, from there, to re-establish a Muslim Empire that could take on the West and win. With the West unpopular with many Saudis at the time of the Iraq and Afghan wars, the Al Qaeda leadership lured impressionable recruits to the organisation with a mix of religious and political rhetoric as well as the promise of glory and heavenly riches. Many joined, and a murderous and highly visible campaign of kidnapping, shootings and bombings was launched across the country. And yet, a far cry from the image they promoted of themselves as single-minded guerrilla tacticians, authors Jonathan Small and Thomas Hacker''s new insider evidence reveals the Al Qaeda infighting, the fooling around, and the training sessions which sometimes descended into farce. Yet the threat they posed was unquestionable. Ill-disciplined or not, these were men who killed with impunity, and who tried to acquire a nuclear bomb. Drawing on unprecedented access to Saudi government archives, interviews with top intelligence officials both in the Middle East and in the West, as well as with captured Al Qaeda militants, and with access to exclusive captured video footage from Al Qaeda cells, Path of Blood tells the full story of the terrorist campaign and the desperate and determined attempt by Saudi Arabia''s internal security services to put a stop to it.

Write About Now includes interviews with zombie whisperer Max Brooks, The Nightingale author Kristin Hannah, designer Betsey Johnson, #1 New York Times bestselling author David Grann and so much more. When Jonathan Small began interviewing bestselling writers for his podcast Write About Now, he didn''t anticipate how moved and inspired he''d be hearing their origin stories. He wasn''t alone, as listeners wrote to tell him it was their favorite part of the show. Now, at the beginning of each episode, Small asks his guests how they got started-and the result has been a treasure trove of revealing backstories. In Write About Now, Small has curated these revelations into a book of surprising and insightful conversations with a mind-boggling list of the best of the best in journalism, fiction, non-fiction, and more, including: Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z author Max Brooks on overcoming dyslexia Killers of the Flower Moon author David Grann on flunking high school NYT-bestselling author Joyce Maynard on surviving a MeToo affair with J.D. Salinger The Nightingale author Kristin Hannah on quitting law to write books The Martian author Andy Weir on self-publishing a smash hit Write About Now also includes interviews with science writer Mary Roach, Secret Life of Bees author Sue Monk Kidd, designer Betsey Johnson, Pulitzer Prize-winner Matt Richtel and so much more. In all, Write About Now is much more than stories from A-list creatives. It''s a masterclass in the art of beginning.

Healthcare practitioners spend years training and practicing to be great clinicians, but many in private practice wake up one day realising they also need to be an effective business owner to create success. Over time they notice that their practice is running them rather than the other way round, finding themselves feeling overwhelmed, burnt out, unfulfilled and unhappy. ELEVATE was written for allied health practice owners finding themselves in this very position. Written by fellow healthcare practitioners in business, it aims to take you one small step at a time through the process of understanding why you are where you are, and learning what you can do to reverse the situation and get you to a position where you are running a practice you love being part of, rewards you well, and most importantly makes you happy. This is not a pure business systems book, instead the focus is on the human element in your practice and how you create a business that serves all those involved - patients, staff, and the business owner. Learn how to elevate yourself and your practice above the overwhelm using 7 steps that take you through mindset, marketing, and happiness strategies to build a practice you''ll love.