Book Number 24 - Stories I Only Tell My Friends, Rob Lowe

Rob Lowe is presenting us with a book that gives insight into his childhood, his climb to fame and his family and friends along the way. Very interesting reading, I would read until my eyes gave in.

Stories of growing up near the Sheens, hanging around with Tom Cruise, Janet Jackson, Princes Stephanie, Sting, Pavarotti, Sarah Jessica-Parker and a very telling story about his 9/11 miss with death.

A guy who got all the woman out of his system at a younger age than most and married his sweetheart, whom he has been married to for over 20 years now. A guy who got through his alcohol addiction and a guy with some really funny and very interesting stories.

Its almost like a gossip book but you know its actually true when reading the stories, and I find myself forgetting just how much the hollywood industry is like a swamp.

9/10

Book Number 25 - 50 Great Ghost Stories, Edited John Canning

Fifty stories from the 1700's and 1800's and more. Filled with stories about lost souls due to torture or un-forbidden love or lost drunkards. Most were a great read, and it was interesting to read about the history of places such as England and NYC.
Royalty, poverty, lovers as well as children are not left out. Headless ghosts, child ghost, lost ghost and ghosts wanting revenge. This book isn't scary, its more history related following and editing stories that have existed for years and years to which John Canning has done marvellous research and put them all together in one easy to read book.

7/10

Book Number 26 - Burton on Burton, Tim Burton

Gold -  that sums up this book. At first it was a slow read and then crept up on me and before I knew it I was reading about all his movies up until Alice In Wonderland. Its mainly about the in's and out's of the movie world and how he moved through the bullshit and found a living that suited his way of thinking and life. This isn't a book laced with gossip and love affairs, its one for the true fans (me, me, me).

As a huge fan of Burton, I am surprised it took me this long to read a book that has been sitting on my shelf for a few years, signed by Burton himself when I met him at before his exhibition (ahh, that was pure bliss). I digress now ......

Its intersting reading about Burton growing up in Burbank, California and how he started out at Disney, his relationship (or lack of) with his parents and how he took ten years to complete one of his biggest hits 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'.

The book has a foreward by Johnny Depp describing his appeal with everything Burton and with pictures that are displayed all through the book (which I LOVE), just like the Peter Jackson one I read earlier on (another favourite), I look forward to the next book talking about the movies since Alice.

8.5/10