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coyotegothWorking my way slowly through a few new books (we just had a change in health benefits at work... which, of course, I promptly celebrated by losing my glasses. Thank the gods I'm farsighted, though; I can still compose a frame.) Headaches are currently limiting my reading time (what fun for a proofreader!), but here's what I'm carrying in the backpack, for the odd eyestrain-free moment:
Space: The Free-Market Frontier, edited by Edward L. Hudgins. The commercial potential of outer space has been underexploited for far, far too long; Hudgins and his authors (including Buzz Aldrin) explore the problems and opportunites of this new frontier.
Lives of the Twelve Caesars by Seutonius- I've read and reread this ever since since I read Gore Vidal's essay on same in high school.
A Saucer of Loneliness, an anthology of Theodore Sturgeon edited by Paul Williams for North Atlantic Books.
Making Movies by Sidney Lumet. Only John Sayles' Thinking in Pictures rivals this as an exploration of the nuts and bolts of what a director (and screenwriter, in Sayles' case) actually does, from designing the film's visual plan, to working with collaborators, to the myriad day-to-day choices that subtly and not-so-subtly inform the final product. An excellent book about making movies, from a man who has made many, many excellent films himself.
...and far, far too many photography-related collections and reference books to easily count. Raah, browsing at B&N. So, what are you reading??
Space: The Free-Market Frontier, edited by Edward L. Hudgins. The commercial potential of outer space has been underexploited for far, far too long; Hudgins and his authors (including Buzz Aldrin) explore the problems and opportunites of this new frontier.
Lives of the Twelve Caesars by Seutonius- I've read and reread this ever since since I read Gore Vidal's essay on same in high school.
A Saucer of Loneliness, an anthology of Theodore Sturgeon edited by Paul Williams for North Atlantic Books.
Making Movies by Sidney Lumet. Only John Sayles' Thinking in Pictures rivals this as an exploration of the nuts and bolts of what a director (and screenwriter, in Sayles' case) actually does, from designing the film's visual plan, to working with collaborators, to the myriad day-to-day choices that subtly and not-so-subtly inform the final product. An excellent book about making movies, from a man who has made many, many excellent films himself.
...and far, far too many photography-related collections and reference books to easily count. Raah, browsing at B&N. So, what are you reading??
