Hollywood Jock

"This one will stand out proudly amid the usual Hollywood tell-alls." -- Library Journal

"[A] nice companion sports piece set in a La-La Land we all know and loathe. Uhh, love." -- Long Beach Press Telegram

"So you want to be a screenwriter? Lunacy, heartbreak and more than a few laughs -- -this book delivers." -- Ron Shelton, writer/director--Bull Durham, White Men Can't Jump, Blue Chips and Cobb

"This is a sharp, funny and brutally honest account of life as a Hollywood writer...A slam dunk!" -- Bill Walton, NBA Legend

"[Ryder's] unmitigated enthusiasm for both industries [pro sports and showbiz] proves contagious, making him an often sympathetic narrator." -- Kirkus Reviews

"[A]n immensely talented writer. This book is an insider's look at Hollywood--a world few people truly understand." -- Beau Bridges, Emmy and Golden Globe winning actor

"Ryder's got game...it's In Living Color meets Get Shorty on the hardwood of the Staples Center!" -- Will Staeger, Executive Producer of ESPN Original Entertainment and critically acclaimed author of PAINKILLER

"This book is fantastic. It brings together the two things I love the most: movies and sports." -- John Cheng, Head, Feature Development, Rat Entertainment

"Part Entourage, part Sporting News, part Daily Variety and part Family Circus. Somehow Rob Ryder gives you everything." -- Travis Rodgers, producer of the Jim Rome Show