Walk On the Wild Side
Perhaps you're thinking that two books by and about Dennis Rodman are     at  least one book too many. Nevertheless,Walk on the Wild Side, the sequel to the  bestsellingBad as I Wanna Be, continues Rodman's story, interspersed with his  singular views on everything from sex to drugs to rock-and-roll. Certainly Rodman is  outrageous, but this book reveals his admirable willingness to stick to his guns; he abhors  bigotry in any form, eschews illegal drugs, and defends his right--and presumably the  rights of others--to express his individuality as he sees fit. If Rodman's intentions are  honorable, his execution is often immature in the extreme--head-butting referees in  defense of his independence is hardly admirable behavior. Still, Rodman's appeal goes  deeper than his bad-boy image or his tie-dyed hair. There is something oddly sweet about  Dennis Rodman's naïve faith in the redemptive powers of sex, in the individual's ability  to constantly remake him or herself in a better image, and in the basic American virtues  of hard work, self-reliance and patriotism--however strangely he might choose to express  them.Even those readers willing to consider Rodman's particular view of the world might be  put off by the act of readingWalk on the Wild Side. Sentences in boldface, words  and phrases that are capitalized or highlighted in black, and paragraphs presented in a  different typeface--all for no apparent reason--leap from every page, merely print pyrotechnics that distract from Rodman's message. But maybe those fans who can get past Dennis Rodman's  outrageous persona also will be able to overlook his book's layout.