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As an avid reader, I try to recommend good books (and the occasional film) and warn people away from items I believe are a waste of money.
Below I've included a some of the reviews I've written over the years. For non-fiction, I focus mostly on the subject of filmmaking.
Cinematography: Theory and Practice by Blain Brown
Excellent overall cinematography book
Lost in La Mancha by Terry Gilliam, Johnny Depp, Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe
Terry Gilliam's fumble
Production Design and Art Direction (Screencraft) by Peter Ettedgui
Beautiful and interesting book
The Filmmaker's Guide to Production Design by Vincent LoBrutto
Very general overview of the field
Writing the Fantasy Film : Heroes and Journeys in Alternate Realities by Sable Jak
Excellent guidance for writing fantasy
Digital Editing With Final Cut Pro 4: Professional Post Production Technique by Bruce Mamer, Jason Wallace
Thorough film-based editing book
High Concept : Don Simpson and the Hollywood Cultures of Excess by Charles Fleming
Trashy fun with a film history backbone
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls by Peter Biskind
Fascinating glimpse into 70s/80s movie making
Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters by David Hockney
Great story, great information
Murder at the Red October by Anthony Olcott
Unlikely hero, great read
The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Compulsion
Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Very Dated
Earth Abides by George R. Stewart
Bland and unrealistic
Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank
Character-driven survival story
Gold of Exodus by Howard Blum
Bad, bad book
The Ehrengraph Defense by Lawrence Block
If you like Parker, you'll like Ehrengraph
Moo by Ann Smiley
Surprisingly entertaining novel
Killing Pablo by Mark Bowden
Columbia is frightening
Stonehenge by Bernard Cornwell
It takes you there
Blue Road to Atlantis by Jay Nussbaum
Entertaining story
Captain Outrageous by Joe R. Lansdale
Sadistic Tale
The Passion of Artemisia by Susan Vreeland
Poorly written
Golden Compass / Subtle Knife / The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman
New Age Harry Potter
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