The Phoenix Of Hotel Freds, by first time author Mateo Marquez, is a passionately poignant tale of self-discovery and resurrection in the digital age. "Tony Robbins meets Hunter S. Thompson on Facebook," Marquez has already shown his potential as a contemporary messenger for translating timeless life governing principles in a searingly relevant 2010 package. The uniquely colorful, metaphor-laden writing style and creative sense of humor seen in his myriad essays, blogs and online posts have allowed a glimpse into the method and madness of this emerging contemporary wordsmith. The Phoenix Of...