Best Seat in the House, The

"Both funny and moving...an unpretentious an unapologetic account of learning to live with paralysis." - Welland Tribune (Ontario)

"Allen Rucker describes his new life with honesty, accessibility, and impudence...very funny." - National Public Radio

"This valuable book is full of surprises....Frankly written, the human struggle is most touching." - Sante Fe New Mexican

"One morning [Allen Rucker] woke up and, for no good reason, his legs didn't work. It should be sad, but it's inspirational and heartbreakingly funny." - Jimmy Kimmel, People

"Rucker's established penchant for jaded humor, along with his willingness to indulge the reader's curiosity, makes The Best Seat in the House...one of the most engaging disability memoirs to date....should be required reading for the disabled and able-bodied alike." - New Mobility

"Very moving, not scary. [Rucker] is a talented man." - David Chase, writer of "The Sopranos"

"hardly sentimental...[a] savvy contribution...ahead of the curve." - New York Times

"Rucker is a gifted observer-humorist, unleashing a straight-arrow honesty and a vibrant, penetrating wit while probing the most intimate aspects of contemporary life and human behavior." - Publishers Weekly

"Reading his no-holds-barred account of life before and after paralysis reminds you that The Best Seat in the House can be whichever one you've got." - Parade

"... [Rucker] examines his situation with humor and honesty." - PN: Paraplegia News