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Improv Wisdom

August 17, 2009

Improv Wisdom, by Patricia Ryan Madson, is one of my favorite books on the use of improv for non-performance. The book focuses not on the act of improv, but on the life lessons learned from the art and the change it can effect. To me, it answers the question for performers and non-performers alike, “why [...]

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Life Lessons from Confessions of a Shopaholic

June 16, 2009

I recently flew from Dallas to NYC after a long day of training. I didn’t really feel like being productive and couldn’t find a comfortable sleeping position, which left only one option to pass the time–watch the in-flight movie, Confessions of a Shopaholic. Much to my surprise, the movie wasn’t as bad as I thought [...]

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Life Lessons Learned from Watchmen

March 8, 2009

With the release of Watchmen this weekend comes a lot of hype and anticipation for the graphic novel turned movie.  The graphic novel, originally published as a series in 1986-87, has long been heralded as the best novel of its kind.  Time Magazine even listed it as one of the 100 Best Novels. I recently [...]

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Watchmen

March 5, 2009

Watchmen, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, is the first fiction book on the list and it is a good one.  I recommend it for a few reasons: 1) It’s a great story with compelling characters, 2) It’s a graphic novel which is a different medium than most books (and something we could all learn [...]

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