If you've read Nick Hornby's High Fidelity, you know the importance of mix tapes in the lives of some people. In this entire book dedicated to the mix tape - the selection and examination and insertion of a series of songs to create a soundtrack for a specific moment - the author has assembled mix tapes from 60 writers and musicians. The only problem is that some of these celebrities aren't so well-known; consequently, what they have to say really isn't too engaging.

But it is a fun book and for hardcore mixtapers, you'll want to read this. The tapes here celebrate relationships, the end of relationships, movies, sexual fantasies, and favorite bands.

There are even Dos and Don'ts like:

• DO make a tape to woo a possible love.
• DO begin side A with a zinger.
• DON'T use 100-minute tapes.
• DON'T be too consistent.