AudioBook information:
Author: Taylor Sheridan, Tom Nelson
Narrated by: Taylor Sheridan, Tom Nelson
Release date: June 23, 2026
Audiobook Duration: 6 h 28 min
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Summary: The debut book from Academy Award–nominated filmmaker Taylor Sheridan, creator of Landman and cocreator of Yellowstone—a no-bullsh*t, darkly funny survival guide to life inside a maximum-security prison, cowritten with prison-hardened ex-con Tom Nelson.
So, you f*cked up. Can’t talk your way out of it, buy your way out of it, or beg your way out of it.
You are going to prison. You will be living under a set of rules made up by men who have demonstrated to society that they need a big ol’ time out. There is no book of these rules. Nobody will tell them to you. But when you break one—boy, will you know it. For the newbie, the fish, the fresh meat—this book is your survival guide. How to mind your business without becoming a target. When to walk away. When to stand your ground.
This is how you don’t die. Follow the advice in this book, and you just might make it out alive.
Review:
“A guide to surviving (but not necessarily thriving) in prison if you’ve made some really bad decisions. . . . Frank and enlightening.” ― Kirkus
About the Authors:
Taylor Sheridan is an Academy Award–nominated screenwriter, Emmy-nominated producer, and the creator, writer, director, and executive producer of multiple record-breaking series including Yellowstone, Landman, Mayor of Kingstown, Tulsa King, 1883, 1923, Lioness, and The Madison. His acclaimed screenplays include Sicario, Hell or High Water, and Wind River, which he also directed, earning him Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival. Sheridan owns and operates two Texas ranches including the legendary Four Sixes (6666) Ranch and Bosque Ranch.
Tom Nelson has been busted for everything from auto theft and assault and battery to armed robbery and drug dealing. He spent more than seventeen years as an inmate in maximum- and medium-security prisons. After his criminal career, Tom became a proud father, husband, and personal trainer.