I'm seriously out of reading material. I've been poring over the
Hammond Historical Atlas for fun. What non-fiction thinky books are people liking? Stuff like
Collapse,
Blink,
The Wisdom of Crowds, that kind of thing. What are you guys reading?
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Right now I've got a small stack of non-fiction that I'm working through at varying paces -- including The Theory and Practice of Hell, Crafty Screenwriting, Hitler's Thirty Days To Power, How Not To Write A Screenplay, and Driving Mr. Albert. Granted, the WWII Holocaust titles are probably not that appealing to everyone, but Driving Mr. Albert is a road trip of surreal dimensions.
I know it's an old standby, but Godel, Escher, Bach actually changed my life and I don't even like math.
Well, shucks, thank you!
My current list:
Just finished How Not to Write a Screenplay.
Writing in Restaurants – David Mamet
How to Get Ideas - Jack Foster. Interesting tips on problem-solving and ideation, no matter what field you’re in.
Confederates in the Attic - Tony Horwitz. Looks at the effects of the Civil War on our culture then and now.
Zen in the Art of Writing - Ray Bradbury
General inspiration on writing.
My First Movie - Stephen Lowenstein
Great book with insights by 20 major filmmakers like Oliver Stone, Coen Brothers, etc. Get it for Kevin Smith’s story on Clerks alone.
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