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Another fast-paced thriller finds Davenport searching for a serial killer who mutilates his victims and leaves a trail of wrong turns in his wake. Added bonus is the back and forth conversations with his friends and co-workers to determine his Top 100 Rock Songs!

I loooooved this book. It's a very gripping, heartwrenching story with keen political and cultural observations (on Afghanistan and the U.S.) without being melodramatic or self-important. More importantly, it exposed very poetically some truths about friendship, family, guilt and redemption. I couldn't put it down on a cross-country flight from California to Pennsylvania. Since there's no shortage of action or drama, the book is being made into a movie but the writing and the story on paper are what will stick with readers.

I liked this book so much I read it one day. It is the story of a girl at an elite boarding school and how she attempts to break through doors that are closed to her because of her gender, religion, age, and social status. Of course, she is extremely privileged, but within the boarding school world, she underestimated and looked down upon. I found this glimpse into another world to be fascinating. Frankie's emotions are ones every teenager feels, regardless of gender, race, religion, etc. However, not every teenager deals with those emotions the same way Frankie does. I admire her intelligence, spirit, and bravery. By the end of the book, she realizes that being alone can be okay, and I like that ending.

You know him best as Ash, the hero of Sam "Spider-Man" Raimi's "Evil Dead" series. Bruce Campbell, the self-proclaimed "King of the B-Movies" expounds frankly in this humorous autobiography about being perpetually on the fringes of Hollywood, from humble Michigan beginnings to "stardom" in such memorable fare as "Bubba-Hotep" (as Elvis!!!). While not the best writer in the world, Mr. Campbell's anecdotes are humorous as he recalls scrounging and hustling for pennies to make the original "Evil Dead" to pulling an elaborate prank on his friend involving phony letterhead from the Wyoming highway patrol. Campbell even relates how during childhood, his friend and most frequent director, Sam Raimi, slowly pushed a pencil into his back with more and more force while Bruce gave an oral report in class, thereby forever defining their "loving" working relationship. A fun read for sure; just don't expect Chaucer (whom I'm not fond of, actually).