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Stories, Songs, Words, Letters, Ideas… Books that I happened to have on my shelf when we turned on the camera. Much more to come…<\/p>\n

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Literature<\/h3>\n
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Non-fiction<\/h4>\n

I mentioned these on the DRAFTSMEN podcast.<\/p>\n

<\/a>\"\"The Art of Making Sense<\/strong>
\nLionel Ruby<\/em>
\nBig influence on me around 1978. Read it in the library over many weeks.<\/div>\n
<\/a>\"\"Chesterton Apologies<\/strong>
\nGK Chesterton<\/em>
\nReligious or not, you gotta love these for their wit. To get a taste, start with the chapter in \u201cOrthodoxy\u201d called \u201cThe Paradoxes of Christianity.\u201d<\/div>\n
<\/a>\"\"The Art of Clear Thinking<\/strong>
\nRudolf Flesch<\/em>
\nAnother big influence on me around 1978 in the library.<\/div>\n
<\/a>\"\"How to Write, Speak, and Think More Effectively<\/strong>
\nRudolf Flesch<\/em>
\nIn the late 70\u2019s, when I was in my twenties, I read every word of this and pondered it. Glad now.<\/div>\n
<\/a>\"\"What’s Wrong with the World<\/strong>
\nGK Chesterton<\/em>
\nI haven\u2019t read this one yet. I will, because he always engages me.<\/div>\n
<\/a>\"\"Greatest Decisions Ever<\/strong>
\nBill Price<\/em>
\nThe Way We Oughta Do<\/div>\n
<\/a>\"\"Greatest Blunders Ever<\/strong>
\nIan Whitelaw<\/em>
\nThe Way We Ought Notta Do<\/div>\n
<\/a>\"\"An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments<\/strong>
\nAli Almossawi, Alejandro Giraldo<\/em>
\nEntertaining. A gift to me from dear friends to share laughs and in the hope of being better in how we converse.<\/div>\n
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Fiction<\/h4>\n

Many, many classics to come. These were on my shelf.<\/p>\n

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Sherlock Holmes<\/h4>\n

For years, I bought every Sherlock Holmes book that came out. I haven\u2019t read them all but\u2026 seeking an excuse to put them to use with a class of mutual enthusiasts.<\/p>\n

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The Twilight Zone<\/h4>\n

They endure\u2026<\/p>\n

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Songwriting<\/h3>\n

I am not a songwriter except in the very worst sense of the word, but I love songwriters and I love to learn about their craft. Like cartoons, songs as little packages of creativity.<\/p>\n

<\/a>\"\"If They Ask You, You Can Write a Song<\/strong>
\nAl Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn<\/em>
\nThe first book I read on Songwriting, and it opened up a world of interest in the craft.<\/div>\n
<\/a>\"\"The Craft of Lyric Writing<\/strong>
\nSheila Davis<\/em>
\nSheila\u2019s years of experience training songwriters, boiled down into a book.<\/div>\n
<\/a>\"\"Successful Lyric Writing: A Step-By-Step Course & Workbook<\/strong>
\nSheila Davis<\/em>
\nThis is the workbook to accompany the previous book.<\/div>\n
<\/a>\"\"Stephen Sondheim: Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics (1954-1981) with Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines and Anecdotes<\/strong>
\nStephen Sondheim<\/em>
\nFull of opinions and insights, true to the by-line.<\/div>\n
<\/a>\"\"Stephen Sondheim: Look, I Made a Hat: Collected Lyrics (1981-2011) with Attendant Comments, Amplifications, Dogmas, Harangues, Digressions, Anecdotes and Miscellany<\/strong>
\nStephen Sondheim<\/em>
\nThe by-line tells all, as mentioned above. Much more than the collected lyrics!<\/div>\n
<\/a>\"\"The Collected Lyrics of Stephen Sondheim<\/strong>
\nStephen Sondheim<\/em>
\nThis is both of the two previous songwriting books in one box. I want to spend a year in these books with students studying composition of songs, or of anything. Great collection.<\/div>\n

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