Lawrence (Larry) Taylor, Fayetteville, Ark. published his first book John McTiernan: The Rise and Fall of an Action Movie Icon (McFarland Publishing), about the life and career of the filmmaker behind Die Hard, Predator and The Hunt for Red October. His hobbies include reading, fishing and spending time with his family. While at UNT, he was a member of Phi Kappa Sigma. His favorite campus memory is “meeting so many friends I am still close with today.”