You may have loved his kibitzing with Jimmy Kimmel on his Emmy-award winning game show, or recall through the fog his monotoned professor in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.

Forgiving his being a speechwriter for Nixon and Ford, we respect his thoughtful positions on topics as he can articulate them well.

His work as a wordsmith expanded with the publication of ‘LUDES A Ballad of the Drug and the Dream. By subtly massaging his own experiences he tells a compelling tale. 

Don’t just take our word for it, check out a review from the New York Times, written by Cameron Crowe, himself an author, director and producer of Fast Times at Ridgemont High. If you beat us to the back page, let us know what you think with a comment below.

But no spoilers!