by Ray Bradbury (176 pgs)published in 1994.
I first encountered this book the summer after my freshman year in college. It was sitting on a sale rack at one of the Toledo Borders Booksellers. I picked it up, flipped through it, noticed the poetry in the the back, and bought it on a whim. The book ended up being one of the saving graces of the summer ruled by unreasonable bosses punctuated by sheer retail boredom. Of course, I lent it out and of course it never came back. Well I replaced my copy and just finished reading it.
Zen in the Art of Writing is a collection of essays and poems by Bradbury on the subjects of writing and creativity. Much of it is out of context, being pulled from various places including prefaces, film interviews, and lectures, but still relevent and oddly compelling. This book has, and I suspect always will, inspire me to write. I love this book and, no, you can't borrow it. :-P
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Haha! I asked and I get to borrow it!
of course, she knows where i live in a more specific way than most...
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